Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , to whom belongs the credit for this near miraculous escape from falling victim yet again to socialist ideology and dogma , which is in decline and disrepute everywhere , except for a few Third World countries ? |
| 2 | Poems order experience and share it ; understanding them and writing them involves an act of creativity , and in both activities there is a kind of joy involved when the order of words , or insight into the effect of that order , corresponds with the way things are . |
| 3 | One of them involves the observation of events as they actually occur , and the other involves experimentation which causes events to take place . |
| 4 | There is nothing wrong with the service and tourism sectors , but overreliance on them produces an economy just as vulnerable to recession as previous versions built around heavy manufacturing industry . |
| 5 | ‘ Neither of them fits the picture of a proper mother . ’ |
| 6 | Nothing destroys a sense of humour more than fear . |
| 7 | No-one wins a dispute with Graham , so there 's hardly any point indulging in a slanging match . |
| 8 | So water for me represents the ordinariness of life which Jesus can take and make very special . |
| 9 | Everyone agrees the safety of 500 pupils is paramount . |
| 10 | Everyone agrees the camera loves her ’ |
| 11 | ‘ One of them plays the piano most beautifully . |
| 12 | The article also quotes a source at the Ministry of Industry as saying that the government wants the spin-off , with corporate outside investors for the new entity , adding that , although the government is not opening up France Telecom 's capital to outside investors , ‘ nothing prohibits the privatisation of its subsidiaries . ’ |
| 13 | Nothing slows the work of |
| 14 | First , it makes good sense because everyone understands the language of money as a common denominator which goes across all boundaries . |
| 15 | In case you find that potential recruits feel that the Park Society offers a marginally cheaper way of supporting the Welsh countryside , I think it is important that everyone understands the difference between us . |
| 16 | The pragmatist might suggest that precision is fine only so long as everyone understands the term : in fact , Pulex irritans is less obviously a flea , than ‘ flea ’ . |
| 17 | Herein lies a big problem for managers who must take steps to ensure that everyone understands the need for involvement — To this end a series of seminars and talks should be arranged in order to explain the issue , seek ideas and the commitment of everyone to meeting the challenge . |
| 18 | It 's not very nice because everyone thinks a fire is flames but the really dangerous thing is smoke and you literally ca n't breathe in the smoke . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been talking to people about this , 'cos everyone thinks the video is so sexy , you know . |
| 20 | ‘ Everyone thinks the Amaranth Line was enormously wealthy , but so much of it went in the Sorcery Wars — dear me , I intended no discourtesy , sir . |
| 21 | This is a collective ritual in which everyone plays a part . |
| 22 | Surely one of thee needs a drudge ? |
| 23 | " Nothing outfaxes a Nefax " reads the advertisement on the side of a traffic-bound London bus . |
| 24 | Everyone has a sex life … it 's no one else 's business |
| 25 | The veteran broadcaster , pictured visiting a vice den which specialises in £80 ‘ Miss Whiplash ’ sessions , declared : ‘ Everyone has a sex life , it is no one else 's business . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Everyone has a sex life . |
| 27 | Protagoras ' reply to this is to contend that political wisdom is not a matter of specialized knowledge , but something in which everyone has a share , and in which it is necessary that everyone has a share , " Otherwise the state could not exist " . |
| 28 | Protagoras ' reply to this is to contend that political wisdom is not a matter of specialized knowledge , but something in which everyone has a share , and in which it is necessary that everyone has a share , " Otherwise the state could not exist " . |
| 29 | In the learning enterprise , everyone has a share in it , the teachers as well as the taught . |
| 30 | I said to him , look at it this way , everyone has a will and you should make sure you have one made . |