Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [noun] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll never know if people want you for your looks or for yourself . |
| 2 | They were also difficult to find because people stole them from libraries or tore out chapters . |
| 3 | I do n't know whether reps get them at home , do they ? |
| 4 | The SOC government had been set to release some 400 political detainees and POWs on Jan. 3 but the move had been cancelled after Fresard denounced it as " a pure propaganda piece " . |
| 5 | This theory holds that , although human society originated as Freud described it in Totem and Taboo , subsequent social evolution led to repetitions and expansion of that primal trauma which , although on a smaller scale than the original one , nevertheless share something of its traumatic nature and crucial consequences — particularly for the subsequent evolution of the superego . |
| 6 | For a minute or two all conversation was silenced while Kalchu bounced him on his lap and muttered softly through his screaming . |
| 7 | One sign of the times : the film ‘ Bonfire of the Vanities ’ flopped after critics accused it of being kinder to yuppies than the original Tom Wolfe novel . |
| 8 | He woke as Pete heaved himself from the bunk . |
| 9 | ‘ You seem to make a habit of this , ’ she muttered as confusion propelled her into action . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's … it 's simply lovely , ’ Laura murmured as Carole showed them around the cottage . |
| 11 | If that is not the case , then the returns owing to the investors simply accumulate until circumstances permit them to be paid . |
| 12 | He could tell that the young man was near to coming , but would not dare until Vashinov allowed him to . |
| 13 | Billy 's eyes shone as Yanto told him about the bike . |
| 14 | Polly kept her head bent while Nathan helped her into her safety harness . |
| 15 | A HEALTHY baby girl whose twin sister died mysteriously in hospital , had ended up severely brain damaged after doctors left her in the care of nurse Beverley Allitt , a court heard yesterday . |
| 16 | All my dreams of playing for United to the end of my career — and I was on a seven- year contract — vanished when Ferguson called me into his office and offered me a cash pay-off to clear out and go and do something else with my life . |
| 17 | ‘ And would n't you think just one person would be glad to help me ? ’ she wailed when Ellie asked what on earth was the matter . |
| 18 | They were finally rewarded when Wadforth fired them in front from a short corner but they momentarily relaxed and Pelicans replied almost immediately with a well-worked move from a long corner which caught out the defence . |
| 19 | One fire engine was damaged as crews used it as a barrier while they tried to extinguish the fire in the building 's upper floor and roof . |
| 20 | Edward was much more confused than Maurice and needed all the help he was getting as Maurice manhandled him to the top of the ladder . |
| 21 | If you ever get to be a concert violinist , which I personally doubt , you 'll always wonder if people want you on the platform because of your looks or because you 're any good . ’ |
| 22 | That one 's a bit burnt cos Bernie left it on top of the cooker Where 's the dog ? |
| 23 | The political influence of the other major radical figure , Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Mohtashemi , was drastically reduced when Rafsanjani removed him from the post of Interior Minister in his Cabinet reshuffle of August 1989 , following his election as President [ see pp. 36859-60 ] . |
| 24 | The future of Lothar and his supporters was settled when Louis met them at Blois in September : The emperor sat in his pavilion which was set up in the middle of a wide field on a hill where the whole army could see him , and his faithful sons [ Pippin and Louis ] stood beside him . |
| 25 | In 1990 sales of cars , video cameras and leisure related services boomed as consumers found themselves with higher disposable incomes because of wage increases averaging 6 per cent , at least double the rate of inflation . |
| 26 | Baby hurt as firework hits her on head |
| 27 | ‘ Tina , darling , perhaps it 's time — ’ Lucenzo swore as Katarina interrupted him with a heart-rending wail . |
| 28 | She watched as Roman poured it into small white cups . |
| 29 | Some treat Jesus as the greatest medium who ever lived while others accept him as ‘ the psychic Son of God ’ . |
| 30 | Other studies have also shown that many teachers express stereotyped and often contradictory generalizations about black pupils , with some teachers tending to regard Afro-Caribbean pupils as lazy and withdrawn while others thought them to be aggressive and disruptive ; a common stereotype of Asian pupils among teachers is that they are passive and industrious but they and their parents are over-ambitious ( Brittan , 1976 ; Giles , 1977 ; Verma , 1982 ; Lee and Wrench , 1983 ; Swann , 1985 ; Eggleston et al . , |