Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chukar-type partridges Alectoris are longer , more upright and slightly more pheasant-like than smaller Perdix , and readily distinguished where they overlap it in W and S Europe by black and white eyestripes , white chin and throat , broad black band extending from eye down neck to form breast-band , conspicuous black and white barring on flanks , and red bill and legs . |
| 2 | She felt that the atmosphere between them was suddenly much easier although he said nothing for a moment but kept on looking at her as if he were turning something over in his mind . |
| 3 | You can avoid this if you alternate them with your regular shampoo or make sure you find one that does n't contain silicone such as Lamaur Compleat 2 , Mild or Extra variants . |
| 4 | I think you would be interested if I take you through the Severn Tunnel . |
| 5 | Yeah , I go to Mrs , erm can we fish , sharing lists I ga , you know , I think it 'll be easier if we did it in twos , and Becky goes why ? |
| 6 | It 's easier if you do it on the board , and you can see it . |
| 7 | I paid fi fifteen bleeding quid for that and I sai cos this year , I did n't know he 'd done this cos he sits it like that |
| 8 | The question " Were you speaking Patois or English just then ? " will not necessarily make a lot of sense to a member of the London Caribbean community , any more than the questions " Why did you say that in Patois ? " or " How would the effect of that be different if you said it in ordinary English ? " . |
| 9 | In his line of business you do n't get to be forty unless you have something on the ball . |
| 10 | Although I 'm strongly against what can only be described as the ‘ bastardisation ’ of a property , a little out-of-keeping decor is often unavoidable unless you restrict yourself to a very limited range of choice . |
| 11 | His lectures were above all popular because he packed them with information . |
| 12 | I mention this because it brought me into favoured touch with the Commanding Officer for Wales , and through him I was able to gain admittance for Richard to Exeter College , Oxford , for six months prior to his joining the Royal Air Force , a privilege granted to very few cadets . |
| 13 | She does this because she feels it to be her duty to God and it makes her happy helping these people . |
| 14 | You told me you had a bit of a chat with Angy before you asked her about the ring . ’ |
| 15 | He suggested that in the meantime we should visit the Arussi mountains ; this would enable us to assess our men and , if necessary , change some before we committed ourselves to the Danakil country . |
| 16 | Not now you 'ave n't … even if you 'ad some before they dumped you in the Mersey , which I suppose you did 'ave … at some time or other like … . ’ |
| 17 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |
| 18 | ‘ When we dragged Cpl Edwards out of his seat the back of his head had been blown off — but I still thought he would be OK when we got him to hospital . |
| 19 | ‘ It is interesting when I bring someone like Rodney Marsh here for the first time to see his reaction . |
| 20 | Even so , in her darkest moments , wrong as she knew it to be , Constance could not stop herself thinking , If only it had been Mummy . |
| 21 | West Ham look a good outfit , they pass the ball around well in the midfield but are crap when they get it in the box . |
| 22 | She was very calm when she rang me from the hospital asking for her mourning clothes . |
| 23 | His arms closed around her instantly , fiercely possessive as he pulled her against him . |
| 24 | " Or were you expecting this when you took us into the wood ? " |
| 25 | We could find no cause for this when I regressed him to an earlier period in this life and so I went on to regress him to what appeared to be a previous life . |
| 26 | He acknowledged this when he told me in fluent English that he wanted to do a post-graduate degree in biology in the States . |
| 27 | That way the syncro system will be pumping power to all four bits of rubber as you throw yourself into corners with all the wild confidence of a kiddie in a bouncy castle . |
| 28 | Our lives become richer and more free as we give ourselves to God and to of hers . |
| 29 | ‘ I was doubtful when you told me about sharing your house with two young vets , but now I think you were right . |
| 30 | ‘ And it makes life easier when I have somebody alongside me . |