Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb base] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the honourable gentleman as always makes er more than a debating point , I think he makes a serious point which er deserves to be answered , erm it is not , if I can put it this way , the intention of these orders er to turn auditors into er snoopers or narks er and to do so I think runs some very serious risks , not only of reducing and undermining the relationship between auditors and their clients , not only of imposing very substantial additional cost burdens on auditors which will have to be borne by companies and ultimately their clients , but also there has an example he 's given I think to be some difference , put it no more than that between public money and private money , even though I acknowledge that were talking here about the trusteeship in some cases of of er d er public deposits and funds . |
| 2 | Having cre , credit by David 's withering look I always say you have to be terrified ! |
| 3 | So that as you sell the the slots , first of all you want you want to be able to point out where which the slot is when you 've er er finally sign the contract . |
| 4 | She was inherently an observer , and in order to observe you have to be incognito . |
| 5 | So I do n't feel I need to be defensive about the show , ’ she declares . |
| 6 | She says you have to be brusque with them because they 're getting on a bit , you know . |
| 7 | He says you have to be devoted or you 'll be kicked out ! |
| 8 | He says you have to be realistic and who 's going to pay a million pounds for a player who 's thirty in october . |
| 9 | His owner Dick Knowles told Dogs Today : ‘ There 's nothing in the constitution that says you have to be human to be an MP ! |
| 10 | Bruce says you have to be steady … you do n't have to br strong or brave … |
| 11 | Have a look at some other exhibitions , get ideas , do some costings , and estimate the time span you need to be ready . |
| 12 | As the neck of the pigeon clears the neck of the suit , I grab it , double it back and pinch the bend as hard as I can — remembering you have to be cruel to be kind — scratching my own neck quite badly in the process . |
| 13 | He says they hope to be able to carry on as before , the kennels should be self-financing . |
| 14 | Tunnard ( 1989 ) makes some excellent suggestions about ways this can be achieved , including : improving ways of providing emergency protection for children at times of crisis by drawing upon the support of the extended family and local community ; involving parents in decision making , providing parents ' representatives and encouraging the development of local support groups ; improving what happens after separation by offering children and families choices about what can be done , and ensuring contact is promoted and maintained ; dealing with sexual abuse cases in ways that help non-abusing parents to avoid taking a defensive position and that give them the resources and support they need to be able to protect their children . |
| 15 | She recalled her resolve to be friendly , therefore she laughed as she said , ‘ You 'll have little trouble from me in that respect . |
| 16 | It is better described as a full day 's expedition , and those who undertake it need to be well-provisioned and should allow ample time to see the many natural attractions along the way . |
| 17 | Mind you behave , Victorine called after them : do n't give us cause to be ashamed of you . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't think you have to be similar to share friendship . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't think you have to be extra nice to him in the courtship period — it will be very hard to back-track later on . |
| 20 | ‘ You mean you want to be alone with me as much as I want to be alone with you ? ’ he enquired . |
| 21 | Later having cut the ties and had a look at the will , he made another in which he repeated the legacy as follows : ‘ All the legacies I have left to people in the will which I have opened I want to be valid , and whatever is written in it . ’ |
| 22 | While I can see that the woman you wrote about may well have deserved what she got — your report says the little girl was badly bruised — I do think we have to be wary of going to extremes . |
| 23 | Like I have to be sure of him . |
| 24 | We 've talked about this so often : you know I want to be supportive , but I also have to do my job properly . |
| 25 | Also taking that view was Dr Tony Andrews of the Royal Veterinary College in London , who said : ‘ I know I have to be careful in what I say but in my view , the management in many herds as far as feeding regimes are concerned is little better than controlled starvation . ’ |
| 26 | He relaxed the convulsive pressure of his teeth cautiously , and drew breath deeply before he resumed with arduous reasonableness : ‘ Is that really necessary , in a case like this , I know you have to be thorough , but the distress to the parents … |
| 27 | It is important to realise , however , that what we have discussed in this chapter is relevant to the next chapter , since if we want to know how language is understood we have to be aware of the large number of different levels of processing which are involved . |
| 28 | ‘ You understand I have to be careful , ’ replied the Bookman . |
| 29 | yes , oh yes , and erm , going back to somebody asked me earlier , erm , about how it , I feel I have to be able to write about , just about anything , erm , and so if I was given commission to write about any one thing I would have to put myself in a position to , to be able to do it . |
| 30 | Until the police arrive I need to be alone . ’ |