Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [coord] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does n't bother me You , Stu and I have been broken hearted a few months ago and I 've cried over him not coming to see me but not any more . |
| 2 | The word ‘ nut ’ is one of those that means one thing to the person cracking them and quite another to the botanist . |
| 3 | In a hurry to find me and too tired to pay attention to detail , he might give him a cursory glance and exclaim , relieved , " Ah , there you are . " |
| 4 | and , a relationship built up , especially between myself and the surrogate and life was devastated when we parted and my daughter will always know how much her genetic mother loves her and how much I love her obviously . |
| 5 | Curious about everything ; about the men who paid so little attention to her , wondering where they were taking her ; about Allen , wondering what he was doing ; about the Friar and what he would think when he found them gone ; about herself that she should be so indifferent to her circumstances and so little fearful ; and a little curious , but least curious of all , about the Friar 's sack , curious as to why if it contained only the remnants of a meal he had been so concerned to hide it and so uneasy at leaving it in their care . |
| 6 | A. The value of any piece of land depends on how many people want it and how rich they are . |
| 7 | What can I say , he 's seen the news , he reads the paper , how much reality do you show them and how much do you protect them . |
| 8 | The nine , well you go down into and you get a bus go wherever it dropped you and then half a mile , mind you that 's gon na cost you about fifty P |
| 9 | How I have missed you and how cruel your mistress is . |
| 10 | Angry that she had defied him and yet delighted at her little-girl behaviour , he reluctantly followed , then , holding her very close , walked her back up the stairs as they counted each step in unison . |
| 11 | Mr Charsley begins by pointing out that a Martian who found himself invited to a wedding would imagine that the whole affair had been laid on to honour the cake ( the question as to who would invite a Martian or to which side of the church the ushers would show him or why best men seem to turn into Martians when it comes to speeches , he quite wisely avoids ) . |
| 12 | Janet , if somebody wants to take a partial surrender , I E , some of the cash from their fund , can they do it and how much will we charge them ? |
| 13 | then again think what , what the hell is she gon na do with him and yet I keep saying to myself I should n't do it and then another bit of me saying why should n't I do it , why should n't I have |
| 14 | This is purported to walk the grave yard at certain times of the year , but firm evidence of this I 've not been able to find ; you always hear that someone else has seen it but never first hand . |
| 15 | Charles and I are so sorry to miss you and most grateful to you for guarding our chattels while we gallivant round Italy . |
| 16 | surprised to hear , well I 'm glad to see you but very surprised to hear from you |
| 17 | Naïve , that 's what he was always calling me — that or juvenile , and you ca n't get more juvenile or naïve than allowing a man like Luke Denner to seduce you and then half hoping , almost believing in the fantasy that somehow you might actually mean something to him ! ’ |
| 18 | Now , obviously , within all of that , what that shows me and just common sense tells me , is that you 've obviously got a very vital role but there are problems . |
| 19 | just some days I 'll see you and then two or three |
| 20 | He owes allegiance to Geoffrey now , but does as little to aid him and as little to harm Stephen as possible , protecting both his own and his brother 's interests there , while Robert does as much for him here . |
| 21 | This was the old slug 's vicious inheritance , Carson thought bitterly , to dump the money on me before I 'd had a chance to learn how to fight for it or to handle it and too late for it to be of any real use . |
| 22 | But we can now use biological systems to actually separate them and actually select particular isomers . |
| 23 | ‘ You know how you like them and how interesting they are . |
| 24 | Mind you do n't burn them or else that 'll be a real terror ! |
| 25 | Ever stood on a tee , met a ‘ beginner ’ who out-drove you , out-putted you , out-shone you and finally outraged you when you realised the pound was lost … we had Pat McKenna , Ulster Bank , Athlone who won the Beginner 's prize . |
| 26 | The responsibility is far reaching ; whether we like it or not all living species on this earth are at our mercy and in our charge . |
| 27 | Even if we are not quite ready for that , we should as teachers at least attempt to promote our exemplar role to the realms of awareness and practise as conscious role models , because whether we like it or not that is how we function . |
| 28 | It is waiting to be built by people like us and socially useful design highlights one of the alternative choices . |
| 29 | A letter from your Aunt Emily told us how much she likes having you and how accomplished you are becoming . |
| 30 | He went to her and put his arm round her shoulders , dimly aware that he might have hurried her but still convinced that she longed for his comfort and protection . |