Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For these reasons I shall make a declaration to the effect that for the purposes of Part II of the Act of 1987 , an assignee of part of a deposit as defined in section 5 is to be treated as entitled to the assigned part of the deposit and as having made a deposit of an amount equal to that part . |
| 2 | If that was the case I 'd play a synthesiser . ’ |
| 3 | I like to feel that if it came to a stand-up fight I would have a good chance of victory and escape . |
| 4 | Chairman I would like a word . |
| 5 | ‘ If I go to the cinema I 'll have a panic attack and everyone will want to have me thrown out . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Of course I 'd bear a grudge , ’ said Lydia , amazed that anyone could imagine she might not . |
| 7 | Of course I must add a , a word of warning here , because whereas once upon a time many people used to be able to ring the Weather Centres or a Met Office to get their own personal forecast , which was very nice , we enjoyed doing this , it has now got to the stage where so many people are trying to ring us that we just can not deal with all the enquiries personally , and we 're looking into ways and means of erm providing forecasts of this sort of nature , they 're general sort of nature , by other means , such as radio and television . |
| 8 | If I can get three or four dishes into the freezer I can do a dinner party without worrying about being home in time to cook . ’ |
| 9 | As I walk round the croft I can feel a strange sensation in my stomach , a feeling not unlike fear , and I now know that she is dead . |
| 10 | With luck I 'll break a leg or something . ’ |
| 11 | I always find good company in kitchens , and I know from experience I 'll have a welcome down below . |
| 12 | If I say to you , Sarah I 'd like a few words with you . |
| 13 | – I dare say that when I strip the tank down in the future I 'll find a mixed colony lurking somewhere in a corner ! |
| 14 | Jean I 'd love a vodka now ! |
| 15 | In practice one can only talk about one thing at a time , and in this Chapter I shall risk a distorting simplicity by looking at questions of theory largely in isolation from institutional matrices and situations , and concentrating on British activities to the exclusion of the American ones that accompanied or preceded them . |
| 16 | Well I 'll see if I can the te telly I must have a . |
| 17 | Then before putting the resolution to the vote I shall say a few words and ask whether , ah , there are any questions . |
| 18 | Then after four months I will have a long holiday . ’ |
| 19 | In my neighbourhood I can hear a sampling of Spanish , Portuguese , Chinese , Urdu , Polish , Italian and West Indian English when I take my children across the street to the park . |
| 20 | For native English speakers I would give a quite different kind of lecture , and I did not want to be judged by the standards of my lectures to the Japanese , which were nearly always basic and very simple in expression . |
| 21 | Brazil is a eventually in Mexico I could become a Mexican , way up to a Mexico , how do we get to a Mexico , jump to a Mexico ! |
| 22 | ‘ Then in a few months you could have a thriving business here , Mr Robinson . |
| 23 | She swept her sodden hair back from her face thinking she must look a proper sight . |
| 24 | If you take the children and have a family rail card you can get a reduction one third off if it 's a standard fare , a quarter off if it 's a saver . |
| 25 | P. S. You 'd get a feller that was friendly with the bosses . |
| 26 | But safely shut in her new home , fed on taro scraps and berries , she would grow fat ; and one day in the future she would make a tough but tasty roast for a clan gathering . |
| 27 | You could interrogate me , at least , and if you thought I was a double agent you could put a bullet in my head . |
| 28 | Now if you want a coal industry you can have a good coal industry , a profitable one . |
| 29 | Full instructions are provided , although if you are installing a transformer you 'll need a qualified electrician . |
| 30 | Within a long programme you may find a short sequence which contains exactly what you want for a particular lesson . |