Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [conj] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the reason was always that people really needed the money rather than they just wanted to work ? |
| 2 | Students received a certificate only if they successfully completed the whole course : partial success was not formally certificated . |
| 3 | In true pilgrim tradition we prayed and did penance together and we also took our recreation together and we also took our recreation together and so on Wednesday evening we met together for a very happy celebration . |
| 4 | Since few agencies can readily bring such expertise together unless they frequently make different cross-sectional studies , there is considerable demand for the resources of firms providing market research and attitudinal survey expertise . |
| 5 | Deep learning — like knowing how to dress yourself or clean your teeth or ride a bicycle , which you learned to do when young and which have entered your consciousness at a deeper level so that you rarely think consciously about them because you engage in these activities daily and apparently intuitively . |
| 6 | He did n't know whether Alice ever thought of it , or whether the trauma had erased it from her mind so that she now believed the version he had formulated , had taken the lie into her unconscious and made it her truth . |
| 7 | He selected Whitehaven as the scene of his demonstration merely because he already knew its waters , though a reconnaissance revealed not a single large ship , much less any naval vessel , in the port , the 250 craft there being mainly small colliers or fishing boats . |
| 8 | ‘ We have reduced our stock so that we now hold only two days ’ inventory . |
| 9 | I must admit I , I really do n't agree with that , I mean I find that many women who have had erm children actually their figure has improved after the children , they look a great deal better and I certainly do n't think that many women in Scotland looked vast after they 've had children , I totally disagree with that . |
| 10 | We can acquiesce in this thought experiment only because we implicitly assume that enough behavioural complexity will be discovered for us to regard tribe members as having beliefs and intentions , even if , ex hypothesi , their very simple language does not permit them to express these beliefs and intentions . |
| 11 | ‘ Michel wrote to me sometime ago — not from Paris– that they would be away a good deal longer than they originally planned , complications having arisen . |
| 12 | But Grimm nodded towards Meh'Lindi 's bedroom enquiringly and she too nodded her horse-head . |
| 13 | The driver , from Honiton , Devon , said : ‘ I can see the funny side now but I initially thought I was going mad . ’ |
| 14 | That 'll please the BEF … be able to handle 'em in practice even if they never fire 'em in anger . ’ |
| 15 | odd fifty P here , and pound here and I always try to give them a little bit . |
| 16 | Auntie Lou had friends in the town who asked her to tea sometimes but she never dared ask them back . |
| 17 | She opened her mouth again and he quickly held up a hand . |
| 18 | Still , she escapes from the ‘ mad scientist ’ category just as she partly escapes from limiting classification as ( the only ) woman . |
| 19 | DAVID Jason 's latest TV role as hard-nosed sleuth Jack Frost was a guaranteed hit long before it ever reached the small screen . |
| 20 | Not only is the creature convincingly modelled and animated , but ray tracing and lighting effects are used to give accurate refraction and reflection so that it really does look as if it is made of water . |
| 21 | Tony felt that one important factor had been the change in his father 's attitude so that he now seemed to understand how he felt . |
| 22 | INTREPID Peter Bottomley , former scourge of the dozy British motorist , has not abandoned his life 's work just because Her Indoors shunted him from Transport to Northern Ireland . |
| 23 | By the time we get to the jarv tracks I am over it , putting it down to a poor night 's sleep and a wearing day that have combined so that I am feeling the cold more than I normally do . |
| 24 | Practise an advancing competition reverse punch from a fighting stance by holding your guard still as you quickly step forwards . |
| 25 | ‘ The sex object , ’ quipped Maria , a sweet clenching sensation assailing her loins as she reflected on the helplessness of her response to his torrid lovemaking , resentment rising a second later because she still lacked any semblance of control over their relationship . |
| 26 | I felt that your readers would appreciate having this small point clarified ; furthermore , I would like to take this opportunity to say I receive your publication regularly and I always find it interesting , informative and a pleasure to read . |
| 27 | The key determination is whether ‘ originality ’ exists in the selection or arrangement of the database.The current position under UK law would seem to be that a database is protected under copyright law even if it only attains the ‘ sweat of the brow ’ criteria . |
| 28 | We had notice of Sarah 's barrenness even before it properly got under way ( 11.30 ) . |
| 29 | They are very much a part of the scene nowadays and they certainly deserve more than a derisory four laps . |
| 30 | ‘ Hampshire have been so good to me since I was a youngster here that I really want to win something again for them , ’ he says . |