Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real Louise Müller 's sister is visiting Vienna , and called to see me earlier this evening . |
| 2 | After this he made them both some cocoa and began the first of the Just So stories . |
| 3 | The conference adopted a resolution which requested states ‘ to prescribe such methods for the catching of living creatures in the sea , particularly seal and whale , as to spare them as much suffering as possible ’ . |
| 4 | Except that while she was loving him , gazing wonderingly at his blind eyes , Dr Neil said suddenly and hoarsely , ‘ Quick , McAllister ; put the baby in the drawer over there and bring me as much towelling as you can . ’ |
| 5 | She has given me so much happiness . |
| 6 | He has remarked , ‘ No other phase of my academic life has given me so much pleasure and instruction . ’ |
| 7 | My wife , Jane , and close friends were all at Manchester Airport to meet me on my return from France and waiting at home were my mother , more friends , half of Sheffield United FC and Willie Thorne , whose friendship has given me so much confidence . |
| 8 | ‘ At the time , you remember , you 'd given me very little information to go on . |
| 9 | If they sell someone else this week to a Spanish or Italian club ( I assume it can only be Macca or Rocastle ) then they want shooting . |
| 10 | As Eve had anticipated , it did win them much more freedom . |
| 11 | Sean had a free ticket to the Smorgasbord as he was the driver but the waiter charged me only half price after hearing where we had been . |
| 12 | THE two Libyans accused of the Lockerbie bombing have hired a Scottish lawyer who plans to fly out to meet them later this month . |
| 13 | If you are planning to try them again this year , take the precaution of choosing quick-maturing varieties in case this summer does n't turn out to be as sunny . |
| 14 | I do n't see the point of all this , keeping me here this way . ’ |
| 15 | She phoned me earlier this week and invited me to come down here to see her land . |
| 16 | Could it have been one of the footpads who tried to ambush me earlier that day ? |
| 17 | It was as if , because she bore them so much love , the actions of her children had the power to anaesthetize some of her most cherished convictions . |
| 18 | It has its very own North-South divide , with the axes of housing , schooling , employment , and consequently wealth , class and politics all reliably reflecting this division . |
| 19 | Stresa has its very own zoo , worth visiting for an afternoon trip that 's slightly different ! |
| 20 | And now I sha n't need you again this evening , so apart from looking in on Anna from time to time , you may do just as you please . ’ |
| 21 | You might like to hide something there some time . |
| 22 | Mrs Browning had teased her only that summer for becoming more Italian than English and there was some truth in it . |
| 23 | I want to try him again this evening . ’ |
| 24 | And although I found it hard to understand that you did n't want to meet her again that evening , I accepted that she was possibly ‘ not your type ’ . |
| 25 | She rang her friend and arranged to meet her early that evening . |
| 26 | Er he wants two two or three coaches for this and that and for a special to Liverpool you see , he 'd need it later that afternoon . |
| 27 | so that I could actually enjoy it more this time because it 's in , so much of a blur when you get married the first time that you 're caught up with it and you do n't really see what happens , I would like to get married all over again . |
| 28 | Mr Scudamore has his very own place in Grand National history . |
| 29 | Crawford was again in a small role that commanded little attention and he could count it as more experience on the ladder to success . |
| 30 | As to the leading reasons why they did not recycle , 37 per cent blamed a lack of collection points ; 25 per cent said they did not have enough space to store materials awaiting recycling ; 10 per cent found it too much trouble to separate out different categories of waste ; and 8 per cent cited shortage of time . |