Example sentences of "[verb] this [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we distinguish this specific character of cultural production we should hesitate before attempting sociological analysis of modern cultural corporations , which in other respects resemble contemporary large-scale manufacturing and administrative organizations . |
| 2 | er she 'd came home , she said I 'm not dancing no more I 'm finished so we said alright fair enough , she 's joining er trying for the police she comes on holiday with us in the October , she come home September , come on holiday with me in October she met this young fellow , she got engaged at Christmas and they 're getting married they , they |
| 3 | I first met this pretty parasite in a string of pork sausages ( how romantic ! ) and fell in love at first sight . |
| 4 | We met this same idea in Chapter 3 ( p.46 ) , when discussing the amount of plants in the sea . |
| 5 | and I met this gorgeous boy called Steven and I said oh darling where 'd you come from , where |
| 6 | I met this weird guy the other day ( 32 ) a . |
| 7 | She realised from the quizzical looks that met this further information that she had made matters worse rather than better . |
| 8 | And let me assist such reflections by reporting that a gifted and earnest English poet of thirty-two , whom I met this very summer , not only confessed that he had never read through Basil Bunting 's Briggflatts , but quite plainly saw no reason why he ever should . |
| 9 | ( This is close to Ritchie 's position , but not identical since he neglects this last point and puts the dog too hastily in the grave . ) |
| 10 | Thus a chef is not a good chef and a production manager is not fulfilling his role if he neglects this vital aspect . |
| 11 | Galway know that they must come up with something extra special if they are to curb this young player who has gained immense respect throughout the sport . |
| 12 | I have prefaced this last thought with the word " ideally " since I know it is not something that is at all easy to achieve . |
| 13 | Those which lacked this essential source of strength were either impotent small ones on the fringes of the great political developments of the age , such as the Italian republics , or , in the case of some more important States , were notably less well governed and less effectively led than their neighbours and competitors . |
| 14 | ‘ I hate this bloody country , ’ hissed Perdita . |
| 15 | I hate this bloody mist , it gets into everything and makes your hair straight . " |
| 16 | Oh God I hate this bloody bus journey . |
| 17 | I hate this black dress too . ’ |
| 18 | God , I hate this splendid vision — |
| 19 | ‘ I hate this stinking city , ’ Laz stared bitterly at Jonathan , ‘ but I never realized why until right this minute . |
| 20 | Oh I hate this fucking woman ! |
| 21 | Only after surmounting this final hurdle were they given permanent appointments . |
| 22 | Crocker 's cautious approach to the electricity showroom , his quick sidelong glances , called to mind days long gone by when Wexford , then a sixth-form boy , had witnessed this same man as a child of ten , scuttling up to front doors playing ‘ Knocking Down Ginger ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ Sources close to these clever men — in distance , that is to say , not philosophy — last week informed our coterie of the cruel nature of these … in-vest-igations , the effects of which you have yourself witnessed this very evening . ’ |
| 24 | In fact , we have witnessed this very scenario on so many occasions we could not even begin to discuss them . |
| 25 | But my wife , who is a Russian speaker , has witnessed this particular drama and says it is n't a Slav language . |
| 26 | In 1951 , for example , the Boards had been asked by the Minister to cut their spending on rural electrification , and most did so ; the South Western Board , by contrast , pressed on and a few years later were praised by the same Minister for pursuing this uneconomic development . |
| 27 | What on earth was I doing pursuing this common gym mistress instead of a woman like , say , Alison Kraemer ? |
| 28 | Approximately 12 students are pursuing this valuable course of study , which will give them a real insight into credit management , with a special emphasis on the development of competence in the job . |
| 29 | And so he lived this strange life — half-man , half-phantom . |
| 30 | She flicked a look over her shoulder , glad to have provoked this bad feeling between them . |