Example sentences of "this [noun] but [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , our own is , obviously our own reasons for wanting this change but we ought to know the needs of others to see whether they correspond . |
| 2 | You never come in this kitchen but you break something : when you help it spells disaster . |
| 3 | I am slightly embarrassed by this story but I fear it should be told . |
| 4 | so er that 's old is it Shepherd and Metzler No it 's not in this case but I think they invented the task , yes they did good old Shepherd and Metzler |
| 5 | Well not in this case but I mean |
| 6 | Something to do with som something to do with a cotton mill in Paisley and it was s s s W I c just can nae recall what it was but it was a great big trial , there was a And er this this lawyer he had done quite well out of this case but it was a quite That must have been in er about nineteen twenty nineteen thirties about nineteen thirty two . |
| 7 | I do n't know if you 're doing anything this afternoon but we want a cleaner |
| 8 | It 's been a bit sort of muggy this afternoon but we went out in the garden and we sort of just pottled around you know ? |
| 9 | I saw him in the staffroom this afternoon but he hardly spoke to me . ’ |
| 10 | I would have preferred this afternoon but it seems he is riding in three races at Wincanton . ’ |
| 11 | He he he actually suggested that I might like to call and see him this afternoon but I was n't available for that so well |
| 12 | Not all of us can aspire to this level but we can ask questions such as ‘ what would be the effect of building a motorway between towns A and B ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 've had doubts that I could play at this level but I 've had great support from everyone . ’ |
| 14 | Animals again can easily be accommodated at this level but it will not follow from this that they will be capable of the conscious distress or anxiety of a parent at an injury to their child , or of the hamstrung athlete warned by the doctor that they must give up running . |
| 15 | There may be some interaction between the edges and corners that prevents this split but it is a reasonable split to start with . |
| 16 | He may oppose this measure but he should not pre-empt the results of the environmental assessment . |
| 17 | Obviously I 'd be delighted if you choose to come this direction but I understand of course that you have other options to look at . |
| 18 | Sorry to wake you at this hour but we 've had a host of tasks during the night . |
| 19 | Mr Kinnersley , a journalist who lives near Bath , Avon , said last night : ‘ I 'm very pleased about this decision but it is n't a charter for people to drink and drive . |
| 20 | Barrie Lamb , chairman of the Darlington Railway Preservation Society , explained : ‘ Quite a few historians have written about this building but it seems a bit odd that none of them knew the exact date it opened . |
| 21 | ‘ We have received a lot of information from this contract but we are looking now at how we can make the best input possible . |
| 22 | The strong release of gastrin stimulated by these beverages is clearly an important mediator of this response but it is possible that they may have a direct effect on the parietal cell as well . |
| 23 | you know as I say I 've not worked in this division but I I know that these have been fully sold , that 's the sort of money and once again that has to be done in three weeks . |
| 24 | History will deliver a harsh judgment on the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos but I doubt if there are enough prison cells in Europe to hold all the war criminals . |
| 25 | The association has agreed to meet this expense but it will be pointed out to the Youth Club that if they are responsible for any further damage they will be required to provide the cash . |
| 26 | I have not acceded to the application of Madame Bihi to be joined as a representative or other party in this action but I have acceded to her application that I should invite the Attorney-General to appoint an amicus curiae and Mr. Richards has appeared instructed by the Treasury Solicitor . |
| 27 | There 's just this , it 's just really funny cos I sound really wrecked yeah and I say look hello , hello look Norwegian people I just want to apologize for all this mess and all this crap on this tape but I mean yeah like you know , fuck it |
| 28 | In ten years ' time we shall no doubt still be using the techniques discussed in this chapter but we may also have opened up new avenues of research by widening the range of materials examined and by using other scientific techniques which at present are only at the development stage . |
| 29 | This unruffled progression fits perfectly the sort of chain of correlations of consequences which we disentangled at the start of this chapter but it does not seem to offer the prospect of the decisive determination of a particular result . |
| 30 | Grateful thanks are due to the following , without whom I could have written this piece but it would have been rubbish |