Example sentences of "[det] [vb base] [conj] [noun prp] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not a conditional statement , reflecting some deal that God makes with us : ‘ You forgive first , then I 'll forgive you . ’ |
| 2 | The promotors say their video is a work of art that should n't be judged on how much trade it generates , but some argue unless Oxford breaks away from it 's traditional image the tourists fantasy will never be a heaven for those who live and work there . |
| 3 | Wigg 's resentment against Profumo related to some answer that Profumo had given in 1962 to a question about British troops overseas , which to Wigg 's unbendable mind was an untruth . |
| 4 | He swigged his champagne with such abandon that Ruth knew he had swallowed Maria Luisa 's explanation of their affair with the same ease as she had at first . |
| 5 | Remarks such as these indicate that Lakatos aimed to propose a universal criterion for judging research programmes in particular and scientific progress in general . |
| 6 | ‘ On the other hand , I think we all know that Gray had a problem . ’ |
| 7 | We all know that Henry accumulated six wives ; he also collected 55 palaces , some 2,000 pieces of tapestry , 94 swords and 40 girdles . |
| 8 | It made them all laugh when Peter said that come to that , what he did with him was against the law since Jay was not yet twenty-one . |
| 9 | ‘ I mean , this is all stuff that Andy told me , so it could be just a story , but I 'd bet that up to that point it 's all true . |
| 10 | For these two reasons it is hardly any wonder that Tolkien balked , and that the Unfinished Tales in particular show a mind searching in different directions . |