Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Farmers , generally speaking , like to grow crops and look after livestock rather than sell — and they prefer privacy ; but if they are to make a success of opening their farm to the public they need to be professional about it . |
| 2 | There is still confusion and doubt and guilt and angst , but there 's nothing small-town or one-dimensional about it any more . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's nowt sloppy about 'im , so let's 'ope 'is work is as good as 'is stride . ’ |
| 4 | Do n't worry if it seems rude to leave them out there while you check on them — you can be perfectly polite about it . |
| 5 | She would create something special , something outstanding for her . |
| 6 | Obviously Wordsworth 's performance in his studies at school must have been outstanding for him to have started off at Cambridge with such a lead , and it is hardly surprising that in the college examination in 1787 he was placed in the first class . |
| 7 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option , but you will only be able to respond to task mail which is outstanding for you . |
| 8 | Killing is something private between me and what I feel . |
| 9 | So she said I think that was damn rude she said she 's just slammed the phone down on Deborah and there 's really no need for that , well she said it 's private between me and Debbie , then we found out she got her a job |
| 10 | Montreal Central eventually served the CPR express lines as well as the CNR , but , compared with Toronto or Cincinnati Union , there was something half-hearted about it , despite the trumpetings with which it was received during the war . |
| 11 | It really is very close to being Britain 's number one industry , and will be the world 's largest industry by the end of this decade and to turn our backs on it , or to be half-hearted about it , erm is , I would suggest , foolish . |
| 12 | I thought it might be loud for her , there between close walls , but it was her wish . |
| 13 | Now in pursuance of the premisses the said lords spirituall and temporall and commons in Parlyament assembled for the ratifying confirming and establishing the said declaration and the articles clauses matters and things therein contained by the force of a law made in due for me by authority of Parlyament doe pray that it may be declared and enacted that all and singular the rights and liberties asserted and claimed in the said declaration are the true auntient and indubitable rights and liberties of the people of this king dome and soe shall be esteemed allowed adjudged deemed and taken to be and that all and every the particulars aforesaid shall be firmly and strictly hold en and observed as they are expressed in the said declaration . |
| 14 | There was something furtive and hesitant about him and Hazel glanced at him sharply , wondering for a moment whether he could have sickness or poison on him . |
| 15 | He 's a bit too vulgar for me . ’ |
| 16 | This is based upon the proposition that some people require lesser levels of care than that provided in the care setting in which they are located , and that it is more cost-effective for them to be supported in a less dependent setting ( Challis , 1992c ) . |
| 17 | We 're talking just under two hundred in Denmark and just under three hundred in Norway it may be cost-effective for us to do it ourselves with initial distribution from Stansted and maybe a local person doing any new distributions but I think in all honesty it will be as cheap for us |
| 18 | Heath was apprehensive about it as he forced the Stormont government to resign and ended the parliament of Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | Ruby had said she would be at the office again next morning by which time she expected Rain to have found something more profitable for her than keys . |
| 20 | F. Because transport is needed between the factories in a chain , it is more profitable for them to be close to one another . |
| 21 | The result has been that in some cases the insurance premiums which manufacturers have to pay to protect themselves are so high as to make it no longer profitable for them to remain in business . |
| 22 | It also meant that there was little incentive for them to invest in Britain since it was more profitable for them to invest in countries where profit margins were higher . |
| 23 | When they get together and they need money , the old school tie , the old party tie comes into play and money can be found for things that they think are profitable for them and their consultancies , and their companies , and their interests . |
| 24 | The quantity and the period for leasing can be perfectly adapted to your needs : whether it is for 10 , 100 or 1000 machines ( or as many as you need ) for 4 , 8 or 12 weeks ( or as long as it is profitable for you ) . |
| 25 | She turned down The Fabulous Baker Boys , a film which made Michelle Pfeiffer an international superstar and an Oscar nominee , because ‘ I felt it was n't right for me ’ . |
| 26 | But then I really do n't know it 's right for me to be helping you with such dubious assignations . ’ |
| 27 | As well as noting down what strikes you as important , try to answer the question , is it right for me and my family ? |
| 28 | He said , ‘ It 's just right for me , but mummies and daddies ca n't go on it , can they ? ’ |
| 29 | But Graham refused to single out Wright for special condemnation after a stormy game featuring five bookings , saying : ‘ It would not be right for me to focus on just one player . |
| 30 | Was it right for me to assume that I would remain senior partner until retirement ? |