Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I do recognise some faces , I know some of you recognise me and eh cos we 've done quite a lot of things together , but this afternoon what I 'm going to tell you about is how I fit in with Council , I do n't think any of you know that or know what the Local Government Unit is . |
| 2 | The hull was presumably steel ; it was this that gave her a rust-streaked look under the dirty coating of ice and snow . |
| 3 | Not surprisingly , considerable pressure was put on the Conservative government to take some action to cope with the problem , though it was neither clear nor agreed what the basic problem was . |
| 4 | We thank you for giving us the incentive to do this and wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New Year . |
| 5 | Do this and see what the balance on the P&L comes to . |
| 6 | I asked him to let me have his agreement to this and give me the destination . " |
| 7 | When I see the kid alive , I dismantle this and give you the stones . |
| 8 | ‘ It was only intended as a short-term measure , ’ Schaffer objected , ‘ to keep the valley clear and give us the best possible chance for a manhunt . ’ |
| 9 | If you forget , the helicopter will resume flying crabwise and give you a fairly gentle reminder . |
| 10 | But this kind of stimulus neighbourhood he engineers point of view is actually extremely interesting and give you a hell of a lot of job satisfaction because you are getting the youngsters really involved in what it 's all about . |
| 11 | So I think they 're right to be suspicious , and it 's right for those people who feel they have a role it 's up to them to make it appear interesting and to show them the relevance . |
| 12 | He broke the gun in half and showed us the cylinder filled with six red plastic capsules . |
| 13 | But in reality this is precisely the approach that is most likely to set Europe aflame and leave it a burning ruin . |
| 14 | Managed to let him know about our Social and sold him a book of Christmas Draw tickets . |
| 15 | So I wish you and your family a particularly enjoyable festive season and look forward to working with you for a successful 1993 and making it a year that will bring real growth . |
| 16 | The Sinn Fein man claimed two plain-clothes men approached Mr Fox in Thomas Street , Dungannon on September 2 and promised him a new house if he agreed to work for them . |
| 17 | ‘ Bad cooks — and the utter lack of reason in the kitchen — have delayed human development longest and impaired it the most ’ . |
| 18 | The schoolmaster then spent an endless period fussily sorting out his things — extracting a folded newspaper and a small bag of plums from his case , arranging the case on the rack , examining the seat minutely for anything unpleasant and giving it a brush with the back of his hand , folding his jacket and his jumper with ritualistic care , adjusting the window in consultation with the lady , but without reference to me or to the young Swede , getting his case down again for some forgotten item , checking his hankie , readjusting the window . |
| 19 | It was liking someone one minute and hating them the next . |
| 20 | It is interesting to note that they come from the same stable that brought us the national insurance surcharge . |
| 21 | However , most of what they say has been very constructive and it is taking on board these improvements where possible that give us a better service to our customers . |
| 22 | He employed the wry , self-deprecation that made him a refreshing presence on the campaign trail . |
| 23 | Everyone around him had assumed that at the ti me of his wife 's death he must miss her very much and said what a wonderful person she was . |
| 24 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 25 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 26 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 27 | With this in mind we take a look at the kind of thing the cold weather walker should be wearing on page 26 and bring you the latest thermals on page 24 . |
| 28 | Brown Owl had put all three into the same Six and called them the Ghillie Dhu . |
| 29 | Mr Yeltsin 's team was preparing to counter-attack today with a draft of a new constitution that would extend the presidential term from five years to six and give him a right of veto over parliamentary Bills and to pick a small team of state ministers . |
| 30 | This sets him apart from the ordinary and gives him a reason for living . |