Example sentences of "a [noun] [conj] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 In Thurcroft , South Yorkshire , the same issues arose ; women had found their feet but needed to identify a route that they could now follow ( People of Thurcroft , 1986 ) .
2 The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs .
3 An example of a chart that you could construct on a card , or in your diary is shown opposite .
4 Fellows from universities who fought in Spain are being given jobs in Intelligence or Censorship where they could do a lot more damage as traitors than a squaddy like I 'd be .
5 If you ca n't remember something , that can be a bit of a trial but you can get used to that .
6 Public sector borrowing is very highly inflationary in a recession and you should n't raise taxes if your underlying PSBR ( Public Sector Borrowing Rate ) is OK .
7 Where you have got a function because you can manipulate them so much , and turn them around , and I thought , there must be points along functions , where it is , it goes against the rules ,
8 ‘ Not to worry ’ said Alice , ‘ at least my mother will be pleased , but she 'll not be a skater if I can help it . ’
9 ‘ They do n't mind so much now I 've got a few trophies in a case that they can show their friends and boast about it , ’ Carlos Francis recollected his parents ' change of posture after it became evident that he could make a career out of soccer .
10 We 'll make a case that he ca n't .
11 The committee would be likely to consider a suggestion by Lord Donaldson that case separation might be needed where the public had an interest in the outcome of a case but it would also play a role as representative of those who actually used legal services , he said .
12 This does not apply where a magistrates ' court declines to hear a case because it could be dealt with more conveniently in another court ( s94(2) ) .
13 well we used to come in here before went and that has n't been the same at night cos it got a bit so he 'd say excuse me , love there 's ladies present here ca n't have that .
14 She told me how much food to give him every day , and to be sure to leave the window open a bit so he could get into the garden and do his business .
15 If someone comes to ask you to move your car forward a bit so he can park his 10 ton truck which is completely blocking the road , it 'll be when you 've lost the car keys .
16 He would just walk on , holding her hand and letting her lead him , turning his head a bit so she would n't see his closed eyes and keeping the sun on his left cheek as an additional guide .
17 I 'd much rather y , you know , you did anything you want , than ignore a bit that you could otherwise find useful .
18 It still niggled me a bit that he could return to a centrally heated and solidly built barrack block , while the girls shivered in their huts .
19 ‘ It hurt a bit but I 'll recover , ’ he said .
20 It will , it just might slide a bit but it will stop sliding when it comes off it .
21 Which means this wind will have to die down a bit before they can return to the mainland . ’
22 Cos I used this look , I said that erm I 'd re I had represented his father in an accident case some years before and I was acquainted with the family in a casual way , and I said this may suggest , because he was saying you can make up and you can , this is a bit when you can use your imagination , and I said this may suggest that his father , you know he 'd like , because it the way he says that , I 'd represented his father , I was acquainted , you know maybe that he knows he 's used to that kind of erm behaviour from the family , you know , and he knows what Eddie 's like his fa I do n't know I might be completely wrong but I used my imagination there .
23 All right then well thank you Simon that 's a broad thank you and and thank you very much for your money as well a hundred and fifty quid he gave that 's loads of dosh er to come in for the day as well and I 'm going to take you out for a a nice lunch in a bit when he can wonder around have a poke around everywhere this afternoon too so should be all right should n't it that ?
24 She would n't say even then but I plagued her a bit till she could n't keep it to herself any longer .
25 ‘ Well , it wo n't hurt there for a bit till I can get down , ’ murmured Peggy , and struggled up higher and on to the topmost branches .
26 So that cheered us up a bit as you can imagine but what really cheered us up was making contact with the Indians .
27 a bit cos it might boil dry .
28 ‘ Oh , yes , come on in , we 'll fit that in , would you like to come into the morning programme or , I 'll come out with a Ewer and we 'll do a bit and we 'll slot it in .
29 The situation has thrown me a bit and I shall be talking to him again because I want to know exactly what 's going on .
30 I used to tease Shaun a bit and I used to ask for it in a way . ’
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