Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a standalone machine I would 've given it a fourth star . |
| 2 | As it is , I have reservations about the application of the user interface in the Windows version , and will have to wait to see what the next version brings before I can make up my mind any more firmly than I can at present . |
| 3 | But Bodie softened his voice , teased Liz mercilessly , until she agreed to meet him a few minutes later , to be taken to Linda Stone 's school . |
| 4 | Visitors to Buckingham are hard pressed to guess what the gothic style building in the town 's centre once was . |
| 5 | ‘ I just do n't fancy tackling her a third time . ’ |
| 6 | — You want to see who the real winner is , then look up there . ’ |
| 7 | IAN McCANN cruises the mean streets of Kingston to find out what a crap fist they 're making of the great man 's legacy , and to talk to some of those who helped make him the Third World 's finest musical ambassador . |
| 8 | Listening to those criticisms has taught me a salutary and humbling lesson . |
| 9 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 10 | ‘ The Braer has taught us a terrible and forceful lesson and the real tragedy will be if we fail to learn from it … |
| 11 | ‘ The Braer has taught us a terrible and forceful lesson and the real tragedy will be if we fail to learn from it . ’ |
| 12 | Modern psychoanalysis has taught us a great deal about the ‘ splitting ’ and division that takes place within our own personality . |
| 13 | If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she would n't give him the satisfaction . |
| 14 | He talked of ‘ the white man 's Christ ’ , invoked to preserve what the white man has got ; and of the ‘ black man 's Christ ’ — the Christ of suffering and sacrifice . |
| 15 | The Treasury Bench has heard what the hon. Gentleman said . |
| 16 | The Queen has been told that she is not to summon anybody to form a Government until she has heard who the new Leader is . |
| 17 | Where an officer wants to see what a new or unconsented discharge consists of , therefore , or where his own judgment suggests that a discharge may be polluting , he turns to his sample bucket , which offers the ultimate means for practical purposes of establishing the kind and degree of pollution . |
| 18 | In the political parlance of 1992 , I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy . |
| 19 | ‘ He has given himself a hard race , ’ said Josh Gifford , but if he recovers quickly the seven-year-old will go for the H and T Walker Chase at Ascot next weekend . |
| 20 | Yet at the Enterprise Works has given him a full-time job , making components for local firms . |
| 21 | The Amstrad PCW he bought for writing letters when handwriting became too difficult has given him a new interest in life . |
| 22 | The 5ft 6in speedster felt he was persona non grata throughout Dave Stringer 's five years in charge at Carrow Road , but Mike Walker 's arrival in the summer has given him a new lease of life . |
| 23 | Oliver 's experience of returning to Metastasio 's original text has given him a new respect for that most maligned of operatic dramatists . |
| 24 | After paying the price of fame brought by The Godfather and beating the booze Al Capuccino — as he 's known on set — says his three-year-old daughter has given him a new meaning to life . |
| 25 | He has since got used to only having one sighted eye although it has given him a few recurring infections . |
| 26 | The customer must not only know the protections he is giving up ( see ( 2 ) below ) but must also be aware of the effect of giving them up ; ( 2 ) The firm has given him a clear written warning of the private customer protections he will lose ; all the main protections must be listed ( and include , for example , derivatives risk warnings and suitability of advice ) and not just those specified by SFA itself in its guidance . |
| 27 | ‘ He 's run in with more self-belief , ’ he explained , ‘ and that has given him an extra bit of nip to beat the bat . |
| 28 | This unusual hybrid , together with the Scandinavian tag , has given him an obscure appeal in the States , but denies any connection with the Nordic beat : ‘ Things are happening in Sweden now , yes . |
| 29 | In fact it was one of Adams 's less-explosive innings which has given him the most pleasure this summer . |
| 30 | Anne 's background in painting , textiles and fashion has given her a sure eye for colour . |