Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [subord] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether a ceiling is badly cracked because people cover them up with ceiling paper or tiles . |
| 2 | Balcha only accepted after Tafari suggested he should bring with him as many men as he pleased . |
| 3 | At press time Sun was still chipping away at the price of the Tsunami Classic , so named because Sun expects it to become the standard by which all others are judged . |
| 4 | Part of the problem with encouraging girls to take ‘ useful ’ subjects is that we do not know whether it makes any difference to the kinds of jobs they eventually do ; and whether , indeed , these jobs would still be highly rated if women did them . |
| 5 | The switch will only happen if Dexter decides he 's had enough . |
| 6 | Difficulties only arise when dieters get it into their heads that only a certain source of protein is acceptable and therefore restrict the overall range . |
| 7 | I felt extremely loved when Phil said he was delighted to hear it . ’ |
| 8 | Could some only love until death parted them ? |
| 9 | On the eve of the wedding , which Diana spent at Clarence House , her mood was much improved when Charles sent her a signet ring engraved with the Prince of Wales feathers and an affectionate card which said : ‘ I 'm so proud of you and when you come up I 'll be there at the altar for you tomorrow . |
| 10 | Just wait until Pete saw her ! |
| 11 | Throughout 1990 rumours spread that a less-busy Shabba had signed for a major , which finally happened when CBS picked him up in America at the end of last year , and worldwide earlier this year . |
| 12 | They were finally rewarded when Wadforth fired them in front from a short corner but they momentarily relaxed and Pelicans replied almost immediately with a well-worked move from a long corner which caught out the defence . |
| 13 | But pangenesis was not reconcilable with the cytological consensus just emerging when Darwin published it a quarter of a century later . |
| 14 | She was too far away to speak before Jay realised they had n't even exchanged names . |
| 15 | Some treat Jesus as the greatest medium who ever lived while others accept him as ‘ the psychic Son of God ’ . |
| 16 | If you ever get to be a concert violinist , which I personally doubt , you 'll always wonder if people want you on the platform because of your looks or because you 're any good . ’ |
| 17 | Richard was still not allowed to speak — he was not recovering quite so fast as had been expected — and he could make little reply when Laura told him that this was exactly the kind of thing she had expected all along , and that she would see about disposing of Lord Jim immediately . |
| 18 | Hobson 's work is mainly remembered because Lenin used it to construct his own , quite distinct , theory of imperialism . |
| 19 | If that is not the case , then the returns owing to the investors simply accumulate until circumstances permit them to be paid . |
| 20 | The political influence of the other major radical figure , Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Mohtashemi , was drastically reduced when Rafsanjani removed him from the post of Interior Minister in his Cabinet reshuffle of August 1989 , following his election as President [ see pp. 36859-60 ] . |
| 21 | However , the success of recent policy initiatives can only be fully met if farmers find it their own interests to plant up pieces of land in such a way as to achieve both timber production and environmental improvement . |
| 22 | She was there to answer when Cleopatra asked her who she was laughing at , and gone by the time she was supposed to say , ‘ Heigho ! |
| 23 | A greasy tub of lard with filthy hair and a red , unshaven face introduced himself as the keeper and became almost fawning when Benjamin informed him who he was . |
| 24 | The Firefly , owned by Jim Connell , of Gatley Drive , Maghull , had almost sunk when rescuers reached it . |
| 25 | As for Margaret — well — ’ She paused , not wanting to be disloyal , then continued as Rune gave her a quick nod of encouragement . |
| 26 | This claim was widely debated because Malthus used it to suggest that poverty and starvation were inevitable . |
| 27 | He did not yet know whether Edward wished him to bring to Wales any of his nobles of Champagne to serve there . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll never know if people want you for your looks or for yourself . |