Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It angers me that an insurance company attempted to kick us in the teeth when all we were trying to do was protect ourselves . ’ |
| 2 | Then the elbow joins them as the head is firmly glued to the palm of the hand ; it 's as if that tired old head was too heavy to hold itself up . |
| 3 | It amazes me that a pair of shoes made in the north of England can cost more in common currency in London than that same pair of shoes shipped 3,000 miles to New York . |
| 4 | It amazes me that the fine for moving a seat reservation card is actually more that the one for pulling the communication cord . |
| 5 | He comes back , swears he loves me and the children , but claims he can not live with us any more . |
| 6 | Rachel holds me as the minutes tick away in the darkness . |
| 7 | IF IT worries you that the national survey on sexual habits is not going to take place , you could take comfort from the thought that it probably wo n't make a vast amount of difference in the long run . |
| 8 | What possible sense can there be in a legal rule , for example , which has it that a woman is presumed fertile even though she is past menopause or has undergone a hysterectomy operation ? |
| 9 | ( Rumour has it that a diet of Scottish scones and cookies can alleviate some of the effects of lead . |
| 10 | Somewhere in the middle of the fifteenth century , legend has it that a little girl was tending sheep here when a young lady came to play with her . |
| 11 | But rumour has it that a sevens tournament is going to be organised in Moscow in September to decide who takes over the Soviet place : Russia , Ukraine , Georgia , Latvia or Kazakhstan . |
| 12 | Legend has it that a real giant terrorised the locals . |
| 13 | The lur blowers are far more intriguing because local legend has it that every time a virgin walks past them the sound of the lur echoes round the square . ’ |
| 14 | One acne theory has it that an enzyme deficiency permits testosterone ( the male sex hormone present in both men and women ) to run riot , allowing it to be converted within the skin into a by-product called dihydrotestosterone ( DHT ) which over-stimulates the sebaceous glands . |
| 15 | Word has it that an unlikely combination of forces have come together in a bid to establish a new standard for installing Unix software from graphical user interfaces and will be showing their stuff next month 's Uniforum show in San Francisco . |
| 16 | Legend has it that an age of peace will follow the return of the Stone to its rightful place . |
| 17 | Legend has it that the mandarin was so grateful to Earl Grey for services rendered that he gave him his secret tea recipe , to keep mind , body and spirit together in perfect harmony . |
| 18 | Convention has it that the source of parallel rays of light is behind the observer 's left shoulder at 45° to the x , y and z axes . |
| 19 | It could well and easily be replaced by a doctrine which has it that the surgeon 's act carries liability only if good faith and due care and skill can be shown to be lacking . |
| 20 | Burton-on-Trent is one of the chief centres of the brewing industry , and legend has it that the origin of its pre-eminence was the discovery by a medieval monk that water pumped from the local sandstone after seeping through deposits of gypsum gave beer an excellent flavour . |
| 21 | Today 's myth has it that the Davy miner 's lamp brought safety to Britain 's coal pits . |
| 22 | An article in the issue of 10 February entitled ‘ Why the safety lamp increased accidents ’ ( p 352 ) is headed ‘ Today 's myth has it that the Davy miner 's lamp brought safety to Britain 's coal pits . |
| 23 | Built by William the Conqueror in thanks for his victory over King Harold — legend has it that the high altar marks spot where Harold died from an arrow through his eye . |
| 24 | Tradition has it that the infliction was brought to the village in a parcel of clothing sent to a local family , the Beevers , one of whose members had died from the plague in London . |
| 25 | Legend has it that the guy who invented chess did so as a favour for his king . |
| 26 | Legend has it that the bridge got its name from the plaintive cries of the prisoners as they were escorted across it . |
| 27 | Rumour has it that The High had all been living separate musical lives — Andy in particular having just split with the Stone Roses — when they met in Manchester 's Hacienda club , and decided to put a new band together … |
| 28 | In other words , a bit of a mess , and rumour has it that the thing was virtually unplayable . |
| 29 | Yes , it 's pricey , but it is still a fairly exclusive instrument ( though rumour has it that the Japanese will be issuing their ‘ 51 Reissue some time in the future ) . |
| 30 | Tradition has it that the first fenoderee was actually a handsome prince from the proud fairy tribe of the Ferrishyn . |