Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb base] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's , it was , it was er er sheer coincidence that Beverley had been to Crete the year before and I said to Jackie we 've been to Yugoslavia four years , do you want , do you want a change or do you wan na go back to Yugoslavia , she said well I 'll , I 'll have a look , I said how about , how about going to the Greek islands for a change |
| 2 | But the larger questions of how to anchor Germany to the West or watch it turn towards Central Europe , went unanswered . |
| 3 | They do n't admit much light or let anyone see through them very clearly , even when the heavy curtains which hang behind them are open . |
| 4 | Residents are now anxiously awaiting the decision which will either give Mappleton a future or condemn it to perish in the North Sea . |
| 5 | I must admit the ‘ truth ’ did not smack me right between the eyes or make me leap like Archimedes from his bath . |
| 6 | Do you have a car or do you rely on public transport ? |
| 7 | Many victims , perhaps still recovering from their injuries , face silent menace from defendants and their supporters or find themselves blamed for their plight , even in the hospital emergency department . |
| 8 | The court to which an application for a stay of action should be made is the court in which that action is pending and the court can either stay the action or allow it to continue on such terms as it thinks fit ( s 285(2) ) . |
| 9 | Few LEA officers have any experience of delegated budgets in schools or have themselves worked in schools where pilot schemes have been operating . |
| 10 | Steven continues : ‘ There 's a complete balancing out of all the different musical influences which enables us to write songs that make us sound like no-one else . |
| 11 | They nearly all contain the extraordinary adrenalin tug that marks pop off from everything apart from the madder bits of techno — songs that make you feel like you are on speed are harder to write than ones that make you cry — FACT . |
| 12 | In nomadic and village cultures , the master dyer — almost invariably male — often acts as the tribal wise man , whose advice is sought on a whole range of subjects that have nothing to do with making rugs . |
| 13 | In an effort to combat the isolation and fear I felt at the time , I sought out a number of parents in similar situations to my own ; we had to create our own support systems . |
| 14 | You could buy a spare Big Boss , load him up with magic items , mount him on a wyvern and use him to pick off the enemy 's general or other vital pieces early in the game . |
| 15 | This is the experiment and experience I commend to any business man or industrialist who wants to meet the challenge of the ideological crisis of our times . |
| 16 | Two men kissing to music under the stars … or Little David , the barman , would bring out his famous white gauze and feather fans and send them gliding across his sweating chest and face ( you do n't see this any more these days ) — as if the secret thoughts that were normally hidden behind that odd smile in his eyes had escaped and taken flight ; as if , I used to think , it was magic , as if some oddly attractive boy had unbuttoned his flies for you and brought out not a fat red cock but a blinking , blinded , delicate , fluttering magician 's dove , releasing it into the roof of the dark theatre to fly crazily over your astonished head … and above all this was that ceiling of shining stars . |
| 17 | Some players find Goblins hard to use because they imagine they are fighters and commit them to combat as if they were Orcs . |
| 18 | This is because as Dickens wrote his novels as weekly instalments he had to put enough into each instalment whether it be a couple of chapters or many , enough to captivate his readers and cause them to wait with eagerness for the next instalment . |
| 19 | As their two entwined bodies bobbed like corks in the water , Ronni closed her eyes and let herself melt against him . |
| 20 | Held against his heart , feeling the steady beat beneath her cheek , she closed her eyes and let it wash over her in soothing waves . |
| 21 | I guess what I would really like is if I could get my own club and have everyone come to where I was ! |
| 22 | It was hard enough to stare at his photograph and make it come to life , but it was impossible to imagine the figure in the picture living in the sort of conditions which Normandin and others had described . |
| 23 | It always feels like an admission of failure to come back from the Continent and have nothing to show for it . |
| 24 | The retention of the wreckage for detailed scrutiny must not be frustrated because of the owner 's wish to repair the aircraft and return it to service without delay . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll ring my lawyer and have you sued for libel . ’ |
| 26 | Even in the midst of his fear and strain it occurred to him that Dandelion must be very fast : he had covered the distance in a flash . |
| 27 | Upton protesters say they condemn such tactics and have nothing to do with the similar attack in Worcestershire . |
| 28 | ‘ I think Jimmy and I will go and get ourselves a cup of tea and leave you to talk to Len , ’ said Rachel . |
| 29 | ‘ Under normal circumstances , ’ said Charles gently , ‘ you 'd go to your agent and get him to complain to the management . ’ |
| 30 | She would complete the packing , telephone her office to say she was on her way , ring Cobalt and ask him to look after the murder case and the inquiry into the provenance of the Durances . |