Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fur made my skin dry and I began to feel better . |
| 2 | It is a little bit weak and it lacks a bit of punch . |
| 3 | It 's blummin freezing and the pavements are a bit slippy so we have to walk careful like . |
| 4 | Yeah Carrie went and as she , as she left he patted her on the bum which is , you know , a bit friendly and I said to Jess well look , put it this way , cos she 's really , she flirts a lot |
| 5 | I thought you were a bit depressed when you returned . ’ |
| 6 | Or rather it would be a bit dishonest if I did n't . |
| 7 | ‘ In future it will run on Thursdays and it 's designed for people who are a bit shy or who want to protect their anonymity . ’ |
| 8 | one , two , you just hold on a minute can you , just wait till Mark 's finished , cos it gets a bit confusing cos we get too many people knocking about . |
| 9 | To tell you the truth I was a bit miffed when I found out , but now I 'm beginning to see it from their point of view . |
| 10 | ‘ If it looks a bit narrow when you splash on Pissarro |
| 11 | Kate left the sentence unfinished as she bit her lip . |
| 12 | She is a bit upset that she has had to wait almost a year before receiving any income . |
| 13 | Was Amy a bit upset when she knew you got highly commended ? |
| 14 | Now I think erm Ron was a bit upset because he spent most of of Christmas sending Christmas cards and saying , Please please let this bill go through do n't give it any . |
| 15 | Now , she were a bit upset cos I bought her dinner and that , and she were were n't too happy cos I paid her bus fare . |
| 16 | ‘ There was one thing that struck me as a bit odd when I had a chance to look back on it . |
| 17 | They just think it 's a bit odd because you hide in your room all the time . ’ |
| 18 | It did get a bit rocky after she became pregnant . |
| 19 | Well course she can but it seemed a bit strange that he said that this morning . |
| 20 | Erm you know , and these achievements , he 's not saying that you know re rev revolution 's the way forward , he 's actually saying look what 's happened before under the system that existed er previously , er well it actually existed , you know , at the time he was talking about , there does seem to be an effort by the peasants erm you know to , to improve their lot and therefore wha while he cites revolution in a way you , you can argue it is a bit strange because they seem to be , according to him , have improved their lot under the system that was there in the first place , erm |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd like to , ’ said Zach , ' but I never go to church so it 'd be a bit strange if I sing in it , wo n't it , me not even being a Christian . ‘ |
| 22 | Bit strange when you think of it like that . |
| 23 | In any case , Ned 's a bit peeved so you 'd better go in and see him . |
| 24 | And and then er I took it to the station as well , but I could n't get many other voices , they were a bit garbled but it works really well ! |
| 25 | She finds our convent hateful because it cuts her off from the light , the air , and the sun to which she is accustomed . |
| 26 | The language is a bit spicy but it did n't put me off in the slightest . ’ |
| 27 | But , a bit obstreperous as I say . ’ |
| 28 | Unfortunately he 's still a bit dozy when it comes to starting . ’ |
| 29 | Despite it all , though , you may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you 've been barking up the wrong tree . |
| 30 | you see we have to be a bit careful because what happens if we closed down right and transferred out to the field |