Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [coord] eat [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ego knows that if it has to make choices in the world of actuality it can not keep its cake and eat it too ; the id does not . |
| 2 | They do n't imagine they can have their cake and eat it too . |
| 3 | That struck Edward as suspect , as if they wanted to have their cake and eat it too . |
| 4 | It could turn out to be one of the stickiest issues facing the parties , but for once , everyone is having their cake and eating it too . |
| 5 | Women wanted their cake and to eat it too — they were getting more like men every day ! |
| 6 | He can appear in so doing to have his opinions and to eat them too . |
| 7 | He had , in the classic language of such things , had his cake and eaten it too . |
| 8 | As a parody of fringe theatre at its worst , all this is quite funny , but Harwood is trying to have his cake and eat it too . |
| 9 | That way he could have his cake and eat it too . |
| 10 | In those industries where continuous product innovation is a criterion for survival and success , organizations that have adopted the matrix seem to fare well … benefits of standardisation are coupled with the capacity to respond to change — a way to have your cake and eat it too ’ . |