Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] [conj] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly the Trust must act boldly and be willing to fell over-age trees . |
| 2 | But we can say nothing to these things you know Jackson , we must jog on and be content with the jingling of the bells , only d — it , I hate a dust , and kicking up a dust , and being confined in harness while others ride in the waggon , under cover , stretching their legs in the straw at ease , and gazing at green trees and blue skies without half my Taste . |
| 3 | As erm as a doctor , Bill , I have ingrained on my heart Aneurin Bevan 's words when the National Health Service was introduced in this country by the post-war Labour government , against the wishes of my colleagues , and he commented that he would erm cross our palms with silver , and he did that very successfully , with the result that he stifled a lot of opposition amongst some very powerful people , and erm of course when you 're trying to introduce a new scheme such as this and you 're terribly keen that erm it should take off and be successful , you do , of course , cross palms with silver . |
| 4 | insert one word from list B near the end of list A , and vice versa ( sometimes called a " sore thumb drill " ) , e.g. : Listen down list A , and then down list B. The sound in the word from the other list should stand out as being different from the rest of the list . |
| 5 | For example , if you smell burning in the middle of the night you will respond immediately and fully , and not bother to ‘ consult ’ any body clock to see if you should calm down and be asleep ! |
| 6 | I 'll go along and be Well actually I 'll get him to do that and instead of being bored about the for forty five minutes or whatever I |
| 7 | If you had n't got such a peculiar aptitude for dealing with improbable situations you could go off and be seasick whenever you want . |
| 8 | For those reasons and the fact that the injunction sought would go further than is necessary to meet the situation complained of and would thus offend the principle of proportionality , Mr. Ashworth submits that the injunction should not go . |
| 9 | I can not stand it any longer , if someone does not come to me I will give up and be miserable for ever and perhaps go home of my own accord , write or wire to Uncle C. and say you are coming at once pleas darling , and come on Saturday or I will give up altogether and always wretched . |
| 10 | Friday 18th June will go down as being Black Friday in the minds of certain men at the Institute . |
| 11 | The economy will deteriorate further and be unable to support either the military establishment or the civil and political movement toward a free and democratic country . |
| 12 | Now he is in a position to judge line and length , can focus properly and is able to move freely . |
| 13 | It can wobble about and be difficult to fit additional cards . |
| 14 | A few very mature groups can meet together and are able to state openly how they feel without their feelings being manipulated or exploited by other members . |
| 15 | The more unfortunate thing is that we have a much better midfielder for the subs bench in Hodge , who can come on and is lively , aswell as likely to score a goal . |
| 16 | Only a little effort , then you can lie down and be comfortable . ’ |