Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [conj] [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One Orcadian woman was quick to retort when asked why she was there . |
| 2 | It is selfish to try and live out your frustrated ambitions through the life of your child . |
| 3 | Isambard had accepted his bond on the instant without a word of triumph or mockery , and left him alone to exult and grieve over his father 's belated legacy . |
| 4 | Human beings are able to develop and pass on their culture by means of language , which is , of course , itself a product of culture . |
| 5 | ‘ Ye mean ye 'd be willin' to try and kill off her friends just to keep her to yerself ? ’ |
| 6 | Unfortunately , encyclopaedias are very expensive to compile and publish so one can not hope for a new edition every year and the information in them is thus often very dated . |
| 7 | She refused to budge until she 'd got one or two matters in order , and , ignoring the fact that he looked ready to go and hunt up her bag himself if she did n't soon move herself , ‘ Is it all right for you to invite me to Mr and Mrs Hepwood 's home ? ’ she asked for starters , and braved his acid glance that said he 'd hardly be likely to issue an invitation if it was n't . |