Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressure on the pound lightened yesterday as financial markets decided to suspend judgement until they heard what the Chancellor had to say , a mood which was reflected among Conservative representatives . |
| 2 | But he he did n't half make money cos he had nothing before that . |
| 3 | Ministers can experience difficulty when they find themselves in a situation where refusing the baptism is their only option and parents can take grave offence . |
| 4 | If you fail to lose weight as you feel you should , it is tempting to cut down on food even more to get better results . |
| 5 | If the authorities refrain from using force because they think it wiser to use other means , the effect is often as follows : … to prevent or resist violence , the governing class may use guile , cunning , fraud and corruption — in short . |
| 6 | 1991 was a milestone for the Hastings Machine Knitting Club when they presented their 10th ‘ Accent on Design ’ Seminar , which included many special features to mark this important anniversary . |
| 7 | There surely are some people in A&R who would n't recognise talent if it hit them squarely between the eyes and others inebriated on their own power . |
| 8 | Andrew Large , chairman of the Securities and Investments Board , is expected to ask the Government for stronger powers to prosecute fraud when he completes his review in March 1993 of the regulatory body 's responsibilities . |
| 9 | So they leave it to the ones who do n't recognise degradation when they see it — I 've been a social worker , I know about these people — women too stupid and disorganised to — ‘ |
| 10 | My boss used to go where the mower had gone , but the fairways were narrow in 1965 and he found trouble when he missed them . |
| 11 | She knew she was n't looking her best at the moment , but they looked the type to know quality when they saw it she thought , as she fluttered he awnings at them , colourless now , tattered and torn by the wind . |
| 12 | The adjutant found Woolley with the armourer , checking ammunition before he allowed his machine-gun drums to be filled . |
| 13 | Sarah Morgan came in to the room like a ghost , and McLeish drew breath as he saw her . |
| 14 | In the life she led it would have been all too easy to succumb to the myriad temptations on offer , but she had seen them for the shallow , worthless things they were , and valued her self-respect too highly to accept dross when she knew she must seek for gold . |
| 15 | We know we can turn each other on , we know that your body needs mine as mine needs yours . |
| 16 | In effect , ignoring the effects of gender in this way merely reinforces stereotyping because it does nothing to challenge the definition of certain aspects of the curriculum as masculine or feminine . |
| 17 | He created space when you needed it and closed it when you did n't . |
| 18 | Luckily Pat had organised insurance before she left her home in Brighton — unlike 30,000 skiers who will head for the snow this season without adequate cover . |
| 19 | And yet he had been thorough , efficient , and ruthless in his investigation , not drawing the line at torture to extract information where he thought it might be withheld . |
| 20 | But if it had been irradiated , well , let us put it this way , I would n't buy food if I knew it was irradiated . |
| 21 | In the following game , the third of the match , Timman had a completely won position until he made his 31st move . |
| 22 | Although the moon was riding high in the sky , and shedding a rather weird , eerie glow on the flowering shrubs and various trees edging the green lawn , she was surprised at how much more calm and at ease she felt in the soft , enveloping darkness as she picked her way carefully over the sand . |
| 23 | You shall see it will fall pat as I told you ’ ( V.i.185ff . ) . |
| 24 | TV presenter Michaela Strachan thought she was an early April Fool victim when she made her debut on The Really Wild Show . |
| 25 | That meant that Duncan had to be six seconds ahead of the plane , applying power before he needed it . |
| 26 | However , most boards tended to extract material when it suited them and rarely adhered to the time-scale or suggestions for different kinds of activity . |
| 27 | ‘ The fact that he took the 100m individual , when I could n't attempt the hat-trick because I failed to qualify for the event at the US trials through illness , is bound to increase interest when we get it together . |
| 28 | No ruling class , no working class , just people producing wealth as they produced it , consuming it that would be an efficient society where nobody would go hungry , there would be no unemployment , no poverty and er it 's the ultimate objective of er the human race . |
| 29 | You 'll be saving money when you buy your Sherpa Underblanket direct from us . |
| 30 | This mixture of fish gets on fine in my tank , except when a week after buying them , the Rainbows spawned which caused chaos as they pushed everything to the other end of the tank . |