Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [pron] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he said that they could perhaps take a look round to see were there any secluded windows anywhere or any openings where they might just squeeze through . |
| 2 | It 's wonderful — richer and more unctuous — in stuffings or to flavour sauces where you would normally use lemon or lime . |
| 3 | Close friends and family — those who really care about you — will be happy to comply but you must remember to tell them that you would like them to indicate what they think are your weaknesses as well as your strengths or they will simply say nice things about you . |
| 4 | It is also important to recognise that indirect costs of issue exist in terms of the final issue price being below what the market might have been willing to pay for all of the shares ( and hence the company receiving less funds than it might otherwise have done ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Not the most brilliant thought you 've ever had , Flo , ’ Maria ventured tartly , moving away again , avoiding Luke 's eyes although she could literally feel the weight of his attention on her . |
| 6 | I had few worries that she would suddenly take an interest in American history , but she might notice something out of place and the combination lock looked much more sophisticated than it actually was . |
| 7 | The signs are a good thing because they remind drivers that they should always keep to the speed limit . |
| 8 | It is only through learning and understanding these considerations that we can really love our partner sexually . |
| 9 | This problem surfaces even in his introduction in which he states that his concern is to show how artists ‘ consciously aspired towards goals that we would now regard as scientific in a broad sense ’ ( p. 1 ) . |
| 10 | The ASB will , before long , be producing proposals on some of the most difficult subjects that it will ever have to face . |
| 11 | Clad in a coat which was so stiff with gold wire and seed pearls that he could scarcely bend his arms he rode with his escort beneath a line of arches which were suspended on ropes between houses on opposite sides of one of the main streets . |
| 12 | Ms Hepburn , speaking in London , said she was so haunted by the images that she could hardly sleep . |
| 13 | It is to these aspects that we shall now turn . |
| 14 | But his turning up at such an occasion may be an explicit act of communication — a way of saying without words that he can now resist the blandishments of the bar and that his friends and colleagues are to regard him as a reformed character . |
| 15 | But the important point to remember is that we do not observe these sociolinguistic patterns directly : it is the speech of individuals in conversational settings that we observe and describe , and it is by analysing a large quantity of spoken language from many speakers that we can then demonstrate the patterns that emerge from our data . |
| 16 | Now , when you 're putting on the presents there are little , there are other areas within putting on the presents that you can possibly include like a present 's going on the tree , you happen to see your name in it on the tag , right ? |
| 17 | It also is a chance to show those shits that we can still play without Batty . |
| 18 | A MediaStar source says : ‘ There was no battle over who should take charge of a merged media operation , simply a decision by clients that they would rather continue with the same team . |
| 19 | It should be realised of course that this does not close the door on further delegation each year should indeed there be indication from the schools that they would so wish . |
| 20 | This competition has eluded United since its inception in 1961 , and after last season 's defeat by Sheffield Wednesday there must have been doubts that they would ever win it . |
| 21 | It was only when I was in Holland that I had my first serious doubts that I might actually fail and have to marry Janice — in which case there was no way I would wish to claim custody . ’ |
| 22 | And the chiller and the waterways and everything should all have been done all at the same time . |
| 23 | ‘ Eric built up a wonderful relationship with the fans and we 'll never forget him telling us that he loved us when the team were parading the League trophy . ’ |
| 24 | Despite his airforce fatigues ( he has a pilot 's licence ) and handlebar moustache ( he is a cult on the military base circuit ) his feet never leave the ground : but close your eyes and you 'd never know it . |
| 25 | Nearby , alum has been worked for centuries and we could still see the remains of the old landing stage where little coasters brought brimming vats of urine from London , which was mixed with the local mineral to produce dyestuff fasteners for textiles . |
| 26 | With no trains running , people turned to their cars and you can hardly blame them . |
| 27 | Money was the issue , because he used to spend his money on hobbies and I 'd never know what I 'd be getting from week to week and some weeks I 'd not get anything . |
| 28 | Thanks and I 'll just outline the background to the figures that has just presented to you . |
| 29 | ‘ Come on in , quickly , that 's right ; cover your shoulders and you 'll soon feel warm . ’ |
| 30 | In erm Romans chapter three and verse twenty seven it says that er Jesus died for our sins and I 'd just like to leave this thought with you , that n er just like me , when I could have died the other week in that plane crash , that none of us knows how long we 've got on this life and , however long or short it is , there 's no time like the present to get right with God if you , if you are n't and the only way to do that is through Jesus . |