Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [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 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I pointed out that by slackening our programme efforts we would simply court mediocrity . |
| 8 | From these thrashing heights they would then shin ninety feet down to the decks again on single frayed and rusting wires . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ At table he would just glower at his food and refuse to talk . |