Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall never forget the kindness of the many people who took it in turns to give me a lift , so that I did n't have to drive there and back . |
| 2 | Although the examiner appointed by the court may submit a report which accompanies the deposition , this is merely intended to give him the opportunity of recording facts , including incidents during the examination ( for example , that the witnesses fainted or rose up and tried to assault cross-examining counsel ) ; the examiner can not indicate his opinion as to the credibility of the witness or his own impressions of the witness 's demeanour . |
| 3 | I only got to know her a little as a teenager when I visited her on my own in the single-end where she lived in a Parkhead tenement , sleeping , washing and cooking in one room . |
| 4 | I only want to see her a moment . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ So stop calling it the Cages . |
| 6 | The kid comes out hard , apparently wanting to make it a real fight . |
| 7 | Well would you perhaps like to give them a , a ring to , to say what I spoke about today then I 'll give them a ring , say if you could ring them tomorrow then I 'll ring them er er tomorrow evening a as well and then perhaps I can , you know , they , you 've given them the ground work to actually er for me to ring as well and then I can discuss with him and arrange an appointment to go and see him is that okay ? |
| 8 | The sums so entrusted made them a power among London houses subscribing to public loans , particularly during the wars of 1744–63 . |
| 9 | Our parents live some distance away , she only gets to see them every few weeks , but I 'm close to hand , I 'm here to listen . |
| 10 | Dear Comrade Surkov , You are warmly invited to do me the honour of attending my forthcoming Inauguration in Washington DC , on 20 January 1989 , as 41st President of the United States , and to read your famous poem of international accord , ‘ Friendship ’ . |
| 11 | I should perhaps have made it a giant . |
| 12 | But Jack did n't know that and , even if he had known , it would only have given him a false feeling of security , because the threat from streptomycin , when it came , was not of a hind that he could have imagined or foreseen . |
| 13 | I 'll only have to pay him a dollar and the cartage , and there 'll be enough to cover the rest of the yard . |
| 14 | they did obviously have to ask him a lot more questions |
| 15 | In division three Hereford are off to Chesterfield … they need cheering up … so lets give them a boost by showing their last win … three goals they nailed into Northampton |
| 16 | I only meant to give her a scare . |
| 17 | When Izzy Kleiber was punished for his treachery , they only meant to give him a cruel ducking and a bad fright ; no one had taken into account the heavy rains . |
| 18 | A Separate staffs , households , budgets and agendas are what the princess has long wanted to make her a royal in her own right . |
| 19 | Austen Chamberlain had been trained to be a conventional statesman ; Rugby , Cambridge and a determination to live down his father 's reputation had all combined to make him the most conformist of politicians . |
| 20 | ten which would actually give you a B in , in , in normal circumstances but as you know we 're only allowed to give you a C. Right and there 's a few notes in there as well , did I 'll tick your box on your one . |
| 21 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |
| 22 | Fortunately there was enough left to make it a good movie . |
| 23 | While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 24 | ‘ While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 25 | His knowledge of classical music was very comprehensive — you only had to sing him a snatch of any symphony or concerto and he would be able to identify it immediately , but this is n't sufficient to get you up there in front of a hundred or more qualified musicians and be able to lead them into the opening bars of Beethoven 's 5th , or even the Warsaw Concerto . |
| 26 | I was better at maths and science and practical things — you only had to show him a lathe in the metal workshop for him to pretend he had a fainting fit but when he wanted to beat me , he beat me . |
| 27 | I 'd better start building you an alibi around Washington . |
| 28 | Why was he so determined to deny her the right to reach for her dream ? |
| 29 | Such an exercise of critical self-analysis will not only help make you a more appetizing prospect as a subject , it will probably benefit you artistically as well . |
| 30 | ‘ I only wanted to ask him a few questions . ’ |