Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [conj] [indef pn] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without this information , the speechreader may appear to interrupt rudely or think that something is going on that he is missing . |
| 2 | ‘ And the school term ends in another week , which means the children either mooching around the house all day under-occupied or vanished and one 's wondering where the hell they are . ’ |
| 3 | One day when he was extremely unrealistic and euphoric , I really became upset ; it was like going in to see a stranger — he was receiving a high dosage of morphine at that time — and I called his pulmonary doctor and requested that something be done or an explanation be given . |
| 4 | If we can not win that support , we may as well go out of business , and it is our duty now at all events to make the best of the situation which has arisen and to see that everything is done to make our Party what Disraeli called it — and what , if it is to have any existence , It must be — a really national party . |
| 5 | Armstrong started up first go and I dialled around the local radio stations to try and catch if anyone was doing anything stupid on the roads . |
| 6 | And as a Portuguese Euro-minister claims that Britain 's oil may have to be controlled by the authorities in Brussels , Jacques Delors demands another £2bn and ERM-inspired interest rates force thousands on to the dole , how long will it be before one of our major political parties has the guts to campaign against the European Community in its present form , rather than sticking their collective heads in the merde and pretending that everything 's coming up roses ? |
| 7 | We looked so thin on the ground , I thought we 'd sit and wait and see if everyone 's coming , but erm we 'll have to get started anyway . |
| 8 | But there was a feeling of peace and quiet in those old towns , a silence that was almost tangible , and it was impressive to stand alone beside the fast flowing river and know that one was surrounded by deep forest for hundreds of miles in all directions . |
| 9 | She had ten minutes , that was all , to see that her mother was safely tucked up on Hunter Ward , and reassured that everything was going to be all right . |
| 10 | You want to promote anticipatory grieving and emphasise that everybody is going to be affected . ’ |
| 11 | Rostov turned round and saw that everyone was bowing except Alexei . |
| 12 | I listened to myself make a horrible noise like Eric going crazy over the phone , and hoped that nobody was passing and could see me in such an undignified and weak position . |
| 13 | I have to go up to the hospital twice a week to day assessment unit , where they are doing test on the baby just to monitor its progress and see if everything is going okay . |
| 14 | ‘ I can get out my binoculars to check on how many customers we 've got — and see if anyone 's nicking anything out of the till . ’ |
| 15 | Even pride , the most self-centred of passions implies that one does see oneself from other viewpoints and care whether one is admired or despised , even to the point perhaps of valuing respect by others above self-preservation . |
| 16 | I 'm very willing , but seeing as someone 's doing something for me , I 'm like you sure you do n't mind ? |
| 17 | They refused to say why they carried out the operation but stressed that no-one was arrested . |