Example sentences of "[adj] 's [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 Gambon relishes the Mafia boss routine and the scene where he gives Luciano his famous scar is somewhat offputting — but not as stomach-turning as the sight of a mad dog rival of Lucky 's biting off a hoodlum 's nose , then cutting out another 's tongue .
2 That 's sending quite a signal is n't it .
3 That 's created quite a problem because it 's more difficult to teach the lads in the teams how to deal with things like that .
4 That 's right , well that 's takes up a good deal of time .
5 That 's considered quite an honour .
6 That 's going back a bit in n it ?
7 Oh that 's going back a bit is n't it ?
8 but that was an old woman 's tale really , that 's going back a few years ago
9 Oh God that 's going back a bit .
10 well that 's going back a long time , is n't it ?
11 I like er back , he 's coming back that 's coming back an all , oh yes
12 I anticipate that because that 's becoming now a key question .
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