Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | make right And we arsed a half bottle |
| 2 | The Idiot Boy and Simon Lee , the Old Huntsman are true Lyrical Ballads , and are poems which remain alive because they continue to provoke such intense disagreement . |
| 3 | I mean interesting because I 've never actually done the job that you 're doing . |
| 4 | But in chapter 16 Dathan and Abiram make clear that they see only the prospect of eventual death in the wilderness if Moses continues as their leader , and in chapter 14 death in battle seems only too imminent . |
| 5 | The dream-poems of Chaucer and the French medieval poets before him make clear that it did not . |
| 6 | If you 're breast feeding , your hormone levels remain high until you stop . |
| 7 | Who 's Sorry Now , and What Can I Say Dear After I Say I 'm Sorry ? . |
| 8 | I ca n't arrest you and say guilty cos you have to go to court , so you would always be arrested on suspicion of murder . |
| 9 | They are a quiet peaceful fish and some say delicate but I have never found that to be the case . |
| 10 | Co-ordinating deodorant , body spray and talc ensure that you smell good while you work on looking good . |
| 11 | There 's also want more money to cheapest in the country and I say good and I hope we can fit it in this budget time and I hope we all support this , for this . |
| 12 | ‘ I should demand that everyone should account for their movements but , ’ he smiled thinly , ‘ in the main we all sleep alone and I have no authority to ask . ’ |
| 13 | Isabelle 's lids grow heavy and she falls over , her head cocked to one side . |
| 14 | ‘ We said too much and not enough ; I ca n't believe you really think I intend that both you and Dana — ’ He came to an abrupt halt , and she felt her face grow hot as she remembered the accusation she had flung at him . |
| 15 | She felt her face grow hot and he laughed . |
| 16 | The towers seem grey at first , but grow golden as you approach . |
| 17 | PLAYER : Why , we grow rusty and you catch us at the very point of decadence — by this time tomorrow we might have forgotten everything we ever knew . |
| 18 | He weighed 196lb and , when wishing to indulge in a man-to-man talk ( I say man-to-man because I became convinced he did n't believe he was a dog at all ) he would rear up and rest his forepaws on my shoulders and look down into my eyes , which are a rather attractive dark brown and reside about five feet two inches above sea level . |
| 19 | To a non-linguist from England , one of the most striking things about American or Scots English might well be " that they say 'r' when we do n't " . |
| 20 | Despite criticism of these research findings , I remain convinced that they offer a framework for schools to investigate themselves as organisations and for teachers to analyse themselves as individuals when meeting disruptive behaviour . |
| 21 | The purpose of the USRC was explained by its secretary to Lord Willoughby de Broke in August 1911 : " I still remain convinced as I have always been that unless you put yourself straight with the people on Social questions all your Tariff Reform , Home Rule or Constitutional thunderbolts will be discharged -in vain . |
| 22 | And as you die broad that they wish |
| 23 | Walk tall if you have to walk towards the microphone . |
| 24 | Speak proper as I do . |
| 25 | Unfortunately for his system , they break free while he sleeps and take over his story themselves . |
| 26 | If only she could jump on her back and not stop galloping until she got to Ricky and Palm Springs . |
| 27 | By the time you 've seen your third rapist walk free because you 've been cleverer than the prosecuting counsel , you lose the taste for that particular victory . |
| 28 | But old habits die hard and I did n't do anything of the sort , but sat there pleasantly planning my new wardrobe , with the clothing coupons and the sum of money that a grateful Government had allowed me . |
| 29 | Their absence cost ‘ Quins , who lost 25–14 , a victory which enhanced the Saints ’ title ambitious as they moved to third in the table , one point behind leaders Orrell . |
| 30 | It was true for some people , because if you act soft when you go in , they do pick on you , but when I got there I knew how to act from being in Bullwood Hall and other places . |