Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His work matured , even if there is no question that he abused himself and died for that reason . |
| 2 | The man eyed Doyle contemptuously then muttered something to himself and moved to another table and sat down . |
| 3 | They walked on either side of me and talked to each other , jabbering utter nonsense as though it was all so important , and I , with more brains than the two of them put together and information of the most vital nature , could n't get a word out . |
| 4 | Would he not join me in urging Sinn Fein to reconsider their position on this and would he also agree with me and confirm to this house that this government will never do what Mr Adams requests and that is become a persuader of the people of Northern Ireland to join a united Ireland and will he , will he recognise from me that many on these benches remain committed to the union of Northern Ireland and Great Britain . |
| 5 | In any case , Mr Farraday seized the opportunity to grin broadly at me and say with some deliberation : |
| 6 | Keeping records of personnel , updating them and reporting on this information is the foundation of any personnel system . |
| 7 | The two tasks are interrelated but in this book we separate them and look in this chapter at the first and most difficult task . |
| 8 | Coronary risk factors are multiplicative , not additive , so if you already have one or two unavoidable risk factors , the last thing you should do is assume that the sword of Damocles is irrevocably poised above you and reach for another cigarette . |
| 9 | Ideally , she would love to become pregnant again herself but admits to another stumbling block , apart from age — there is no man in her life . |
| 10 | Well welcome everybody and welcome to some Pearson results that er ar maybe rather better than some of you were expecting . |
| 11 | I crept in beside him and lay for some time with throbbing head . |
| 12 | A democracy … demands a dissemination of political understanding wide enough to make the people 's will in government an effective thing … the uninformed citizen … can be misled by the easy halftruth and the persuasive slogan ; or he can feel that understanding will always be beyond him and fall into that apathy which leaves everything to authority . |
| 13 | Erm , cos I just thought he was guessing , you know , and he said he says , I did n't see him , he said I only saw him and pointed to this girl over the other side of the room he was standing beside you when you were in the chair . |
| 14 | She saw him and launched into this song , directing it straight at him . |
| 15 | Example 4:12 Rent review machinery ; no notice ; determination by expert ( 1 ) if the landlord and the tenant have not agreed the Market rent three months before the relevant review date it shall be determined by an independent surveyor acting as an expert ( 2 ) the independent surveyor shall ( a ) be appointed in default of agreement by the President ( b ) give the landlord and the tenant an opportunity to make representations to him and to reply to each other 's representations ( but shall not be bound by them ) ( c ) have power to determine how the costs of the reference shall be borne ( d ) publish his decision within two months of his appointment ( 3 ) if the independent surveyor dies delays or becomes unwilling or incapable of acting or if for any reason the President thinks fit he may discharge the independent surveyor and appoint another in his place and may repeat this procedure as often as necessary Example 4:13 Landlord 's option to select method of resolving disputes if the landlord and the tenant have not agreed the Market Rent three months before the relevant review date it shall be determined by arbitration or ( if the landlord so elects by notice in writing given not later than one month before the relevant review date time being of the essence ) by an independent surveyor acting as an expert |
| 16 | She had noticed men leering at her and whispering to each other with dirty grins on their faces . |
| 17 | She made a fuss of every boat that approached her and mixed with all bathers on the beach , allowing them to pet her , hold her tail , and ride on her back . |
| 18 | The ward clerk glanced at her and stuck in another report . |
| 19 | If no obvious precipitating stressors are elicited , the therapist should leave it and return to this area when they know more about the client 's past history , pre-morbid personality , and present situation . |
| 20 | ‘ You drove to Penzance , leaving home at about seven-thirty , you went to the film and started to drive back , but your van broke down at Badger 's Cross and after trying to start it and sheltering for some time , you walked home , arriving at about half-past two . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I messed around with it and got into this thing of splitting up the amps because I always thought that the guitar was a bit flat in mono . |
| 22 | ‘ Whilst the German idea looks very attractive the NFA have examined it and believe in this country it would be impractical , ’ he said . |
| 23 | He says they know about it and work in most cases is underway . |
| 24 | Such an ideal does not stand isolated from the practices which strive towards it but interacts with those practices , helps to construct them , and is in turn constructed by them . |
| 25 | There 's the firstly that of young children , and it 's something that I remember putting a motion to in the last administration about a creche or whatever or looking into this facility , in the fact of erm , trying to encourage more people with young families to erm , actually get involved in local government and politics . |
| 26 | It is true that the Anglo-Norman aristocracy spoke French among themselves and wrote to each other in that language , long after they came to regard themselves as Englishmen . |
| 27 | Satisfy yourself and dispose of any entry before proceeding to exchange contracts . |