Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [adv] [verb] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ms Robinson , of Harmire Road , Barnard Castle , took over the campaign reins more than three years ago and regards her appointment as something of a coup for the north where she also hopes one day to stage a regional conference . |
| 2 | Some diet books imply that if Ann diets , so that she too weighs 10 stone , she will have to eat less than Mary . |
| 3 | Movement from scene to scene does not use scrolling as per Lucasfilms , but requires that you completely leave one location and then enter another — this is not as smooth as other game systems , but Sierra have refined it to a fine art . |
| 4 | At this point you realise that you either need one computer to generate the images and a second to handle the transfer of these to the film recorder or you buy a bulk film pack ( which at over £6,000 costs as much again as the PCR/SlideWriter ! ) and run the imaging process overnight . |
| 5 | It 's a replacement for the DOS Type command , except that you automatically get one screen full of information at a time and you can scroll backwards and forwards , and search for particular text . |
| 6 | Now imagine that you only have one year to live . |
| 7 | The argument is that you only have one life , that you are the most important person in the world and that if you do n't take responsibility for your own development , who else will ? |
| 8 | Another problem may be that you only have one machine for both recording and playback so that only one of these activities can go on at one time . |
| 9 | So they 're , I do n't know whether it 's , i it 's terribly reactionary to say that we really want one teletext cos your holidays , might they be coming up on Ceefax |
| 10 | That 's a tribute to the British work force and do n't let the honourable gentleman forget that we now have one point four million more in work , in the U K than we had ten years ago . |
| 11 | Peskibe continues to thrive , operational profits there are now well over a million a week and I think it 's worth remembering that one subscriber may have three subscriptions say to two movie channels and one sports channels and if you count these individually , it means that we now have four point nine million subscriptions achieved during the second worst recession , recession this century . |
| 12 | ( 6.12 ) unc it turns out that we only need one law to deal with channel declarations : an elimination rule analogous to ( 6.3 ) . |
| 13 | The instrument contains electronic components , which are wired up so that they automatically compare two radar frequencies and convert the result into convenient units — miles per hour . |
| 14 | The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car . |
| 15 | It does not show that it always favours one interest — in fact the contrary seems to be true . |
| 16 | He was so ample that he completely filled one side of the table , and a heavenly smile suffused his round pink face as he said : ‘ My favourite of all the wines is — rose petal . ’ |
| 17 | He used to try and learn other players ' licks from the radio and this process was hampered by the fact that he only had one pass in which to do so . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm not sure whether I should be flattered or otherwise , ’ her host drawled , and she decided on the spot that she hated men with sophisticated wit — was he saying that he took it as a compliment , or not , that he only got one mention at lunchtime ? |
| 19 | Ludo and I just took one side each and approached every table with snapshots of Tamsin . |
| 20 | The master read the prayers ( there were only two of us with the family now ) ; and I well remember one incident . |
| 21 | It was like an itch , something I had no way of resisting , like when I walk along a pavement in Porteneil and I accidentally scuff one heel on a paving stone . |
| 22 | And I only had one scene with him . |
| 23 | It did n't take long and I only spotted one word with more than one syllable . ’ |
| 24 | With me it would if I if I even had one drink going on stage , I 'd be terrified . |
| 25 | ‘ Bathsheba , ’ he said , coming closer , ‘ If I only knew one thing — whether you 'd allow me to love you , and marry you after all — if I only knew ! ’ |
| 26 | I was directed to a table set under one of the deep arches and which already had one occupant . |
| 27 | And you just finish one go to another one . |
| 28 | It was , after all , my film début , and you only get one chance at that . |
| 29 | A tear fell and splashed uselessly on to the pillow , and she clumsily drew one arm over her eyes . |
| 30 | So if you just use one sheet of A four does . |