Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] [noun sg] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Now I have never ‘ done ’ advertising , on the simple , self-interested principle that if television viewers knew I could be paid to recommend biscuits , however vicariously , they might reasonably conclude that the Conservative , Labour or Liberal Democrat parties also come up with occasional help with my household expenses .
2 Mains transformers seem to be the main cause of problems , and I suppose that when building power supplies you do so sometimes have to connect the transformer in an apparently illogical manner .
3 Editor , — An important reason why paracetamol-methionine is rarely prescribed is that when Sterling Winthrop introduced it in 1986 under the brand name Pameton the Department of Health refused to add it to the list of medicines prescribable within the NHS because it saw ‘ no clinical need . ’
4 scum won 3–0 last night vs sheff utd away and if west ham beat us tonight they will have an impressive 15 point lead over us …
5 Rabbits are lively at nightfall , and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious .
6 It was the day of parcel issues and as lunch time approached I tried to forget the future in the pleasure of the present .
7 If market rates rise between coupon reset periods , the FRN will be trading slightly below par , while if market rates fall they will be trading slightly above .
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