Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [pron] [noun] [coord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , I wear make up as a mask basically gives me confidence and it stops me having to be myself which I feel is n't good enough for the public |
| 2 | But in Pakistan , where the grounds are rough and hard , the ball soon loses its shine and you have to be able to perform with the old one . |
| 3 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 4 | he normally gives them gifts but he 's got so many left over . |
| 5 | Since it is made from local material , it exactly matches its surroundings and it fits so neatly with a bevelled edge that it is almost impossible to detect it . |
| 6 | I think , I think when your reading it , I mean the , the female always gets her man and he 's always perfect and er , I mean real life is just is n't like that , so its nice to see that it works out for someone . |
| 7 | Our David always remembers his teas and everything and that . |
| 8 | The concept of structure also has its risks and its dangers , even though it appears to be based on the idea of relations as opposed to entities or determining origins ( as we saw above in the discussion of the Prague School ) . |
| 9 | Divorce also affects your will and you should consider making a new will if you get divorced . |
| 10 | No one really knows its origins but it was certainly used therapeutically by the Ancient Egyptians , the Greeks and the Romans . |
| 11 | An outstanding example is Joanne Pearson 's video ‘ All in Your Head ’ , which bravely confronts her epilepsy and her powerlessness stemming from the fear of the fit . |
| 12 | Sadly the ice is short-lived , but the poor snow fortunately bears our weight and we kick steps methodically , tackle the occasional bulge of rock and ice and relish the situation and the climb . |
| 13 | If she then requires your help or whatever then that it has to go from there . |
| 14 | Gail sometimes does my hair but she 's a learner and I get her more cheaply . |
| 15 | It is a journey in time , which we begin with an experience which completely absorbs our attention but which , at a certain psychological point , demands change . |
| 16 | This too has its attractions and its uses . |
| 17 | He never cuts his hair or his beard . |
| 18 | Mother actually calls me Lisa but I did not think that name appropriate to this strange meeting and anyway I have never liked it . |
| 19 | It never changes its scenery or anything . |