Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm one of the problems fish have on this is that they lay their eggs in gravel or something like that and where males have their own nest sometimes another male comes along and er takes it over , hijacks it piracy and interestingly enough what happens in those situations a pirate male will come in , displace the existing male from his nest and fertilize a few eggs and then buzz off . |
| 2 | I think this is because we have our own distinct identity and proper base . |
| 3 | This is because they share their bodies with algae and have to bring the algae to the surface at low tides so that they can manufacture food . |
| 4 | Few things seem to have been left out , but this is because he based his work squarely on such useful volumes as Michael Darby 's The Islamic Perspective and A. St Clair 's The Image of the Turk in Europe , and a large number of other texts besides . |
| 5 | This is because he broke his watch in the process and handed the busted bits to photographer Pennie Smith . |
| 6 | This was before I did my Leaving . |
| 7 | A far less common problem but one which is much more dramatic is if you put your weight too far forward . |
| 8 | The first is that you leave your opponent with a structure of one in one line , two in the second line and three in the third . |
| 9 | The first is that I felt my battle to be with authority , whether in the form of teachers , matrons , parents , or even nature itself . |
| 10 | Twenty one was when you finished your apprenticeship , |
| 11 | ‘ If so , that is because it suited my uncle 's purpose — he will use Buckingham just as long as it suits him and not a moment longer . ’ |
| 12 | I suppose that 's because I hold your life in my hands . |
| 13 | That 's because I understand her needs and I do n't make demands . |
| 14 | But the only place I 'm gon na put you in , that 's that 's because I think your style and personality will fit there . |
| 15 | Erm that 's if you prove your case . |
| 16 | What is certain is that he made his way there , ignoring all warning from mortal and immortal alike . |
| 17 | ‘ That was before we found her handbag , ’ said Tim . |
| 18 | But that was before she took her baby brother to Wickham Common . |
| 19 | But that was before he lost his family . |