Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Mills and Boon themselves rigorously deny that they produce ‘ formula fiction ’ , they remain unique as a publishing house . |
| 2 | Both of these people may be too senior for a discussion on props , but they have the most influence and you might be able to interest them in an idea for future use . |
| 3 | When I light-heartedly suggest that he should use Klan members who still harass him for target practice , Cash is genuinely shocked . |
| 4 | A crumb of chocolate stuck to her lip , where Coffin watched it slowly melt as he spoke to her . |
| 5 | I " vas going to he angry , but you 're obviously so much upset that it would be pointless . |
| 6 | In fact , they seem to get a good price for their equity , because they only sell when they sense that investors feel lucky . |
| 7 | However , if the hon. Gentleman had attended the seminar at which I made my remarks last Monday — I greatly regret that he was not there to hear me talk about delegation to the regional arts boards — he would have known that I made the point that if such delegation is fully successful — if the regional arts boards are progressing well — the question whether the five major national companies should continue to be funded by the Arts Council or be funded directly will arise . |
| 8 | Mother says : People only lose because they 're not strong enough , not because they do n't want to fight or are n't good at fighting . |
| 9 | Ali was so mean that he was unlikely to buy advertising space , even for a religious edict , and , anyway , he had clearly found Robert 's words so offensive that he had , so far , been incapable of repeating them to anyone . |
| 10 | One woman was so mean that she turned out all the lights immediately they got into their bedroom . |
| 11 | I much regret that I will be unable to attend that conference because of my forthcoming visit to southern Africa . |
| 12 | This I much regret as it contained some of the most valuable things you had collected viz. the bird you call the Whiteheaded Swallow , all the Cinclosomas etc . |
| 13 | And does the fact that one in four people in Britain now lives alone mean that we have finally achieved the highest aspirations of humanity , or that we are victims of an ideology of individualism that has distorted even our deepest relationships ? |
| 14 | Right , so say that we have thirty , three observations , right we 've got three parameters in this particular model , right , therefore degrees of freedom will be thirty , right , and we 've jusk the critical values run across the rows alright . |
| 15 | ‘ … the guy called me the minute he got back to his office and he said : ‘ Mo do you agree with me that judge was as wet as hell ? ’ and I said : ‘ If you so say but he was sure swimming in the right pool . ’ |
| 16 | So say if we have to we have to . |
| 17 | See the , so say if we , like you just said , we need thirteen people |
| 18 | So say if I said to you , well if and I said to you , Well what could I do ? |
| 19 | They like training which they can actually apply , that has practical applications so say if you 're thinking of something like erm motivation styles or something like that , if you were gon na introduce Lounslow I du n no at the motivation there are loads of them one 's Lounslow one 's Hertzberg if you were introducing our training to a pragmatist what would be essential is you could actually show the practical application of it , if you just put forward C V and no practical application the pragmatist would say well this is all very well in theory , but how can I apply it to my job and if they ca n't they think well what 's the value of this . |
| 20 | I merely say that I think the question might be expected to interest your readers , but I am by no means confident that they will care much about the matter . |
| 21 | Erm I mean I I have some concerns , like Cynthia , about the number of careers officers who suddenly appear when you say there 's a visit to , Hull University , and we 've got people coming from all over the county and it 's costing us a fortune . |
| 22 | It was as warm as summer , the temperature an amazing 15.5° C. So warm that we had earlier seen a comma butterfly on the wing . |
| 23 | She said , Well , Izzy busybody , you go doo-lally tap if you put half a toe on a crack in the pavement , I 've seen you . |
| 24 | I only say that it is the route of the Council of Europe that has been recognised by the Community as leading to Community membership itself . |
| 25 | Only say that you still love me . ’ |
| 26 | I suddenly realise that we are attacking the enemy positions and we are now running through the trees . |
| 27 | If you do not want me to cons y'know if you put , this is a load of effing sh or whatever and then suddenly you suddenly realise that you might actually pass so you then I mean cross it out , I 'll pretend it 's not there , ok ? |
| 28 | Have you got the stomach for that , or are you only brave when you 're threatening a woman ? ’ |
| 29 | As for houses , I am not going to touch on their security here , but merely suggest that you contact the Crime Prevention Officer at your local police station . |
| 30 | Mr Peter Brooke 's patience and good nature commanded widespread admiration , but few sensible observers ever felt much hope that he would succeed in reconciling irreconcilables around the negotiating table . |