Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Towards the end of each I will describe a recent example of a person who lived and suffered in such a way . |
| 2 | ‘ With this I would make a simple straight skirt that sits just on the knee , and a large cartwheel hat trimmed with the suit fabric . ’ |
| 3 | To do this you will need a sturdy roof-rack that attaches to the guttering of the car , and , rather than relying on your knot-tying ability , you can buy special straps that make securing the board , mast and boom far easier . |
| 4 | Caring for your curls is top priority — on Page 18 we put intensive conditioners to the test while on Page 43 you can win a brilliant Reverso Hairdryer from BaByliss to style your new look to perfection ! |
| 5 | She was afraid she would have a defective child because she had seen in Angharad what could happen in her husband 's family . |
| 6 | From this we can derive a right angled triangle , ABC , whose sides are determined by the thickness and diameter of the blank and radius of the circle we want to find . |
| 7 | Make a half we 'd make a half out of the six twelfths and then we 'd have three left over make a quarter so it 'd be a half add a quarter that 's what nine twelfths would come to . |
| 8 | If we really believed it was risky we would have a financial interest against timber-frame being built . |
| 9 | The creation of two new branches in Manchester and Birmingham will further strengthen our portfolios in these areas , and with very successful sales and service teams already in place I 'm sure in 1993 we 'll see a large portfolio growth . |
| 10 | Next Spring 's Budget will be the last of its kind , because from December 1993 we will have a unified budget , dealing with both spending and taxes . |
| 11 | Port Vale 's John Rudge emerged last night as a possible successor to Dennis Rofe , while caretaker-manager Allison made it clear he would want a good back-up team if he is to resume a managerial career that ended in 1984 . |
| 12 | Although to some it may seem a trivial matter , I feel real concern over the escalation of nationalist fervour generated on international match occasions . |
| 13 | But I am afraid it would require a deeper understanding of the chemistry of proteins than I possess to explain how the energy of the ATP is harnessed to the active transport of salts and other substances . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's afraid he 'll have a crooked back like his father . |
| 15 | But I 'm not convinced I 'd make a Benedictine monk … ’ |
| 16 | The effect is such you would think a giant mountain range had been flooded and only the peaks are left showing above the waterline . |
| 17 | If we 're clever we can win a procedural point on the Matters Arising Item 4 ( 2 ) . ’ |
| 18 | With that Honourable he could approach a ready Miss D'Arcy who would not look at a tradesman , a craftsman , let alone a common man whatever his industry or honesty . |
| 19 | If it 's very dark it can have a natural protection equivalent to a SPF 15 suncream . |
| 20 | From each you can get a good idea of what police work in the respective countries is really like . |
| 21 | Oh as I sa the part-time job we used to get , two shillings a week and he used to give us tuppence for ourselves the two shillings was for our parents , and the tuppence was supposed to be our pocket money , but er when we 'd finished on a Saturday night if , if there were any stale cakes we 'd all get a bag of stale cakes each you used to make a terrific fuss of those on a Sunday . |
| 22 | Never an assiduous Bible reader , though while mother was alive she used to read a few verses for her sake , she now began to turn to it more and more in search of enlightenment but her head swam when she tried to read . |
| 23 | During that you can enjoy a fabulous line-up , including Billy Pearce , The Dreamers and Derek Batey . |
| 24 | Whenever mum was ill I used to get a little card and write a poem and put it on her pillow . |
| 25 | If you are very lucky you might find a whole jaw ( see p. 100 ) . |
| 26 | At worst you would get a severe electric shock , which could prove fatal . |
| 27 | If you have a kitchen/dining room and want to make it look particularly warm and comfortable you could make a visual division between working and eating areas by stapling the dining walls with a cheap cotton treated with a protective spray . |
| 28 | To these we may add a fourth , restoration growth , which is a significant category in areas which have witnessed serious church decline . |
| 29 | To these we might add a final point , For the consummation of the Kingdom will be more compelling than the Church . |
| 30 | If we drop a tin can probably nothing will happen ; at the worst we may make a small dent . |