Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said well it gives them a bit of panache do n't it ? |
| 2 | Her shoulder was an uneasy cloak of skin holding inside it her pain . |
| 3 | Rob made me a cup of coffee and erm I forgot it had been standing there and er I went to take a mouthful course I got a mouth full of skin did n't I ? |
| 4 | you know all the books and things , and she did a lot of sewing did n't she ? |
| 5 | This lengthy period of building explains why it is possible to find such a diversity of architectural styles , brilliant work from the Tuscan Renaissance period being mixed with the Baroque pieces and sections in later styles . |
| 6 | Not one of our teams won last weekend … so we need a change of luck do n't we … |
| 7 | The Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday it was hoped that next week would see the first dairy farms released from the restriction orders . |
| 8 | I think he is security cos he 's been in a couple of times has n't he ? |
| 9 | We 've won it a couple of times have n't we ? |
| 10 | Oh I 'd forgotten about that , right I had to go back a couple of times did n't I Bev ? |
| 11 | I can remember we went to erm , oh cos we moved out of Harlow did n't we when Nick was eleven months old so that 's about fifteen years ago and lived in Hatfield for three years , so , and we used to go to Welwyn Department Store then and , and look at stuff . |
| 12 | The introduction of human practice as a mediation in the production of ideology explains why it is not a simple reflection ( albeit distorted or inverted ) that can be decoded to reveal the essential relations of the material sphere . |
| 13 | Similarly , when the functions of institutions alter radically we may expect to see corresponding structural changes . |
| 14 | But I need to make three pound , cos I owe Anne a bit of money do n't I ? |
| 15 | He spends a hell of a lot of money irrigating so he can grow roses . |
| 16 | So there 's a lot of money coming in they could they could afford to have somebody like that |
| 17 | All the pain of Fulham leaving Only you can heal , If you can sit down with our Chairman And work out a deal ; Surely leasing or selling to Fulham would be very sound , Instead of being owners of a derelict ground . |
| 18 | Yeah ah oh yeah we 've got plenty of milk have n't we ? |
| 19 | But I had never really formed any ambition to become a Member of Parliament , I just talked about things which I love to talk about till all of a sudden one of the guests said : ‘ You want to be a Member of Parliament do n't you ? ’ and I said , ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 20 | She was , consequently , full of wedding plans when she came , as was her wont — for she considered it an inescapable part of her parish duties — to visit Lavinia Merchiston . |
| 21 | Mum , I have lots and lots of books do n't I ? |
| 22 | Yes , absolutely so questions er a very definite way of involving the audience and again it gives a measure of feedback does n't it because if you get the right answer you know that they are with you and you know they are understanding what you have to say . |
| 23 | Oh , yes , because rings come in to quite a bit of wear do n't they ? |
| 24 | on one e , one side of tape have n't we ? |
| 25 | I think a cup of tea do n't you ? |
| 26 | Yeah I think a cup of tea do n't you ? |
| 27 | Wll yes I reckon the old workman 's earned a cup of tea do n't you ? |
| 28 | You made her a cup of tea did n't you this morning ? |
| 29 | Our examination of one unremarkable sentence from Katherine Mansfield 's A Cup of Tea shows how it is possible to focus on the stylistic value of a piece of language by comparing with unwritten alternatives : " what might have been written , but was n't " . |
| 30 | If they are and this kind of tragedy occurs then they must be punished for such behaviour . ’ |