Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [conj] i [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can all still bring leather in from our friends in Australia but for reasons that I do n't wholly understand , this is very much dearer than the local er supplies available and for the time being it 's not of interest to the saddlery-makers in Walsall . |
| 2 | Once only was I able to talk to Hayward de vive voix , and that was at the Institute of Contemporary Arts , when I referred again to the housekeeper problem ; but in the end , for reasons that I do not know , our Greek candidate , who might have been an admirable choice , was not summoned for interview . |
| 3 | None of that , for reasons that I have already explained , is put in jeopardy by the trust proposal . |
| 4 | I am glad to have the chance of following the hon. Member for Honiton ( Sir P. Emery ) , the Chairman of the Procedure Select Committee , although I strongly disagree with his suggestions , for reasons that I have given before and hope to repeat this evening . |
| 5 | can I just ask him one question about it , erm , I 'm not an accountant and you probably , I 'm sure you know a lot more about accounts than I do , but in fact if you look at the revenue accounts for the year we 're talking about ended August nineteen ninety two at page a hundred and thirty two , do you see that ? |
| 6 | The second number is for emergencies and I do mean emergencies , not running low on Kleenex . |
| 7 | Well quite a lot , we we went out with them for a meal last night erm we had an interpreter who who was the only one that could speak English but it was it was well worth the evening , it did a lot for relationships and I think that there should be more of this in football , that off the field people should get to know each other a lot better and we felt at the end of the evening that it had been well worthwhile . |
| 8 | I know a lot more about cars than I have , I , I never used to know nothing about cars but |
| 9 | They do n't understand about spies and I expect they eat merchants . ’ |
| 10 | Again this is about the procedure that we 're following , but we 're talking now about rules procedures for branches and I have to say that I 'm up here without the support of my region on this one . |
| 11 | It 's about lifestyles that I 've lived and lifestyles that I respect and that I can speak for because I 've been there . |
| 12 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 13 | I think we 're losing track of what this actually is Paul , there are , you 're trying to do two things at once what you 're trying to do , I think is use it as a learning process for children but this is an annual report for parents and I think that part of it a at least surely must be a report by the sa member of staff , by the department on how the child has done , by the member staff . |
| 14 | There 's been quite a lot of comment in the press erm , on high levels of , of salary of , of remu remuneration for directors and I think it might be helpful er , if I was were t were , were to make some general remarks on the background er , of how we er , approach directors ' remuneration . |
| 15 | I am here partly because I was fortunate enough to have the happiest and healthiest of childhoods and I see it as a very happy obligation to try to do my best to ensure that all over the world it is possible for other children to enjoy something of what I had . |
| 16 | Spending time there and in Biella , I have a good balance of values that I like personally . ’ |
| 17 | Well , my Lord the case is about the practice of solicitors and I 've pleaded upon the practice , that 's part of the statement . |
| 18 | Ken Clarke was my minister of roads and I remember him coming back on more than one occasion with steam coming out of his ears . |
| 19 | She 's looking through this rack of suits so I go and give her a hand . |
| 20 | ‘ So if you can come up with a way of going down there , past the guards , up to the house , into a room or two , and being left alone for a couple of minutes while I secure the devices — OK , you 've got what you want . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ We had a fairly useful discussion and exchange of views and I think Mr. Pexton was interested to hear opinions from grassroots farmers , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Well a variety of views and I think the only generalization I can make about weddings is that you ca n't generalize about weddings , some people think they 're wonderful , some people are sceptical , people have done their own er variations on weddings . |
| 23 | That is the only case of the thousands of cases that I have raised with him to which he has said yes . |
| 24 | Why do n't you go and have a sleep for a couple of hours while I keep an eye on Chris ? ’ |
| 25 | Sir David continues to ask me every couple of hours if I 've done it yet . ’ |
| 26 | I eat plenty of vegetables and I do n't like chocolate . ’ |
| 27 | While I would insist on the centrality of Noel Coward 's sexuality to the patterns of meanings that I see in Brief Encounter , I would not wish for one second to hold him up as any kind of gay martyr . |
| 28 | Well to a certain extent I suppose it 's true , erm but I suppose if you said , well erm you know , can I think of skills that I need to develop ? |
| 29 | The Minister held a number of meetings and I know what went on , but the opportunity was lost . |
| 30 | Regular readers of The Artist and this column may sometimes wonder if there is any method in the choice of subjects that I cover . |