Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] [vb mod] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought , I know what my idea of heaven would be , if by heaven we mean a place of bliss in which to pass eternity : a sanctuary where one might chain-smoke without impairment of breathing , destruction of the lungs or damage to the heart , light each fresh cigarette from the glowing butt of its predecessor , and drink ice-free but hundred-proof chilled vodka laced with two drops of angostura and a gill of newly opened Perrier endlessly , with increasing euphoria until a peak of joy and ease was reached but without any sub-sequent nausea or pain or dehydration or oblivion … |
| 2 | Getting back to the briefing if you would Sergeant . |
| 3 | She says we 'll get some old bikes so we can bike to the baths instead of walking . |
| 4 | She had been so much a part of his plans for the future that he was now thinking of countries where they could farm together . |
| 5 | The only gunfire we heard was from the army rifle range across the hill , and sometimes they would bring tanks up on big wagons so they could practice on the moor . |
| 6 | I 'd rather watch men play tennis than I would women ! |
| 7 | Er , one question if I may Chair ? |
| 8 | We do have this process where we can edge-glue the broken pieces so when a piece is broken and a previous glazier put in a piece of lead we can edge bond instead |
| 9 | Powerless to stop the violation , the peacekeepers then watched Croatian Serbs break into UN-guarded storage areas to remove their heavy weapons so they could retaliate. — Reuter |
| 10 | From which we make a deduction and I 'll come back to that deduction in a moment if I may sir . |
| 11 | You will learn most from the diet if you can time it so that there are not too many parties , outings or other disruptive events , especially during the retesting period . |
| 12 | Mr Mayor if I may amendment if I may . |
| 13 | Leyhill prison on the Gloucestershire Avon border is as far from the popular conception of a jail as you can get.Modern buildings cluster around borders boasting blooms that many public parks would be hard pressed to match.Leyhill is an open prison … the last port of call for inmates nearing the end of their sentences.A hundred prisoners work on the nearly forty acres of lawns , borders and market gardens.Their skills won them a silver medal at Chelsea for this display of garden design.And at Leyhill , they 've created a spectacular show … with drifts of brightly coloured pelargoniums competing for attention with giant cannas … and a fine show of roses.New borders are being created all the time … giving the prisoners an opportunity to express themselves and learn techniques that could help them go straight when they 're released : |
| 14 | Supposedly , when I , when I told Nicola the other day that you reckon that I do n't do enough work , she says cor blimey she was shocked she was , shocked oh do it , do it as near to the microphone as you can mum |
| 15 | By one o'clock he 'd be staggered by the reels of shiny new bureaucratic red tape and return to the hotel fort where we would lunch by the pool , talk , plan , watch , and he would slowly recuperate . |
| 16 | Then he 'd have to go off and do something else for a while before he could stomach being with him again . |
| 17 | People with mental disorder can not act like consumers in the ordinary sense of the word because of the nature of their problems — they can not , for example , forsake the NHS for another service as they might McDonalds for Burger King — but we can , nevertheless , devise ways of listening to what they have to say and ensuring their voices are heard . |
| 18 | Mm but it 's good in a way that he 's got his money because he can sort of , sort of finance ours |
| 19 | Processors have made it clear that they will need to recruit non-producing quota holders so they can hand on production capacity to contracted suppliers who already rely on regular leasing to maintain output . |
| 20 | He 's not like a father as you 'd sort of think of a father . |
| 21 | Well , no , you can not breed Killifish as you would Zebra Danios or Angelfish and it 's true that some are best left to the specialist . |
| 22 | I took a mug of coffee up to the pathologist so I could earwig what was going down . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , when a stag mates with a hind , he first scrapes a hole in the ground Then he gets her head and shoulders down the hole , leaving her rear end sticking up in the air so he can sort of get at her easier like . ’ |
| 24 | The , you may get by very nicely on very moderate physical ability in ordinary every day life because you can kind of order what you 're going to let yourself in for . |
| 25 | Sir Richard Body , a farmer who has kept pigs himself for many years , explained that he intends to press on with his Private Member 's Bill since it would phase out the sow stalls within five years instead of the Minister 's eight years . |
| 26 | Why stay putt when you can golf in India ? |
| 27 | He expresses no doubts , knows precisely what is required and will set about the job with the same approach as he would building a house . |
| 28 | I learnt to speak French and German fluently , and had passed as much leave as I could travelling about Europe . |
| 29 | Down the street a block or two , she found a spot under a grocer 's awning where she could pore over the map . |
| 30 | A bit of security of employment so they can sort of sort out for an holiday . |