Example sentences of "[vb base] [be] [noun] " in BNC.

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31 Anthony came through the corridors and say is Elizabeth there and was on
32 S but what they say is part of his managerial status demanded him having a company car to which I was given one as well but in effect that then became his wife 's because he was still banned for drink driving .
33 He , too , has the courage to speak out , and so has Ted Heath , whether what they say is right or wrong or agrees with the party line .
34 How much of what they say is fact and how much is opinion ?
35 Second , they agree on the conclusion that the solipsist 's charade of concentrating on an experience and pronouncing a word , no matter how fervently , can not succeed in establishing a rule which the solipsist can follow in a new case .
36 Instead of saying that in the absence of a community there can be no rules , we say that what is wrong with the solipsist 's rules is that they can not be set up in the way he pretends , by using a private experience as a sample .
37 What is wrong with the solipsist 's language is not that there is no community to control it ; Robinson Crusoe can talk to himself and keep a diary on his desert island .
38 For the classical foundationalist programme of starting from one 's own case and moving outwards suffers from all the radical defects which face the solipsist 's attempt to set up a language in which to describe the experiences which form his subject matter .
39 According to Wittgenstein , this initial belief is as incoherent as the solipsist 's claim to be able to set up a private language , since it relies upon too great a gap between our behaviour ( including linguistic behaviour ) and internal mental life .
40 and Ruth says I commit myself to him , he will now be my god , and therefore your people will be my people , your home will be my home , your destiny will be my destiny the way is clear , she makes that greatest decision of her life , a decision that will affect the whole of her life but its not as say a life decision is a commitment now , we , we , we are always confronted , day after day we are confronted to make decisions , some of you make decisions and were not too committed about them , and if things alter they will change our minds , not just a ladies prerogative to change her mind , men do it as well and things happen and we think oh no well , I wo n't go through with that I 'll change my mind before its too late , but here Ruth she is not just making a decision , she is making a total commitment , a commitment that is worth time of the whole of her life , to promised to be loyal to de to Naomi and her deceased husband , she promises loyalty to Naomi 's race and the people of god , but above all she acknowledge 's Naomi 's god and her willingness to follow him to the end , you know this , how she finishes of this commitment where you die I will die its to the end its to the end of my life , I will not walk out of it and even after you 've gone mother in law , even after you are dead I am still committed to that decision , this decision I am making today where you die I will die , there I will be buried , and here she sorts of puts this solemn vow to this commitment , thus may the lord to do me and worse if any thing but death parts you and me .
41 Its ma rule of thumb that if a wean 's auld enough tae ask fur titty then he 's too auld tae get but then —
42 There is also a formal element of crime detection , although in the normal course of events all they encounter is shoplifting and parking offences .
43 The next part of garden you encounter is herby and low growing , with paths and pavings .
44 Explaining why he did not foresee a cut in interest rates in the near future , he said : ‘ I have to take into account the needs of savers , many of whom have been writing to me recently , the exchange rate which causes concern to some people — and I believe what people above all want is stability . ’
45 All you want is revenge .
46 They have this extraordinary belief that all women want is hope and promise .
47 I 'm shopping as well all we want is cat food do you wan na go to pet shop or butchers along so
48 Surely if all we want is prints off existing things all you need do is a request with a DOPACS number ?
49 i ring & i ring & have another line or three and then i think that all i want is peace that passeth understanding and the phone is a barbaric instrument of torture and do i really want more images for people to stick pins in me. i wish i could ask the muse , she would know .
50 What we want is peace with security . "
51 Now if you 've got somebody who you are protecting their family , and they 'll be paying that plan twenty five years or more , the fact that they pay commissions out for the first four years is immaterial , what they want is peace of mind and protection .
52 All you want Is Life for
53 All they want is survival and a fair deal .
54 People also seem to get this impression that if you 're released from prison the first thing you want is sex .
55 Now I I remember talking to him for hours once on a programme about education and this was when he first said what we want is teachers to be accountable .
56 What they want is money — £140,000 — which would cover the annual cost of running the scheme .
57 But the one perfume you really want is freedom .
58 It 's going to be a very emotional day and the last thing you want is panda eyes !
59 What I want is evolution .
60 What they want is certainty .
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