Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [vb -s] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was just lucky that I spotted it in time and did something about it at such an early age , or God knows what the child might have turned into , with Saul 's soul possessing him . |
| 2 | Although Sheila finds them a handful and is known to shout at them , she has always sought appropriate help . |
| 3 | What Trudy and Juanita and the rest of them are trying to say , it seems to me , is that Tod gives them the creeps . |
| 4 | I believe that Craigendarroch offers you the best of two equally irresistible worlds . |
| 5 | The remarkable Jean Gaye , who performed in many of the comedy-ballets , seems to have been capable of singing anything , although Prunieres calls him a baritone . |
| 6 | It can also be said that , unlike Winckelmann , Hölderlin has some intuitive appreciation of the Greek spirit 's darker depths to which Nietzsche will later attach the name " flionysiac " — although Hölderlin gives them no such definition , and only in the last draft of his unfinished dramatic poem , The Death of Empedocles , do these depths receive a comparably urgent emphasis . |
| 7 | She is insisting that Gerry finds them a ‘ love nest ’ a safe distance from his wife . |
| 8 | And although Hill-Wood assures them the cash is there , he insists there will be no panic buying . |
| 9 | Recognizing the distinct nature of Quebec 's French-speaking culture , it asserted that " the first priority is to ensure that Quebec feels itself a full and willing partner in the constitutional family once again " . |
| 10 | Josh erm if Chuck gives me the money before like Jed does , yeah , do you mind if I sell the ticket to him cos I 've sold one to Ian ? |
| 11 | Southampton 2 , Manchester City 1 City ripe for Kendall salvation if Swales gives him the time . |
| 12 | and she er she said what and she said oh well I do n't think I 'll phone Graham but if Maxine shows him the paper , she said I reckon he 'll phone them because er , it did say , I think in the paper that the , that she said they 're letting everybody know |
| 13 | I butted in : ‘ But of course Martinez was right again — Harley starts to win and Martinez gets him a fat contract with Supersight . |
| 14 | That 's well over three thousand miles and God knows what the roads are like south of Valparaíso , if there are any . |
| 15 | I am going into the field to-morrow against King Henry 's army and against the Earl of Kent in particular , and God knows what the outcome will be . |
| 16 | Once in Kentish Town , we stop at the shop and Crilly buys me a carton of food : soup and cheese and biscuits and cereal , chocolate and bread and ham and whatever else takes my fancy . |
| 17 | But Hirst remains his No 1 target . |
| 18 | I am going to have to take Proby up on his offer but Gawd knows what the interest will be . |
| 19 | Oh ! er look I mean it at all unless David gives me a little |
| 20 | But Althusser elaborates it a little , using the example of Christianity , where religious practice is said to ‘ hail ’ the individual and provide him with his status as a subject . |
| 21 | Joe can swerve a ball , but Fred gives him a few tips on spinning it , too — without picking the seam ! |
| 22 | Frankly , he 's a pain in the arse , but Martinez pays me a handsome amount of money and provides me with a very flashy car , which impresses the likes of young Lindy over there , so who am I to argue ? ’ |
| 23 | More recent theories suggest the crossing place further down river at Rochester or Chatham , but Dunkin tells us the Roman Army ( the seventh and tenth legions ) then turned along through what is now Snodland and Halling burning and wasting the country as they advanced through the villages . |
| 24 | Simple gestures , perhaps , but Margarit lends them a charming , almost poetic intensity . |
| 25 | Another well-known cricketer said : ‘ I wish I could let this appear under my name , but Lord knows what the Board would do with me ! |
| 26 | It is a building of great age dating back to the end of the 12th century , or the beginning of the 13th , the actual date of its building has been lost , but Fielding gives us a clue in his records by naming the first Chaplain as Michael de Painton , before 1319 , and William de Kucklestane Chaplain of St. Lawrence 1319–44 and also of Dode , so it seems that Upper Hailing shared a Minister these many years ago . |
| 27 | But John gives me a wink and passes me through . |
| 28 | But Chapman doubts Forest can ever achieve the same level of success when Clough calls it a day , and he likens their position to the massive void left behind when Don Revie quit Leeds 18 years ago . |
| 29 | Nothing signifies for him , yet he seizes on details with a toneless precision , almost pedantry : when Raskolnikov calls him a gambler he says he is actually a card-sharper . |
| 30 | Galadriel is ‘ illumined ’ by ‘ a great light ’ when Frodo offers her the Ring , and seems ‘ tall beyond measurement ’ . |