Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb base] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report has warned the government to prepare for the " wholesale contamination " which is likely to ensue as legions of small-scale operators shut down and abandon their plants . |
| 2 | The session starts around 2pm when the old faithfuls sit back and wallow in nostalgia as they listen to their favourite bands and singers Chick Henderson is always high on the list of course or dance to the records , spinning at 78rpm . |
| 3 | Why do a , er , an old lady come in and fill up an ice cream tub , do you mean an old ice cream tub ? |
| 4 | Two French Commandos take over and carry their wounded comrade the remaining part of the way ; he manages a smile as they pick him up . |
| 5 | he could n't manage to think and I 've never learnt how to manage to , that erm , the engine , so we got rid of the boat and then our son he 's got a big boat , he 's got a real speedboat , a real big one and Julian he 's got a smaller speedboat , so both of the boys go there , when we go camping we always have a good time because it 's all a family affair like , you know , always get together and erm go on , on a boat , fishing , having fresh mackerels come back and clean them up and fry them straight fresh from the sea , never tasted as fresh , fresh as , fresher fish than , than |
| 6 | Dangerous driving cos he made the old woman give over and overtook somewhere totally stupid and probably find he had no brake . |
| 7 | " Social types rise up and die within the space of a few years , or a few months " , declared Nizan . |
| 8 | I 'll just have a wee bit go down and get something |
| 9 | And the fucking door and the next thing the wee fella come in and says yous are fucking bastards . |
| 10 | A room that British civil servants moan about but defend the way New Yorkers do New York because it shows how unique they are in coping so splendidly in such surroundings . |
| 11 | At the same time , corporatist arrangements break down as does the class character of political parties . |
| 12 | From a decade of cobwebs and dyed glass she felt old leaf-like hands reach out and brush her . |
| 13 | She did n't notice the thick-set man dressed in jeans and a long dark coat get up and follow her out . |
| 14 | However , it is intended to make the average angler sit up and think about what he is spending his money on . |
| 15 | Spooky , it 's spiritual , it 's like re-in I often believe in re-incarnation when you hear stories like that , how can someone just sit down , little child sit down and play the violin . |
| 16 | Each centre will be designed to help even the most physically disabled or confused people move around and orient themselves easily . |
| 17 | Moments of self-doubt , fear , determination and rapid planning come over as pauses in an extremely close , tense account of the measures taken by Dick and his crew to cut wreckage clear and get the ship under control . |
| 18 | He put a hand to his cheek and saw Angie 's reflected image float up and drift towards him from the garden . |
| 19 | I went down the Kentucky in the High Street the other day , I had just come out , I was just standing there , when these black kids come up and start jostling me and then they nicks my chicken and chips . |
| 20 | Once point D has been reached , output will have stopped falling and eventually , as existing machines wear out or become obsolete , some replacement investment will become unavoidable . |
| 21 | Long tables break down as needed , and contour-designed seating pampers delegates lucky enough to spend the day in the boardroom rather than the seminar room . |
| 22 | and they have these bloody great artics come down and put the stuff in your shed and it was nicked but he said there 's in , there 's about eighty odd hampers nicked worth about sort of , perhaps four thousand |
| 23 | Now you can help the reptilian brothers leap around and win the hand of the fair Daisy ( hmmm … |
| 24 | It concerns a Ship from another world landing on this planet , and strange creatures get out and say to a petrol pump , dustbin , slot-machine or similar mechanical device , ‘ Take me to your leader . ’ |
| 25 | Campaigning groups have served to shine a spotlight on many of the world 's diminishing rainforests and are making the guilty West sit up and take note . |
| 26 | But now there 's a new compilation album out , an LP of all-new material waiting in the wings , and the perennial single Come Up And See Me ( Make Me Smile ) just re-re-released … |
| 27 | The small birds gather round and approach it remarkably closely , often as near as lo feet , and then start to display . |
| 28 | Within weeks , I was features editor , had met Bon Jovi , grown my shifty Morrissey quiff out and got on the Music For Nations mailing list forever . |
| 29 | Before purchasers of a faulty building go out and celebrate , let me point out that , while the act penalises those who commit an offence , it does not help those against whom the offence is committed . |
| 30 | twenty mile an hour on the A forty seven this is where you get a big , some big lorry come along and go and land up my fucking arse |