Example sentences of "[det] [pron] [adv] [vb past] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this he only had to spend four months in France , thus profiting from considerable tax concessions for non residents . |
| 2 | He would use her as one used a paper towel , as an object of little worth that one just happened to find useful . |
| 3 | Purchasers ranged from dealers to those who simply wanted to re-live some happy moments from their childhood . |
| 4 | One drawback of this style of argument is that not only is the harm serious for the victim , but conviction for such an offence is serious for the defendant : a single class of offenders ( rapists , serious wounders ) would contain not only those with subjective fault but also those who merely failed to take proper care , all of whom would be convict.ed of a grave offence carrying a maximum of life imprisonment . |
| 5 | I told them if we did n't get more light and heat up here soon I 'd tear a few more of them apart , but after that they only started acting all stupid , and anyway they 'll soon forget ; they always do . " |