Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Win or lose you must support your creative people , ’ he said at the Edinburgh TV festival . |
| 2 | She explained , and she showed us all those tiles and bowls , and the brush and comb he used to do his beard with . " |
| 3 | Finally 5 Corps stated to Eighth Army : " it would appear that unless these formations are taken over by us as formed bodies and disarmed they will force their way across border as individual bandits plunder the country disorganise economic life our zone and threatened our security . |
| 4 | I want to leave by about ten tomorrow so I 'll get on to a garage first thing in the morning and hope they can fix my car straight away . ’ |
| 5 | Superb courage and unlimited patience supported an altogether exceptional political intelligence , and in both speech and writing he could express his beliefs with all the brilliance of a highly original mind … |
| 6 | Then along comes old McWhirter and says he will plonk his life savings in the school . ’ |
| 7 | The cost of buying equipment and the requirement of skilled personnel to maintain and run it can make its use in the repeated assessments which are required for measuring rhythms prohibitively expensive . |
| 8 | Charlotte only wants to marry him for the house and comforts he can provide her later in life . |
| 9 | Please think carefully about registering as a bone marrow donor and remember you can change your mind at any time and have your name removed from the register . |
| 10 | You are a natural athlete and find you can disguise your shots easily this way . |
| 11 | And suppose he can obtain his desire , is that so bad as cutting her throat ? |
| 12 | This picture , the third in Faye 's series , focused more fully on her face and the likeness of features and form was very good , but it showed her with such a yearning , wistful expression that everyone who saw it and knew her would think her life had been one long secret sorrow . |
| 13 | Fruity Fred the bull terrier took a fancy to the leggy lovely and thought he 'd try his luck . |
| 14 | Anyhow I gave them some antibiotic powder to put in its drinking water just in case it had a mild infection and they went away happy and said they would tell their friends . ’ |
| 15 | But last Wednesday , BNFL unveiled the completed plant and said it would recoup its costs in ten years and make a £500m profit . |
| 16 | Lynsey quickly remembered her fictitious ‘ dinner engagement ’ and said she would take her own car and follow him . |
| 17 | It took me about quarter of an hour to sort it all out , and then she asked what train and said she 'd get her mum to agree to ‘ take in this ‘ Vern ’ or whatever his name is ’ and meet us at the station . |
| 18 | Her father thought that her glasses must need adjusting and said she should have her eyes tested , but no one made an appointment for her , so she did n't go . |
| 19 | The head girl , Nikki Carmichael , who is 18 and will be participating tomorrow in the poll proper , thought he was marvellous and said he could have her vote any time . |
| 20 | Suddenly he walked back to me and said I ought to avenge my father 's death and that he could help me . |
| 21 | And then he looked , when he put it out he looked over to me and said I could see your face Irene . |
| 22 | The two men were knocked aside as Corbett swung round the overturned wagon and broke into a gallop , clinging to his horse and hoping it would keep its feet on the rough rutted track . |
| 23 | There are so many products on the market I am at a loss as to what to buy and so would appreciate your advice on the type of shampoo , conditioner and spray which would make my hair look thicker and also which perm to try . |
| 24 | On receipt of your completed booking form and deposit we will reserve your holiday . |
| 25 | Mr Chester 's valet who , after Chester 's death , ‘ true to his master 's creed , eloped with all the cash and movables he could lay his hands on , and started as a finished gentleman on his own account ’ . |
| 26 | He acknowledges that the band have an élitist following that generally does n't buy chart records , but thinks he can expand their fan base by getting in the charts . |
| 27 | City of London magistrates fined him for the refusal but ruled he could keep his licence . |
| 28 | could not temper itself , but needs she must bewray her outrageous lust , and in an inconvenient time of the year , despising all discommodities of the way and weather , and all danger of thieves , she betook herself headlong to her journey with such a company as no man of any honest degree would have adventured his life and his goods among them . |
| 29 | It 's entirely voluntary but displaying it would put your organisation in very good company alongside Barclays Bank , Boots , THF , Unigate and many others . |
| 30 | I vowed to have no more to do with her but thought I ought to return her shoes and her key , so I snatched Frankie 's comic and tried to persuade him to come with me . |