Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's good no I tell you why I thought they were crap cos you gave me an album and it had the had Dancing in the Moonlight and that was good but all the other songs on it were really shit . |
| 2 | At Oxford I discovered that most people were only too willing to be friendly if I gave them a chance . |
| 3 | I 'm sorry if I gave you a fright . |
| 4 | This made me uneasy , and I was glad when someone gave me a glass of white wine . |
| 5 | Ackroyd knew immediately where he meant and his blood ran cold as he knew what the foreman was going to say next . |
| 6 | Were n't you , you were really quite horrified when you saw what the excavator |
| 7 | We face real threats internationally from pollution , over-population , from famine , from nuclear accidents and from the collapse of an unjust world economic order which means we take more money from the poor than we lend them every year . ’ |
| 8 | It would n't come across as very credible if I trusted you a third time . |
| 9 | Erm this has been prepared by Mr erm and perhaps it would be helpful if he gave you the flavour of it . |
| 10 | He was n't sure if he liked what the Headmaster had in store for the Bookman and they had started arguing about it . |
| 11 | It would n't look very good if I gave you a great big rambling piece of paper now to tell you about communications |
| 12 | They 're pricey , mind , but good if you want something a bit out of the ordinary . ’ |
| 13 | We found the discussion very useful since it gave us a better idea of the strengths and weaknesses in the future household projections and where the points of political leverage may lie . |
| 14 | It was about five inches long when I bought it a month ago , and now it is approaching 10 inches . |
| 15 | There were no squabbles … as long as they did everything the same as anybody else and paid their fees , which were exactly the same . |
| 16 | Yeah as long as we know what the other 's doing . |
| 17 | As long as you teach them the basics , they should be all right . |
| 18 | You can work it out , how many pennies per gram , or you can work it out , how many grams per penny , and it does n't matter which way round you do it , as long as you know what the answer means , but which way do you prefer ? |
| 19 | As long as you know what the whatnots is |
| 20 | The sort of stuff that you get in in y'know sort of everyday gossip between friends about y'know when people talk about each- other , oh I think he 's a bit er I think he 's a bit camp , or I think he probably is but erm yeah yeah all that kind of thing yeah erm is is like the the informal repertoire , the informal repertoire that you do between friends erm , between people to whom it sort of y'know it 's not very important if you give them the wrong impression sort of thing . |
| 21 | He did not feel happy when they told him the result . |
| 22 | She went to see Mr Bailey , the manager of the factory , and she was surprised and happy when he gave her the job immediately . |
| 23 | ‘ And that from an Aussie ? ’ she was startled into answering , then went pink when he gave her a look of what she could only describe as approval . |
| 24 | ‘ You know what men are like — swearing that their casual lovers are of no account , yet going berserk when we tell them the same thing ! ’ |
| 25 | I was shocked when he told me the truth . |
| 26 | They were very pleased when I told them the outcome of my night on the tiles and Otley sat next to me on the sofa with his arm round my shoulders . |
| 27 | Some organisations find that supporting libel actions on behalf of their members is politically convenient because it assures them a better or more polite press : the Police Federation is one example . |
| 28 | ‘ I know what you mean , ’ she murmured , willing her hands to remain steady as she handed him the cup . |
| 29 | But perhaps it would be nice if somebody gave you a gift voucher for Christmas and it said an eyebrow trim , and you were dying to have an eyebrow trim but you did n't know where to come , and perhaps you were a little bit frightened about having one , so , it might , you know , get you to come into the salon . |
| 30 | You know , she 's sworn to me she would n't have a Russian if he offered her a thousand quid . |