Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can offer you tea , coffee , or whisky if you 'd rather . ’ |
| 2 | It is true that this ‘ agreement ’ , or settlement as I would prefer to call it , had only been viable when lesbians and gays tolerated their own oppression , tolerated homophobic behaviour , tolerated heterosexist indoctrination , tolerated liberal tolerance . |
| 3 | ‘ You have n't got a brother or sister so you just do n't know , do you , how someone might feel ! |
| 4 | ‘ Neither my brothers or sister or I have any children , ’ said Pakeezah when her mother had finished telling the story . |
| 5 | And if we 've got the project quality plan right there should n't be any problems or queries and it did remind me of this Australian er project manager , who I 've mentioned to one or two other people over lunch , who used to sit in a great , a great office , running multimillion pounds ' project and when people came in to complain to him , he used to refer them to the plaque on the wall which said R T F C. |
| 6 | You could use some of the dry transfer lettering that is available from most art shops , or ask your local framer or photographer if they could recommend a calligrapher to you . |
| 7 | But as soon as the name has merged with the object it designates , we must , conversely , resort to metaphor , allusion or allegory if we wish a more expressive term . |
| 8 | He says privatisation , or denationalization as he calls it , will make the railways run better . |
| 9 | This month at Exit Art/The First World , the recently expanded art conglomerate founded ten years ago by Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo , you can see the very same announcements by Rauschenberg , Duchamp , Rivers & Co that you may have thrown away — along with about 200 others — in ‘ The Design Show ’ , a survey of gallery invitations from the years 1940–92 . |
| 10 | A recent survey by law firm Eversheds shows that a quarter of senior executives of medium and large-sized companies are considering changing their accountants , bankers or solicitors because they do n't get value for money . |
| 11 | If you feel shy about breastfeeding in public , wear a loose jumper or shirt so you can push it up and tuck your baby underneath . |
| 12 | whether we needed to go back for anything to go in the fridge or freezer If I got this page sort of full by the end of the week , people there were picking out their , they were getting tea bags and coffee and biscuits , you know for two pages full , I 've got one page full and of course with that I could get erm , packet of the Ferrera Roche |
| 13 | It 's called the Hotel Leisure and Conference Centre , it 's actually based at Chorley or Charley if you come from that neck of the woods and er everybody that goes will be able to use the lagoon swimming pool er or challenge someone to a game of squash on one of our six courts . |
| 14 | On a practical and down to earth level it is worth finding out what clerical support you are likely to get in the clinic or base where you will be working . |
| 15 | I have not written to any other directors or shareholders as I presume you are in a position to pass on this enquiry . |
| 16 | ‘ For those who like term shares , the best deals at the moment are from Stroud & Swindon where you get 10 per cent gross fixed until January on £5,000 or more , ’ says Willis . |
| 17 | Forest landowners could not even erect fences or hedges unless they were low enough to allow the deer to enter and leave , consequently crops were often destroyed by them . |
| 18 | But ask your doctor or midwife if you are unsure . |
| 19 | N.B. It should be noted that in Austria twin beds often consist of two separate mattresses attached to a single frame or headboard and they can not be separated . |
| 20 | He had previously been arrested in May 1982 , when he was editor-in-chief of al-Yawm newspaper , and was held without charge or trial until he was released following an amnesty at the end of 1982 . |
| 21 | ‘ My husband does n't do any housework or cooking but he is marvellous with the children , ’ says Larissa . |
| 22 | ‘ I just hope we can catch up with him before he gets knocked down by a car or finds his way off the roads into open countryside or woodland where it will be harder to find him . ’ |
| 23 | They need a home where they will be safe from hunting animals such as bears or lynx and they also need a place to store food for the winter when the land is snow-bound . |
| 24 | By 1806 the Widow , or Veuve as she was known , and her kitchen table were the talk of Reims . |
| 25 | The M2 , or Alligator as it is known in West German service , is a vehicle the size of an average forty-five-seater passenger coach , and is essentially a self-propelled bridging pontoon . |
| 26 | In particular if notice of an application for such an order has been given he may : ( a ) strike out the claim or defence if they show no reasonable cause of action or defence and enter judgment ( Ord 13 , r 5 ) ; ( b ) where £1,000 or more is claimed , upon submission of affidavit evidence proving the facts ( and proof of service of the application , copy affidavit and exhibits seven days before ) , enter summary judgment in a default action where there is no real defence . |
| 27 | ‘ They were mainly people with offices or garages although I had one or two with large country houses . ’ |
| 28 | The WBC have already said they will strip Bowe or Holyfield if they pulled out of the deal with Lewis , who knocked out Donovan ‘ Razor ’ Ruddock 10 days ago . |
| 29 | Do you get more recognition or coverage than you would have working by yourselves ? |
| 30 | He also distributed library books to those who asked for them — although I saw few books in the cells or barracks and it was stated that few prisoners were interested in reading . |