Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | no , oh Rick , Rick borrow bikes were n't we ? , so how come I done it ? |
| 2 | The more powerful 12-bores are , of course , needed for open warren shooting , but a 1 oz ( 25g ) load cartridge is always likely to be heavy enough . |
| 3 | The most powerful impact of TV 's hidden curriculum is simply that of keeping people switched off from life outside the living-room . |
| 4 | Maggie did n't think she would see and her eyes met Mitch 's sceptically . |
| 5 | And you 're just stealing it you 're just stealing it so that you can make money are n't you ? |
| 6 | What had happened to the Berwick raiding squadron was not to be known ; but the chance of any of its craft being able to penetrate the blockade , even by night , was minimal . |
| 7 | Polyp removal is therefore recommended as a way of interrupting the adenoma-carcinoma sequence . |
| 8 | Rented accommodation other than corporation or NIHT houses was rapidly diminishing , since it was uneconomic for landlords to maintain rent-controlled housing . |
| 9 | This may sound like cold comfort when you 're desperately hoping for something to come along and get you going — but continuing your work and maintaining skills is vitally important . |
| 10 | Dance technique is more embracing than that for any other physical activity such as sports , gymnastics , athletics and so on . |
| 11 | Chemically treated hair is always easier to style than natural hair and usually holds its style well . |
| 12 | I mean mum was n't that good was she because she I mean |
| 13 | its not how they came into the world of real names to stick with prat names like Beatrice and , I mean I know its old royal and that and I mean fancy going to school in that bloody Henry and William , I mean William 's not too bad |
| 14 | The systemic endotoxin concentrations in these treated groups were not significantly different from healthy animals ( 4.0 ( 1.2 ) pg/ml ) . |
| 15 | The Formalist definition of literature is a differential or oppositional one : what constitutes literature is simply its difference from other orders of facts . |
| 16 | Surrogacy is frequently denounced as an exploitation of the surrogate mother , but the idea that the exploitation is increased if she receives payment is surely paradoxical . |
| 17 | It is more useful on a combination oven ( for conventional or combination cooking ) than on a microwave ( where cooking times are very short anyway , and food may need turning or stirring ) . |
| 18 | In one , phage replication was wholly dependent on host reproduction . |
| 19 | All-over repeat patterns are very rarely repeated exactly the same on each row . |
| 20 | Samsonov 's westward drive took him even farther from Rennenkampf , who after Gumbinnen had remained stationary in the north to enable Samsonov 's now wider sweeping movement to complete the German encirclement . |
| 21 | A preference for using Creole is certainly related to individual cultural values , as Edwards and Sutcliffe found in their West Midlands study . |
| 22 | However , there is general agreement that using Creole is more appropriate with " friends " than with members of the older generation . |
| 23 | Native and European made maps were both used in the course of negotiations between natives and whites . |
| 24 | It is in these situations that centring skills are most useful . |
| 25 | There seems no good reason why herbs should not be used at home to cure many minor ills , in the same way that aspirin are useful for headaches , toothache , etc. , and the day may not be far away when a book of standard prescriptions using herbs is universally available . |
| 26 | Ruth was still spluttering with laughter when she realised Fernando was n't . |
| 27 | Specific ideas on which it sought views were that preparatory advice given before the granting of a legal aid order should be claimed and paid for under that order and not the green form scheme , and that welfare benefit entitlement work should either be limited to a fixed fee or excluded altogether . |
| 28 | ‘ We did feel concerned at first , but we have since been reassured that the chances of Andrew catching TB are extremely remote , ’ said Mr Morrison . |
| 29 | By contrast , rhynchosaur teeth were more like those of modern mammals in their manner of growth . |
| 30 | But though her well catalogued activities are relatively blameless , she has been seen , sometimes near houses , and with no other wolves to keep her company , she has mixed with dogs . |