Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] and [verb] [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a year or two of keeping house for Hugh , she put her foot down and said it was ridiculous not to use her money . |
| 2 | Endill opened his eyes slowly and found he was standing in a little room made entirely of books . |
| 3 | COCA-COLA took over sponsorship of the League Cup in a £2.25 million deal yesterday and confirmed they are the ‘ real thing ’ for football . |
| 4 | He was no stranger now and leaving him was hard , more bitter to her than anything had ever been . |
| 5 | ‘ In case you miss your way , ’ he said , but Fenella had heard the key turn in the lock earlier and knew she was still being treated as a prisoner . |
| 6 | Torrential rain turned the main street through Peterchurch into a fast flowing river — cutting the village off and catching it 's residents by surprise . |
| 7 | To turn the question round and say what was true was more difficult . |
| 8 | I had the impression of a cautious , reflective man , who would take his work seriously and perform what was required of him to the best of his ability . |
| 9 | Owner-trainer John Hill and three racecourse vets checked the filly over and decided she was fit to run , but Atlantic Way could finish only third . |
| 10 | Napier have said that once they get this course up and running there 's absolutely no reason why experienced people like us ca n't dip in and out for a one off |
| 11 | She wanted to put the phone down and pretend it was n't happening but the noises came back and a different voice said , ‘ Sergeant MacDonald is n't here at the moment . |
| 12 | Put your head down and pretend nothing is happening . |
| 13 | What one has to do where this conflict is between a welfare aim and a conservation aim is to weigh up all the evidence carefully and decide what is , morally , the right thing to do . |
| 14 | and pretend , and just block things out and pretend they 're not there . |
| 15 | The company still remains wholly comitted to these principles today and ensures they are shared by its franchisees . |
| 16 | Consider the procedure and function names below and decide which is the easier to read . |
| 17 | Erm , she enjoys staff here and thinks they 're friendly . |
| 18 | Rod Hunt , defending , said Walker insisted there had been an argument earlier and believed he was challenged when he went out into the street . |
| 19 | I run up the hill , seeing movement ahead and assuming it 's a bird or a rabbit or something , and almost run straight into a man . |
| 20 | In spite of her earlier misgivings at finding David in the pool , Rachel , still mindful of his pleasure when he had caught sight of her , soon began to enjoy herself and was disappointed when all too soon David blew the whistle again and said it was time to get out of the water . |
| 21 | So let us take a look around and see what is to be seen . |
| 22 | THE IRA murdered a man it said was one of its former members yesterday and claimed he was a police informer . |
| 23 | Now I look at my life today and realise I am blessed . |
| 24 | To undertake training properly and ensure there was a real benefit to the farmers and the industry sufficient time had to be allowed . |
| 25 | And in the first day of life they tend to sleep an awful lot , right , so newborns tend to be sleepy and inactive and the things that , that wake babies up and warm them are feeding , crying , limb movement . |
| 26 | ‘ We have not played well enough in any department and we have got to hold our hands up and say we were not good enough . |
| 27 | I imagine he may be thinking of keeping on the mill as a holiday home and feels it 's time to acknowledge that he does have neighbours . |
| 28 | I think one of the , the best things a member of the royal family has done , is Prince Phillip and Prince of Wa , and Prince of Wales have actually opened their mouths up and said they 're opposed to wha a lo a lo a lot of what the present government policies are and it 's not , not before time , in my opinion ! |
| 29 | But there is a more immediate aim for striker Ian Wright who is fighting a fitness battle to return in the live Sky TV game against the club which sold him to Highbury less than a year ago and show he is still the man England need . |
| 30 | It is easy to slide tiles around and find they are back in some position they were in before . |