Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pers pn] [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Looks like you 're right about there being a new man at the top , ’ said Carradine , ‘ and he 's just paid you his friendly compliments . ’ |
| 2 | In in fact one of my one of the pupils I am proposing to work with he 's one of her people who have contacted her and she 's she 's quite deliberately limiting the number of her days in the week she teaches to two . |
| 3 | UV light seems to have a particular penchant for DNA , and the chemical changes that UV radiation causes in it are manifest as genetic mutations . |
| 4 | I , I was n't watching while at the time , but erm basically it seemed like it was six of one and half a dozen of the other . |
| 5 | A person " connected " with a director is defined in s346 Companies Act 1985 and includes a body corporate in which the director and other persons connected with him are interested in at least one-fifth of the nominal value of the equity share capital or control more than one-fifth of the voting power of the company at any general meeting . |
| 6 | You should not cover the paint with water , as is commonly recommended , because water particles deposited in the paint film will result in it being unstable on the canvas . |
| 7 | You should not cover the paint with water , as is commonly recommended , because water particles deposited in the paint film will result in it being unstable on the canvas . |
| 8 | The level of equality in society is very closely related to it 's level of productivity . |
| 9 | Apparently according to we are supposed to grain free t certificates . |
| 10 | More details of the SFEP appeal and of how contributions can be made to it are available from Michèle Clarke , . |
| 11 | With linear restrictions on a linear model , then , the F-test is to be preferred for it is valid for any sample size : in most other cases the likelihood ratio test could be used . |
| 12 | The $30,000 ( £21,428 ) that New York dealer Meg Caldwell paid for it was one of the most impressive prices in the sale . |
| 13 | I do n't know whether it affects anyone else but what happened to me was that for the first time in my adult life I began to feel part of a community . |
| 14 | The functions now being attributed to it are appropriate to a non-specific defence protein generated during inflammation and truma . |
| 15 | We do operate a customer loyalty scheme , whereby any existing borrower who moves home and remortgages with us is entitled to a one per cent discount for one year . ’ |
| 16 | Conversation with Alexei had been limited for the past day to standard matters of duty , and since he had not been able to think of anything which he could say to change his son 's attitude , he had allowed himself to accept that the state of affairs which existed between them was likely to be permanent . |
| 17 | What to do about them is one of the biggest practical obstacles to the creation of truly wild reserves in Scotland . |
| 18 | yeah and that 's the only one I know of it 's incredible to me either |
| 19 | Poisoning and how to deal with it is one of the skills you have to learn when you 're dealing with sick birds . |
| 20 | Mrs Thatcher had been such a dominant political figure for so long , her approach to politics so radical , that all who served with her were stuck with a general defence of her record . |
| 21 | It justifies managerial power by showing that those who are affected by it are involved in making managerial decisions . |
| 22 | It was a typical irony of the effects of the communist system that those who had been least affected by it were best off . |
| 23 | The tadpoles that develop from them are complete with mouths and external gills and they feed within the oviduct on tiny white flakes secreted from its walls , nibbling them just as though they were independent creatures browsing in a tiny pond . |
| 24 | A wooden float with nails driven through it is useful as a devilling tool , to key the wall surface between coats ; again , you can improvise one if you wish . |
| 25 | When the more straightforward side of the questioning has been dealt with it is usual for the interviewer to move on to more difficult areas of assessment — motivation , enthusiasm , ability to fit in with existing staff , flexibility , readiness to travel if necessary , stability of home background , etc . |
| 26 | is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which would if it were generally known to them be likely to materially affect the price of those securities . |
| 27 | The very meeting itself is thousands of pounds , the time we have spent on it is thousands of pounds . |
| 28 | ( b ) Money paid to a person in a public or quasi-public position to obtain the performance by him of a duty which he is bound to perform for nothing or for less than the sum demanded by him is recoverable to the extent that he is not entitled to it . |
| 29 | At the finish he had plenty to spare over It 's Tough with Moving Statue , who had looked dangerous at one stage , in third place . |
| 30 | Myself I never worried about I was one of the biggest scruffs you 've ever seen in your life actually . |