Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Not that I ever drank beer . |
| 32 | Presumably because I was too young , and because life was so full in other ways that I never had time or any real reason to question it . |
| 33 | You will notice that I never include rice and pasta in the menus on the last day of the week to avoid causing an artificial weight gain — the last thing we want for tomorrow morning . |
| 34 | I have already stated that I discovered death at the age of six , and also that I never considered suicide as a possible course of action . |
| 35 | I once visited a pensioner in my village and mentioned that I occasionally like jam but never make it myself because I do not eat it often enough . |
| 36 | The day flew by so quickly that I hardly noticed evening stealing in on crimson wings . |
| 37 | The football stable must be cleansed and further breakages of the law regarding payments will be dealt with in such a severe manner that I now give warning that clubs and players must not expect the slightest leniency … |
| 38 | Apart from the ( very ) occasional disagreement with the teachers I think that I quite like school as I am here for my own benefit . |
| 39 | Your filter is fairly powerful and should be up to the job , but I must admit that I personally prefer undergravel filtration for almost all purposes . |
| 40 | A rifleman hit two men crouching near the Colonel , who later wrote that ‘ this was the first time in warfare that I truly felt fear . |
| 41 | ‘ So I just went a-front there with my milk and vinegar ; rubbed it in my palm and fingers ; and then I rubbed it inside the horses ’ nose and then round their nostrils . |
| 42 | He took her virginity with care , giving her so much ecstatic joy in the taking that she scarcely noticed pain . |
| 43 | ACTRESS Siobhan Redmond has revealed that she nearly quit showbusiness to run a mobile massage parlour . |
| 44 | ACTRESS Siobhan Redmond has revealed that she nearly quit showbusiness to run a mobile massage parlour . |
| 45 | She felt guilty , but she could say with a clear conscience that her business was so demanding that she hardly had time to think of Northumberland although , in truth , as her successes and problems in Italy had increased , there seemed less and less reason to return to Nora . |
| 46 | She was so absorbed in the task that she hardly noticed time passing . |
| 47 | In place of these two extremes , we need to be like Mary , Jesus ' mother , who received the word within her , so that she actually gave birth to the Word of God . |
| 48 | He kissed her with suppressed violence , then let her go so abruptly that she almost lost balance . |
| 49 | Her passion leapt to meet his , and she clung to him , her mouth dragging on his in a meeting so inflamed that she almost lost consciousness as dizziness swept through her brain . |
| 50 | But Kay has admitted ( in her charming Ivy and Stevie ) that she sometimes had difficulty in deciphering her notes , and that Ivy was often mysterious and contradictious . |
| 51 | She was single-minded and uncompromising in her work , so that she sometimes provoked exasperation among her colleagues , a feeling immediately tempered by the admiration they felt . |
| 52 | As she approached , Clara thought that she still looked cross , but she could see that whatever annoyance was there was not directed against herself . |
| 53 | When she looked up the mountainside , as if searching for help there , I realized that she still had fear of me , little knowing the true state of affairs , and felt herself like an animal in a trap . |
| 54 | And when Charles discovered that she too enjoyed painting watercolours they grew even closer . ’ |
| 55 | Dugan has claimed that she never had sex with clients . |
| 56 | But most require that you already have security , either in the form of equity in your home ( i.e. if it has risen significantly in value since you bought it ) or as money in the bank . |
| 57 | Rumour says , my dear , that you actually took tea with Mr Swinton ! ’ |
| 58 | But do n't forget that you only pay interest on the amount you actually borrow . |
| 59 | And this , this other thing as well about erm which is obviously and erm I think what they had in mind was that before you start doing anything radical , before you start having any real land reform at all , you have to ensure that you really have control of that area , he 's had this |
| 60 | I do so hope that you never fall prey to any of the crippling diseases within our society because maybe then you will come to appreciate the need for these experiments . |