Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Nothing major and it took me a minute or two before I could make out what it was . |
| 32 | And they , the company wrote back and said it 's so much a policy and looks reasonable and I sent them a bloody cheque you see |
| 33 | It would n't look very good if I gave you a great big rambling piece of paper now to tell you about communications |
| 34 | I bought him one Christmas years and oh hey , we were just married and I ordered him an extending ladder from the Co-op |
| 35 | We found the discussion very useful since it gave us a better idea of the strengths and weaknesses in the future household projections and where the points of political leverage may lie . |
| 36 | It was about five inches long when I bought it a month ago , and now it is approaching 10 inches . |
| 37 | As long as you teach them the basics , they should be all right . |
| 38 | After I graduated from high school in 1984 I shaved my head and kept my hair short and they labelled me a skinhead . |
| 39 | The sort of stuff that you get in in y'know sort of everyday gossip between friends about y'know when people talk about each- other , oh I think he 's a bit er I think he 's a bit camp , or I think he probably is but erm yeah yeah all that kind of thing yeah erm is is like the the informal repertoire , the informal repertoire that you do between friends erm , between people to whom it sort of y'know it 's not very important if you give them the wrong impression sort of thing . |
| 40 | But that basket were only half full and it cost me a quid for what were in the basket . |
| 41 | That 's a bit extreme but it gives you the idea . |
| 42 | He did not feel happy when they told him the result . |
| 43 | She went to see Mr Bailey , the manager of the factory , and she was surprised and happy when he gave her the job immediately . |
| 44 | ‘ And that from an Aussie ? ’ she was startled into answering , then went pink when he gave her a look of what she could only describe as approval . |
| 45 | ‘ You know what men are like — swearing that their casual lovers are of no account , yet going berserk when we tell them the same thing ! ’ |
| 46 | It was small and murky and we called it a lochan . |
| 47 | I was shocked when he told me the truth . |
| 48 | They were very pleased when I told them the outcome of my night on the tiles and Otley sat next to me on the sofa with his arm round my shoulders . |
| 49 | ‘ And another thing we 've got to talk about — it 's not really fair that you have them every weekend . |
| 50 | But they were very kind and they gave me a part in this play , it was called Tilly of Bloomsbury . |
| 51 | The doors to the three lavatories were open and she gave them a quick inspection . |
| 52 | Try sitting the other side of your desk ; it may sound crazy but it shows you the world from another angle . |
| 53 | Some organisations find that supporting libel actions on behalf of their members is politically convenient because it assures them a better or more polite press : the Police Federation is one example . |
| 54 | ‘ I know what you mean , ’ she murmured , willing her hands to remain steady as she handed him the cup . |
| 55 | Given that artists such as Sonia Boyce , Brenda Agard and Jennifer Comrie were first brought to a wider public 's notice in these exhibitions curated by Lubaina , it is not surprising that we owe her a debt which , given the current backlash against Blackwomen 's Creativity , we fear that we may never be able to repay . |
| 56 | She felt certain that he intended her no harm and her fear began to recede , its place taken by a surge of excitement and anticipation . |
| 57 | But perhaps it would be nice if somebody gave you a gift voucher for Christmas and it said an eyebrow trim , and you were dying to have an eyebrow trim but you did n't know where to come , and perhaps you were a little bit frightened about having one , so , it might , you know , get you to come into the salon . |
| 58 | You know , she 's sworn to me she would n't have a Russian if he offered her a thousand quid . |
| 59 | ‘ I 've never been quite sure what the attraction is except that the job is n't boring and it gives me a private life . ’ |
| 60 | But because you 're still at school they think you 're dirty and disgusting and they call you a slag , but it could happen to then any day . |