Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her work refuses any concession to polite conventions of ‘ good taste ’ , indeed her fleshy pinks and pulsing reds make us squirm with embarrassed recognition , reminding us of the ‘ nasty ’ things we do at home — after the guests have gone . |
| 2 | There was a profit of $2.1m in the Homeowners account which compared with a loss in the same period last year of $8.3m . |
| 3 | If Ackerley derived any satisfaction from this rough , rackety , frustrated life it was in his work at The Listener , where his enlightened editorial policies make him sound like a reviewer 's dream ( he telephoned contributors at midnight to query the removal of a comma ) . |
| 4 | ‘ The scouts say it looks at first glance as if thousands are leaving . |
| 5 | The contracts typically say that the decision of the expert is to be final and binding , and that is what the courts say it has to be , in the absence of fraud , partiality or mistake . |
| 6 | ‘ The experts say it dates to the first century , ’ Anna Sabatini had said when she 'd noticed Caroline admiring it . |
| 7 | Reports of sea serpents say they look like smooth snakes , but they are many times larger than the biggest snakes on earth : the longest seem to be about 200 metres . |
| 8 | GABI TUBBS 'S COOL AND AIRY SETTINGS MAKE YOU DREAM OF BED IN SUMMER |
| 9 | And , although this huge deficit is in large measure a consequence of the fall in tax revenue and the cost of unemployment in the recession , the IFS expect it to remain at this level for some years even if a gradual recovery does take place . |
| 10 | And , although this huge deficit is in large measure a consequence of the fall in tax revenue and the cost of unemployment in the recession , the IFS expect it to stay at this level for some years even if a gradual recovery does take place . |
| 11 | Other transforms include the cleft transform which results in ‘ It was the dog that chased the cat ’ and the question transformation giving ‘ Did the dog chase the cat ? ’ . |
| 12 | If you 're wanting to take er early retirement and erm you 're wanting enhancement say you retire at fifty nine and you want some enhancement , can you ask for enhancement sort of up to sixty five or has it only got to be up to sixty ? |
| 13 | The revenue want it paid into an account in your name or a joint account . |
| 14 | Some Berliners want it preserved as a historic site , others fear that it could become the focus for neo-fascist demonstrators . |
| 15 | What did Ken say , little Ken say he wanted to be ? |
| 16 | Some traders expect it to fall to 3,100 within the next few weeks . |
| 17 | Her employers , the Northern regional health authority , want to prevent her returning there , to end her secondment as a neo-natologist in Newcastle-upon-Tyne , and for the foreseeable future prevent her working in child abuse . |
| 18 | The problem comes in many forms , but for the sake of brevity let me concentrate on pollution . |
| 19 | Bearing these points in mind let us look at developments in each of the main policy areas over the whole period . |
| 20 | His notebooks show him hesitating between reminiscence ( ‘ It was exactly eight years ago ’ ) and testimony during trial ( ‘ I am on trial and will tell everything ’ ) . |
| 21 | ‘ The IAC consider it damaging for the Labour Party to regard the SDLP as their equivalent in Northern Ireland and the IAC believe the Party should distance itself from the SDLP . ’ |
| 22 | It ate their future complete it waited for them |
| 23 | Loudspeakers admonish us to hurry to our next classroom ( up three flights of stairs and along endless corridors ) . |
| 24 | From a pocket in the case , he removes a copy of a painting of Jesus , which he holds up for me to see , widening his eyes like he used to when challenging an opponent or the press . |
| 25 | ‘ I want to see him take the ball from them , and the strikers , so that he can look to score goals like he did in Wednesday 's game with Turkey . ’ |
| 26 | And then Sue tell her to go to the giro place . |
| 27 | ‘ I think the best solution to all this is to have third country umpires like we have in other sports . ’ |
| 28 | The drawing suggests a physical barrier to communication so that as the two parties approach they slide past each other . |
| 29 | Rather than arguing about whether God exists , the theist and the atheist find themselves arguing about whether metaphysical terms have meaning . |
| 30 | Their long legs allow them to stride through tall vegetation and shallow water to forage for a variety of animal and plant items . |