Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [modal v] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chairman I 'd just David Allenby Harrogate Borough Council . |
| 2 | For a second she could only gaze at him , completely at a loss . |
| 3 | decorative mirror , with or without a frame , is the type you would normally hand on a bedroom or living room wall , or perhaps over a mantlepiece to reflect the room . |
| 4 | Yeah , of course you ca n't sort of cuddle him like that cos he 's too heavy , I rock him you know for a , a couple of minutes , not that long , he 's taken his braces off as well still do , do n't ya ? |
| 5 | All the other main opposition parties except the conservative Popular Christian Party ( PPC ) boycotted the elections , arguing that the CCD would be an insubstantial body which would merely rubber-stamp presidential decisions . |
| 6 | When you have to take a job , even if it 's a job you can mildly stomach … the fact that you have no choice crushes your enthusiasm for doing the job . ’ |
| 7 | Of course , if everyone knew their partners inside out , there 's a good chance no-one would ever plight their troth . |
| 8 | Normally I 'd be reaching for ‘ annihilate ’ button when faced with such an ‘ aware ’ and ‘ right-on ’ selection of topics but Leatherface succeed where so many others have failed by virtue of the tuneful tempestuousness of their music , an assault with melody , muscle and sheer conviction which is irresistible , and the fact that Frankie Stubbs never sounds like a po-faced preacher — unlike a certain other native of the North-East whose name I can hardly type without sending my blood-pressure into the red . |
| 9 | I am very fond of my ex-editor , but on the whole I would sooner Bill got his pleasure from watching Fred Couples play golf than from reading open-razor letters to the Guardian . |
| 10 | After that coat of paint has dried , a clear flat coat will be applied over the first that will produce a matt surface which will not fingerprint or stain . |
| 11 | I pointed out that by slackening our programme efforts we would simply court mediocrity . |
| 12 | Miss Muffet Make me An Offer I Ca n't Refuse |
| 13 | Litter is left on the slope , much of which is plastic which will never breakdown , but will blow around the mountainside for many years . |
| 14 | BERNHARD Langer stands between Ulster 's David Feherty and the victory which could spectacularly catapult him into the Ryder Cup . |
| 15 | BERNHARD Langer stands between Ulster 's David Feherty and the victory which could spectacularly catapult him into the Ryder Cup . |
| 16 | His vestigial liberalism or compassion persuaded him to resist the introduction of the poll tax for nurses and other deserving persons — but the Whips knew him as a man who would always toe the lobby line with a specious ministerial assurance , such as Nicolas Ridley 's promised poll tax rebate of £130 millions . |
| 17 | Hawkwind used to outrage the establishment by having a hippychick stripper onstage ; today they have a more wimmin-friendly dayglo dancer who could n't outrage a paper bag , let alone dance his way out of one . |
| 18 | Lies , Douglas , if there 's one thing I ca n't thole it 's a lie . |
| 19 | In the hills above the ruins of Capernaum near the Mount of Beatitudes we stopped at a natural grassy amphitheatre which could easily seat 10,000 . |
| 20 | But the fact is no lender can ever be absolutely sure that a guarantor is not being subject to pressure from the principal debtor , and to require him to do more than properly and fairly point out to the guarantor the desirability of obtaining independent advice , and to require the documents to be executed in the presence of a solicitor , is to put upon commercial lenders a burden which would severely handicap the carrying out of what is , after all , an extremely common transaction of everyday occurrence for banks and other commercial lenders . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ We had most of the play , but it is points we need not possession . |
| 22 | From these thrashing heights they would then shin ninety feet down to the decks again on single frayed and rusting wires . |
| 23 | If I give you some background to , to Moat and to the project itself , an and how we 're gon na approach the scheme I 'll then hand over to Alan who will talk about the design issues and the master plan and we 'll price the Three Hills and how they 'll they can meet that subjective . |
| 24 | ‘ If yer do n't git in line fast enough ivery time yer 'll never git a ‘ undred , ’ was the Old Stager 's greeting in praise of the innings . |
| 25 | The activities of Whips are a mystery to most people outside Parliament but it is known that they do occasionally cajole , threaten and even bully MPs who might not toe the party line . |
| 26 | ‘ At table he would just glower at his food and refuse to talk . |
| 27 | That 's the man he is , ’ said Adam abruptly , and strode before them at a furious pace towards the guest-house , pursued by the pain he could not outdistance . |