Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [adj] [adv] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am loathe to take it back to SMAC where I bought it new , as they seem to do more harm than good whenever it goes back there . |
| 2 | I explained rapidly about the pillbox and sure enough we saw Cawthorne set out from the farmhouse , walking diagonally across the Paddock towards the fence . |
| 3 | 3-3 when Gloucester 's Tim Smith landed his 400th penalty for the club and 6-3 when he kicked another minutes later … |
| 4 | But you 've got the hall and that underneath you see . |
| 5 | See my dad likes videos and things like that but he wa he , I know he likes aftershave , he likes that Old Spice and that so I thought well I 'll get him something like that or I thought I sort of saw cos I 'm going shopping Saturday , I 'm trying to get it all Saturday if I can . |
| 6 | I got a nice bit of money and such like I do n't know who to leave it to . |
| 7 | After a moment or two when he had swallowed his steak and could speak safely , he went on , ‘ Modern theology does n't help , I dare say . |
| 8 | Maybe I did fall asleep for a moment or two when I shut my eyes hoping to enter my dream again . |
| 9 | It paused , assessing the situation , green-eyed , then it leapt on to the arm of Swayne 's chair and a moment or two later it had settled , tail and paws tucked in , tidily disposed for sleep . |
| 10 | For a minute or two longer she panned the camera , too much the professional to allow her pleasure to make her risk missing another good shot . |
| 11 | A minute or two later he drove up in a battered English saloon car with a bumper and two door handles missing . |
| 12 | I remember the disgraceful way she allowed you to be neglected when you had flu , only bringing up a water biscuit or two when she deigned to climb the stairs ! |
| 13 | Oh it 's a job I do n't know ! weekend a day or two ago he did look a bit better tonight . |
| 14 | A day or two later he had come round to my view and , after consultation with London , had decided to drop the matter . |
| 15 | A day or two later he resumed the courtesies by paying mischievous tribute to the new British drill which his dentist had used to cure him . |
| 16 | When a senior executive arrived at the studio a day or two later he found parcels piling up in the reception area . |
| 17 | A day or two later I received the following letter : |
| 18 | A day or two later I had a free morning , in which I intended to follow a class in Spanish language . |
| 19 | An absolute gentleman and popular wherever he went , Gerald 's departure sent shock waves through the Lurgan football fraternity , still not recovered from the death earlier this year of Gerald 's mentor Dick Craig . |
| 20 | The opt-out schools will just increase the gap between the places where people have money to spend on their kids ' education and those where they have n't . |
| 21 | Frequently , when Eddie Stratton had flown in the past , his heart had missed a beat or two whenever he heard the ‘ ding-dong ’ tones on the aircraft intercom . |
| 22 | There will be no one to speak with except Miss Blagden for a month or two when she comes to inspect the Casa Guidi before leaving Florence herself and otherwise not a solitary congenial soul . |
| 23 | ‘ A month or two later I had another routine test , and had to have two more monthly doses of the antiparasite drug . |
| 24 | ‘ I will know within the next month or two how I stand . |
| 25 | Because here I think we see one of the chief reasons why Freud adopted the term libido and why when we talked about libido through last term I said we would see that there were some very good reasons in Freud 's erm application of his ideas to society for having this libido and that now we 've come to it , what what kind of libido are Dean and Duncan talking about ? |
| 26 | He had taken a pace or two when something tugged at the shoulder of his coat . |
| 27 | She said she had been to the theatre and that afterwards they had talked late . |
| 28 | One of the 100 Merseysiders who will be going on the trip , whines : ‘ We definitely wo n't be drinking before we have to drive back but I 'm sure we 'll have the odd glass or three when we make it back to Liverpool . ’ |
| 29 | Said it , the bloke at the garage said they 've changed the oil and that now he said it ai n't bloody leaking |
| 30 | When he returned he became editor , and a year or two later I had to fill in again for his editorial duties . |