Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ADAM & EVE allows you to create your own ‘ user database ’ of collocations for texts and then generate exercises on these .
2 Er and when you saw the figure or figures did you say anything then ?
3 Other drops were found but nothing else so Mandeville ordered us to resume our search .
4 They have the attitude that Kelly did something to cause her own death — that 's something I 'll never accept .
5 Now in fact what that means for me is that actually we 're all programmers — we always have been — but we have n't been used to explaining it in quite the way that computers need us to explain it , and of course that goes back to this question of understanding English that we were talking about last time .
6 He was absolved , neither waking nor sleeping had he betrayed his trust .
7 I liked that picture so Marie let me cut it out and stick it on the wall .
8 I seem to recall that Elinor helped you to buy your first good bike .
9 Throughout this chapter we assume that individuals know what motivates them and can isolate their goals and discuss them separately .
10 The negative claim insists that a judge may not appeal to the law 's warrant for his decision when he can not show that conventions force him to do what he does , because the ideal is corrupted by any suggestion that past political decisions can yield rights and duties other than those dictated by convention .
11 It will be your responsibility to organise any rehearsals scheduled for the day of the performance , making sure that teams know what time their slot is and that they keep to it .
12 story time I think , Mrs still there and that Mrs did he tell you
13 In other words , erm , whateve the R is greater than C. Do you remember our , our formula for penaltriate benefit of an altruistic act exceeds the cost discounted by the degree of that 's between a half normally .
14 He had a feeling that Maidstone mentioned them to vindicate himself in the eyes of others .
15 But of course I am aware that people want me to do lots of things because I am Kylie Minogue . ’
16 So the simple answer to our question is that God wants us to find something useful in this passage from His word so that we — people who serve God — or , in the other translations , men and women of God — may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed .
17 It was on one such paved area that Lou decided she wanted her pond .
18 I ca n't say that alcohol did anything to lift my spirits , but at least it filled in the time before my date with Detective Inspector Redpath .
19 Check from time to time that residents have something to occupy themselves on hand .
20 The upshot of this long sessions was that Eliot asked me to send him all the relevant documents , which I did in a letter of 20 May .
21 The defence minister , Kaspar Villiger , and his supporters reply that Switzerland needs something to replace its now 30-year-old Hawker Hunters .
22 Songs and sketches find her playing anything from a charity ball organiser to a TV agony aunt ( Irish , like Dillie herself ) .
23 I 'll tell you if T want you to do anything . ’
24 Colin 's did n't look too bad cos Colin told him to leave him a bit longer now .
25 I had come to know Beirut well before my incarceration and various clues of sound and smell enabled me to pinpoint our destination .
26 They agreed that the letter about which Clarissa was so upset must be from the War Office , and Peregrine said it made him feel almost cowardly to have survived the German breakthrough , the evacuation of the beaches and now this latest blow on the very day the capitulation of France was announced .
27 Competence in teaching means having sufficient insight into the teacher 's own weaknesses , strengths and preferences to enable her to adapt her methods so that she is comfortable in using them .
28 Their aim was to ensure that contracts were given and policies enacted which favoured their interests in making profits .
29 The clear autumn day drew to a close and Corbett made them rest their horses for a while .
30 There are several types of tweezer on the market , so experiment with different lengths and shapes to see which suits you best .
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