Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [conj] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When they go onto these so-called new diets , people tend to lose weight because they automatically restrict themselves without realising they ought to be eating more bread , cereals , fruit and vegetables . |
| 2 | I I 'm very grateful to the minister for his patience but er on the other hand it could be argued that it 's no use having a duty to report fraud unless you also have a duty to detect fraud . |
| 3 | The Cheshire cat is an odd character and he causes confusion when he literally disappears into thin air . |
| 4 | His sensuous words intoxicated her , the heated darkness of his eyes intoxicated her , and Maggie gave a sharp , bewitched cry as he suddenly possessed her , coming deeply into her , his mouth cutting off any further cry as he made a low , dark sound deep in his throat and arched her beneath him . |
| 5 | In other words , whatever the applicant 's interest in the subject matter of the application may be , that interest not only determines whether the applicant has standing but it also dictates the nature and terms of the relief to which the applicant can expect . |
| 6 | If the landlord starts charging VAT , the tenant should ask the landlord to provide evidence that he validly notified the option to Customs . |
| 7 | It is presented primarily to inform and stimulate debate and it therefore adopts a style which is unusual in this journal . |
| 8 | This is a cold , simple fact — the word " dumb " not only fails to attract youth but it positively repels them … |
| 9 | They were too old for most of the jobs which provided training and which only recruit school or college leavers , and too young for many of the adult jobs which required recruits to be over 21 , and where employers preferred those who were married , with a family and a large mortgage . |
| 10 | Financial reporting also helps to satisfy the needs of users who have limited authority , ability or resources to obtain information and who therefore rely on the reports as an important source of information . |
| 11 | Well I have n't suggested a a figure , I made reference and I also referred to the fact that when you then discounted completions , identified sites , and existing measurements , you would be approximately eight hundred and fifty dwellings short . |
| 12 | Besides , the trend on the national newspapers was away from staff photographers and to contract work and I really did n't see the point in moving my family to London without any job security . ’ |
| 13 | Last Friday , Mr Krenz told parliament that he never enjoyed privileges under the old regime of his mentor , Mr Erich Honecker . |
| 14 | Last Friday , Mr Krenz told parliament that he never enjoyed privileges under the old regime of his mentor , Mr Erich Honecker . |
| 15 | Last Friday , Mr Krenz told parliament that he never enjoyed privileges under the old regime of his mentor , Mr Erich Honecker . |
| 16 | I wanted to be a winner when I played football and I still do as a manager . ’ |
| 17 | Dr Martin Orne of the University of Pennsylvania told subjects to fake hypnosis and they easily fooled the hypnotist . |
| 18 | Drysdale is nicknamed ‘ Milky ’ in the Hornets dressing room because he once resembled TV 's Milky Bar Kid . |
| 19 | Oh I see , yes , yes , I , huh , yes I would do , I , I , I would say in quite definitely that these words are inspired by such a such artist and , make it quite clear that I 'm a writer and not a , I , I , I do n't study art or I just do n't understand science and painting and , and its my responses to that , yes . |
| 20 | They probably put dye or something through to send it aro cos it 's three dimensional . |
| 21 | I mean Aunty Mary , well I do n't given up talking to her she 'd she says bus and I just let it go . |
| 22 | The new guidelines are bound to cause controversy because they effectively transfer the cost of agricultural support from the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food to the NCC and the national parks ' authorities , whose budgets are already stretched to breaking point . |
| 23 | Garry Thompson , the Coventry City footballer , told how he was made to take stock of his colour slightly earlier , just after beginning secondary school in Birmingham : ‘ I went up to some guys and asked to play football and they just shut me out . |
| 24 | I hated rugby but I always played when they wanted me to because I was really fast . |
| 25 | Especially as I do n't like colour and I only like black and white . |
| 26 | The Thais enjoy life and they definitely enjoy sex . |
| 27 | He stopped her with the threat of his drawn knife and she sorrowfully sang : |
| 28 | With a treble which had caused major problems in the first round included in the jump-off course , Raymakers could not afford to go at racing pace but it certainly looked hot enough to give his rival something to think about . |
| 29 | Chinese leaders reportedly told Anh that they fully supported the outcome of the congress , which had stressed the maintenance of the party 's hold on political power whilst approving further loosening of its control over the economy . |
| 30 | ‘ All that breeds insecurity but I never received stick from the crowd . ’ |