Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [conj] [pron] [vb base] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 The same may be true of the Prinias horsemen , but the relief there is rather low , and an alternative is that they turn their eyes on us as guardians of the house : the ‘ terror-mask ’ , a concept we shall meet again .
2 ‘ The only pity is that you concentrate your attention on men who are already spoken for .
3 Part of the Medau Society 's submission to the Sports Council was that we increase our membership numbers , and therefore our income — if we do not achieve this it will have repercussions on our grant .
4 Perhaps a telling comment on this is that a major reason for the recruitment of top , superannuated civil servants into business is that they know their way round the political labyrinth of Whitehall .
5 I mean I think that my principle desire is that they pay their er they contribute to our income and pay their rent regularly and are able to do so .
6 The trouble is if you get her boxfuls she wo n't stop until you eat the lot !
7 ‘ I 'm a businessman first and a boxer second , and the reason I 'm so successful as a pugilist is that I know my limitations better than anyone else . ’
8 What determines their long-term success is whether they suit your metabolism or not .
9 The most crucial aspect is whether we want our currency to be locked into a stable currency in Europe or whether we want to be able to devalue our currency in the hope of averting unemployment .
10 That was Convergence was when you shift your speech style to become more like somebody else .
11 Er last time I went to the doctor was when I hurt my back .
12 Nobody must have been his bombardier , mine was and my navigator was and I see his would have been .
13 erm strike out , interim payment , order fourteen er itself , there 's always still available to them , erm that the other side of the coin is if they get their money and of course they 're going to be threatening bankruptcy for some four thousand odd Names , I mean that 's , that 's equally devastating to individuals , erm my Lord , one would be into a type of argument on balance of convenience if we were at this stage , one would be considering the bankruptcy of the names , whether they have the funds to pay , even if judgment is given against them because vast majority do n't and what would be the point of giving judgment , this order fourteen cases saying one should n't do it in those circumstances , what if the names are right , will they get the money back , will they get a cross undertaking damages and pre er , er and to what extent do now have the funds , to what extent will it actually effect their business in the light of of
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