Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or sorry because it embarrasses you to be with me because of it ? ’ |
| 2 | Or awake unless someone tells me so . |
| 3 | But he is never arrogant , strident or aggressive when he presents his case . |
| 4 | The point is that although book knowledge is in itself a good thing , it is useless and worse than useless if it deflects your attention from the question that you are being asked . |
| 5 | Similarly , a dictator may feel secure and God-like because he believes he has the love of the people . |
| 6 | It is black and gleaming and it gives his wife Meriel the willies . |
| 7 | so I thought he , he 's changing things he 's saying well I do n't think this is suitable and I do n't think my way of tackling this is suitable because he 's used to dealing with different kids , although they 're a similar age , they 're not very motivated or mighty but they 're more motivated than these kids , but he says like he 'll turned back towards the black board and he 'll be writing and they 're shouting abuse at him , F ing and blinding and he says it makes me so angry because I do n't know the voices well enough to know who 's saying it |
| 8 | It 's long and shiny and it takes me ages to do it . |
| 9 | We realise that as the play develops she is not as ‘ white ’ and good as she wants us to believe . |
| 10 | All well and good until he extends his ideas to the god Uranus , which he enthusiastically does . |
| 11 | We ask whether the assumption , that integrity is a distinct ideal of politics , fits our politics , and then whether it honours our politics . |
| 12 | The other side of the coin is that it is very satisfying and rewarding because it stretches me in every possible way . |
| 13 | Everything Nicolas or Bridget says is wrapped in inverted commas , which open as the character opens his mouth and close as he closes it . |
| 14 | ‘ My friend Sheilagh up on the mountain is very nervy and distraught until she has her turf in . |
| 15 | Her parts often require her to be prim and snooty but she says she is nothing like that in reality . |
| 16 | For many black people , this is the only form of protest open to them in a society which is racist and discriminatory and which consigns them to the lowest positions in the class structure . |
| 17 | This is something I was trying to get clarified but I do n't care really as long as somebody gets it . |
| 18 | And then we come to the sixth race which is the eight forty five , well I 'm going to go for Angie Baby here in trap three , she 's erm a little bit of a kidder but she might have the legs of these , as long as something leads her , she 'll come and erm try and do them on the line , so it 's Angie Baby for me there , erm Ruby Blue in trap six is a danger . |
| 19 | ‘ As long as it amuses him , and he has nothing better to do . |
| 20 | Yet , dump a skip on the road outside your house , leave it there as long as it pleases you , subjecting your neighbours to its unlovely sight , and no-one seems too concerned . |
| 21 | Divergent sexuality , it is clear even now , is only permissible as long as it allows itself to be stolen , as long as it conforms to existing industry patterns and dominant sexual stereotypes . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , as long as it thinks it controls . |
| 23 | As long as it plays I suppose . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Well , Gran , as long as it lasts I 'll try to enjoy it . |
| 26 | As long as it makes you ‘ special ’ , Ego will go along with it ( and will ignore the fact that specialness and spirituality are quite incompatible ) . |
| 27 | As long as he gets his food and sleep — ‘ and a bit of show jumping in between ’ — he is quite content . |
| 28 | Especially if , mind you , he might not be able to do anything , it 's like I say you you 've got your hot water and it 's probably a job he can do better in the week , one night as long as he says it 's safe to use and you 're not gon na blow the tank up on yourself ! |
| 29 | Well as long as he knows what wants doing , as long as they 're safe . |
| 30 | Well a as long as he knows I 'm looking for him . |