Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | fifteen , yeah I put them on get a drink On are they |
| 2 | Arboreal rodents , primates , and many other mammals take to the trees as an escape route and the majority of them rarely risk a descent to the ground unless it is vitally necessary . |
| 3 | The large numbers of retired people , the tourists , the workers in the primary industries ( mining , quarrying , fishing and farming ) and the workers in the secondary industries ( manufacturing ) — all of them together need a great many services , or tertiary industries . |
| 4 | May I say that I wholeheartedly support a big increase in the tax on petrol ( even though I 'm a motorist myself ) . |
| 5 | I badly need a drink and I need to talk to you . ’ |
| 6 | I rather like a lot of the G Plan stuff I like very much . |
| 7 | I I rather have a |
| 8 | I merely set a few wheels in motion . ’ |
| 9 | With his wife Glenys choking back tears beside him , he added : ‘ I naturally feel a strong sense of disappointment , not so much for myself for I am fortunate , very fortunate , in my personal life . |
| 10 | As for the Archduke , though I personally prefer a more tautly sustained sense of direction in the opening Allegro moderato , this performance as a whole reveals them at their best , with a truly rapt and spacious slow movement as prime proof of their vision . |
| 11 | I personally use a .013-.056 gauge on all the acoustics and all the electrics with the exception of the Firebird , which I use for regular flatpicking in standard Spanish tuning , and that one has much lighter strings on it — an .009 set but with an .011 on the top E. ’ |
| 12 | Part of our case for the Radio News Network is that we must do better about telling our country about itself , not just in terms of law or education but also in terms of science , technology , medicine , the environment and an area where I personally have a great commitment — and that is coverage of business and our economy on which all our futures depend . |
| 13 | I only receive a severe disability allowance and finding two lots of money for dentists care will be difficulty . |
| 14 | In the court were twelve tiny cottages and I only remember a few of the families who were unfortunate enough to live there — the Pragnells , Goodfellows , Wheadons , Dears , Rattues and Dawkins . |
| 15 | I lie in the metal box hoping to hear the elephant passing or the lions roaring , but I only hear a distant hyena against the myriad squeaks and screeches of the night . |
| 16 | However , I only put a few dozen sheets of paper through the machine , and two of them caught on the wire loop , which creased the paper and caused ink smudges where the machine was still printing . |
| 17 | I only go a fair way . |
| 18 | I only live a few doors down the road from Derek and normally it would have taken me just a minute or two , but on this occasion it seemed to take ages . |
| 19 | I only live a couple of streets away . ’ |
| 20 | I only want a word . ’ |
| 21 | Now I 'll pay you ten pounds to play this game , and I only want a pound if I win . |
| 22 | I only want a bike because I want it and want it and want it . " |
| 23 | ‘ After all , I only want a bit of peace and quiet and I think I am entitled to that ! ’ |
| 24 | No I only want a pen . |
| 25 | It will take me six to eight matches to get fit — I 've played four so far so , hopefully , I only need a few more . |
| 26 | a big graph like and and I only need a little tiny |
| 27 | Sorry to sound a little perverse on that issue , but I , we really wanted to have a clear indication of what you felt as District Planning Officers , er an and indeed we 'll hear what the County feel and in fact have pursued through this alteration , but can I again , just for clarification , and in fact it 's a sort of final head count , er and again I raise this in the context of P P G three paragraph thirty three , and that is the degree of acceptability , or otherwise , by the local planning authorities , erm and I only need a nod from you , or otherwise , for the record . |
| 28 | I only need a bit . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ I only have a few thousand invested , but it is very worrying when you can not get your money back , and there is no way of knowing how long it might be or how much I will get back . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I only have a moment . |