Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , and more importantly , speakers who are not familiar with the use of weak forms are likely to have difficulty understanding speakers who do use weak forms ; since practically all native speakers of British English use them , learners of the language need to learn about these weak forms to help them to understand what they hear . |
| 2 | In neither case did they mean they had personally been involved . |
| 3 | ( Some of the LIFESPAN administrative activities require you to set your default to SYS$LIFESPAN : , hence the example uses this as the LIFESPAN Manager 's default directory ) . |
| 4 | In any case would not the right course require me to give his advice prima facie rather than pre-emptive force ? |
| 5 | And the London-based scientist said he believed it was more than a coincidence that the same colony seemed to have been affected by a second strain of the gizzard worm infection which killed 137 birds last year . |
| 6 | In view of the evident divisions within the Cabinet , he advised her to speak to ministers individually that afternoon to ensure she had their full support . |
| 7 | They needed to engage more senior and junior counsel to help them to fight what looked like turning into a very long legal battle . |
| 8 | My father , by his own efforts , got into the commissioned classes , but lack of a private income forced him to leave his chosen regiment and find a less fashionable , less expensive one . |
| 9 | He took hundreds and hundreds of acid trips , and real strong stock enabled him to do it . |
| 10 | No you wo n't want a copy of that photograph let me tell you . |
| 11 | A SPURNED lover disguised himself to kidnap his ex-girlfriend then tried to stab her in the neck with a syringe , a court heard yesterday . |
| 12 | It was in the interests of the Great Powers that they could not be held bound by a treaty to which they had not formally become a party while , as will be seen , a number of the exceptions to the classic rule enabled them to impose their will upon weaker entities . |
| 13 | LAMP works with the tribal groups to help them revive their culture , languages and art forms , and to be aware of their rights . |
| 14 | A hollow wooden noise made him turn his head . |
| 15 | I felt that your readers would appreciate having this small point clarified ; furthermore , I would like to take this opportunity to say I receive your publication regularly and I always find it interesting , informative and a pleasure to read . |
| 16 | Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ? |
| 17 | some artists expect us to make them stars . |
| 18 | You choose a tune such as ‘ Yellow submarine ’ or ‘ I love to go a-wandering ’ and go round the different groups getting them to practise their parts . |
| 19 | Many Fine Art graduates take up professional practice as artists , and this course encourages them to consider their role as artists in the community by providing opportunities for short-term placements outside the Faculty . |
| 20 | Rather more than 20 years ago , over a lunch in Staff House , I was persuaded by three eminent lecturers of this University to allow them to nominate me for the Council of Consumers ' Association . |
| 21 | There 's twenty-five guineas to the winner — and if you had some money to back yourself to win you could make as much as that again . ’ |
| 22 | Well , what the government has said today is that they 're giving us some money to help us to take it and boost it a bit further and we 're very pleased to see that . |
| 23 | I think it should only take a few minutes to have you begging me to make love to you … ’ |
| 24 | Pupils have many different views as to the nature of learning and the role of teachers , and part of the work with a new class is in some cases to get them to modify their perspective . |
| 25 | Our traditional British reserve made them think we were very hostile and resented them being here , and their extrovert camaraderie we regarded as showing off . |
| 26 | I do n't SEE WHy people grope us together as holigans 'cos we ai n't alright you get troble makers in every facktion But They do nt publish it if a niggeR does a old Biddy do they give us a faiR chance will someone as for stop being a SKIN I do nt think I will . ’ |
| 27 | the English Department hopes you enjoy your work in English in S1 and throughout the School . |
| 28 | The news when Rain reached the office was that Tavett was again being questioned by the police ; there were insistent rumours of a row between Maureen and Barron ; the freedom of speech people were muttering obscenities because their latest attempt at a cartoon had been rejected ; and the Patriotic Ten were casting around for a fresh mind to help them get their statement into publishable form . |
| 29 | Suppose a law was now being considered by Parliament which you thought was really unjust and harmful ; which , if any , of the things on this card do you think you would do ? |
| 30 | But I think we 'll use some Dermavate Have you got plenty of Dipabase |