Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She bade them sit and brought a tray of wine , cups , and a bowl of sugared wafers . |
| 2 | I mean that looked a write-off so I do n't know |
| 3 | But I mean that makes a difference Ann does n't it ? |
| 4 | Yeah , I mean that seems a plausible way of getting into the , er the job market , er what would Harrison Todaro erm say , you know , because they were saying that this migration , this migration was perfectly rational , despite there being high levels of unemployment . |
| 5 | I mean but see the tremendous strain that it 's putting on me ? |
| 6 | But at the heart of that issue I you know that specific issue I think is a good example of the of of the problem which I see you facing is that I think it 's more not so much about the noise but about the fact that we have a relatively privileged few people who are enjoying going to these May Balls I mean and enjoying the end of their exams , staying up all night , and I wonder in fact if it 's more a matter of sour grapes rather than environmental health . |
| 7 | Well , er the reason was erm technique and science and they 'd , they all the firms or who was in business had to make locks their own way , you know what I mean and use the best facilities they could get hold of , but science and progress came into being and they cou they made what you could call locks erm repetition . |
| 8 | If I lived there I mean and bought a house . |
| 9 | The more I wail and thrash the deeper I go , just like in any swamp or quicksand . |
| 10 | The Bombing Years , I stress and support the Harris claim that the Allied strategic bombing was the main contribution to the downfall of Hitler 's Reich and our victory in Europe . |
| 11 | I kneel and test the water with one hand . |
| 12 | Surprisingly , I find that all my reasons for postponing giving birth still apply : I do n't particularly like children ; I value my independence , the freedom to come and go , the open doors ; I want to write , and literary history tells me that my chances of succeeding as a writer and a mother are pitiful ; I hate and fear the nuclear family , the stifling atmosphere , the exploited wife and mother , the generation gap . |
| 13 | He thought for a moment and added : ‘ In fact , the further I get into it , and see all these boats and families aboard , the more I realise that crossing the Atlantic is no feat at all . ’ |
| 14 | After lunch I reread and filed the summary . |
| 15 | I shrug and put the lozenge of ice back into my drink . |
| 16 | I cook and run the flat . |
| 17 | If I stop and get the pupils discussing , or investigating , I will lose valuable time , and some topic will be missed . |
| 18 | When I get to the end I stop and have a look round . |
| 19 | I stop and watch the traffic lights change . |
| 20 | As long as I was forced to stay awake I shrank from any stimulus to sensation ; now I relax and welcome the fading sensations until they are extinct , and for a few minutes will notice impressions of which I am normally unaware , such as the twilight images on the edge of consciousness . |
| 21 | I figure that wearing a suit makes you look like an estate agent or a bank clerk . |
| 22 | Now I hope that recognising the problem is the first step to getting better . |
| 23 | Er I hope that makes the matter clear , because when we come to make a decision on this group of amendments , er when I er seek the opinion of the er Committee on my Amendment five , I shall only be seeking agreement to Amendment five and its related amendments er eight and eleven and if the Noble Lord , Lord er if , if the House were er to disagree with my Amendment or if it were to be withdrawn and the Noble Lord , Lord amendment were , were put , I think he would agree that it would only tha that that a decision by the Committee would only relate to the amendments in his name because we have in fact four alternatives before us which we are debating together . |
| 24 | Well , I hope that clarified a few iss issues and made one or two things clearer . |
| 25 | To the end of his political days he remained unreconciled to what I hope and believe every public person should become reconciled to : the unimportance of most opinions expressed by most people . |
| 26 | Vienna Dear Fräulein , I hope and believe the sad condition you describe is no more than a temporary fantasy . |
| 27 | This is not because I share his criticisms — quite the opposite — but because , like him , I anticipate and relish the prospect of my hon. Friend the Minister replying to the debate , when I hope that he will give a robust rebuttal of the hon. Gentleman 's criticisms . |
| 28 | I suspect that removing the information about ethnic origin would only postpone the discrimination to the interview stage . |
| 29 | In it I read and re-read the Greek myths and legends , consumed with a desire to understand the sexual exploits of the gods , capricious beings , sometimes part or wholly animal . |
| 30 | I accept and welcome the progressive nature of the Labour party 's views on proportionality . |