Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb base] [adv prt] [conj] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I pointed out there , it seems to be impossible to give a full description of a linguistic variety ( whether it is ‘ standard ’ English , or a dialect , or a style or register ) without making decisions about what the ‘ norms ’ of the variety are , that is , without making decisions about what the speakers agree on as structures that are appropriate for that variety . |
| 2 | Well er going back to when I started serving my time as an apprentice er I think I started with eleven shillings and I was there for about nine months when the manager come over and says to me he had been paying me short . |
| 3 | Most accommodation and transport is provided by independent suppliers , for whom we will accept responsibility on the terms set out as follows . |
| 4 | For the rest of the men , the answers break down as follows : other male , 21% ; friend of parents , 11% ; do n't know/prefer not to answer , 9% ; male school teacher , 9% ; babysitter , 8% ; other female , 7% ; female stranger , 5% ; friend of brother or sister , 5% ; uncle , 4% ; brother , 3% ; father , 3% and female school teacher , 2% . |
| 5 | Well , the next thing right , the bus was flagged down right , as he was going past York Street Police Station , and , a policeman come out and says , hey you mu , he stopped the bus man , the police waved the bus down , like , me and Margot were sitting on the bus going to work like , and they went in the bus and said is Margot Mar Margot on the bus ? |