Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The view is widespread among the senior officers we talked to , and among ordinary policemen , that policewomen , as women , have instincts and capabilities which make them better suited to specific types of police work . |
2 | Just hold onto the idea that certain operators will possess mathematical properties which make them perfectly suited to the role of representing physical observables . |
3 | " Let me now read to you the conclusion of Dr Baly in his Report on Epidemic Cholera , drawn up at the desire of the Royal College of Physicians and published in 1854 . |
4 | Write these down and get them properly agreed with your boss . |
5 | In reality , he is the front man for the white rulers of Pretoria who keep him well supplied with cash , arms , and advisers . |
6 | A number of major programmes for the European Commission keep us closely tuned to the increasingly important European standards and directives in safety and reliability . |
7 | It is sometimes available in bright or dark strong colours and , together with its dominant texture , these factors make it best suited to very heavily worked pastel drawings . |
8 | ‘ 'Ave you ever thought of smokin' a pipe ? ’ |
9 | Left to themselves , the Romanians would have done little to immortalize the ‘ Epoch of Light ’ , but by devoting 30% of the national income to what was imaginatively described as ‘ investment ’ — mainly in unproductive prestige projects — Ceauşcscu was determined to transform the country into the image of his ideal and leave it irrevocably marked by his rule . |
10 | ‘ What 've I ever done to you , Carter ? ’ |
11 | ‘ Mildred Hubble , ’ said Miss Hardbroom wearily , ‘ what have I just said to you ? |
12 | What have I ever done to anyone ? |
13 | What have I ever done to you ? ’ |
14 | but it left me with an interest in Leeds United which I 've never shaken off , nor have I ever wnated to . |
15 | ‘ Nor have I ever suggested to any working woman that she 'd be better off at home where she belongs . |
16 | Louis XVIII replied coldly : " Have I ever ceased to be ? " |
17 | Never , perhaps , have I so lived for such a long time together . |
18 | Why , oh why , I ask myself , have I never invested in one before ? |
19 | Yer arse 'll rip — have ye ever heard of a torn arse ? — if ye even try and struggle . ’ |
20 | ‘ Have ye ever looked in a mirror ? ’ he asked . |
21 | There are those who have all their picture books perfectly arranged by title : fine , except that others have theirs perfectly arranged by author . |
22 | See you just got ta |
23 | ‘ Have you even looked at it ? |
24 | Have you just travelled along the A10 ? |
25 | " Have you just moved in ? " |
26 | Have you just got to sort of like the , these open to interpretation , or has it got to be word for word ? |
27 | Have you already decided on the various locations where this theme is to be explored ? |
28 | " Have you never wanted to be married ? " |
29 | To which one lady said , ‘ That would be a complete lie , have you never heard of a Spirit Entity ? ’ |
30 | ‘ Have you never heard of bastard lines ? |