Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Respect for their seniors was near the top of the list … however high or humble they might be . |
| 2 | Cllr Eddie McEvilly , Labour , said : ‘ It is really quite disgraceful for chief officers to show our hand like this and reveal we would not have a strong case . ’ |
| 3 | I think this is clearly Miller 's main use for the character of Alfieri and he tries to make this more realistic by making Alfieri a lawyer though I do not think that this is done very well as Alfieri does not say anything which would justify him being a lawyer as all Eddie asks him are things he would have asked anyone though perhaps he asked him because he was a ‘ lawyer ’ and he respected this and knew he would get confidentiality . |
| 4 | McLeish contemplated this and decided he would have to find out more about Yeo Davis 's financial affairs . |
| 5 | Your skin is like creamy blossom and your eyes are so clear and grey they can see into the soul . |
| 6 | We felt more strongly than ever that while differences of race , nationality , culture and religion are interesting and mean we can learn much from one another , they should never be manipulated to lead to conflict on a personal or international level . |
| 7 | That night she cried herself to sleep wondering where she had gone wrong and thinking she could not bear it if she never saw Edward again . |
| 8 | Wilkinson added : ‘ When I am old and grey I will tell people that I was there when Eric Cantona scored that goal against Chelsea . ’ |
| 9 | So , he got me handbag and took off with me bottle of DFs and me book from the social and said he 'd give it me back once he 'd cashed enough to pay the bread off . |
| 10 | The more you can relate your quotations to your audience and the people you are praising in your speech , the more interested and flattered they will feel . |
| 11 | He described the changes underway in the country as exciting and says he would like to be in the country at such a momentous time . |
| 12 | ‘ On November 1 they told us that normal Christmas arrangements would apply — that we would work for most of the holiday period — then they dropped this bombshell on November 22 and said we would be off for two weeks . |
| 13 | ‘ I have no rational explanation for this but doubt I would derive that same feeling if I was playing for Japan . |
| 14 | ‘ The prison staff said that was OK but said they would have to tie back the cell doors . |
| 15 | She begged pardon at once for — being so free as to presume I will be read but then , ma'am , you must blame yourself for encouraging in me that letter-writing soul . |
| 16 | alright , fair enough , if , if the , if the deformity is mobile that means you can move it , you can actually do a lot of manipulation and physiotherapy and that can work very well . |
| 17 | cost you far more getting it like that than saying we 'll support you |
| 18 | When he 's really crazy and violent or says he 'll kill himself , he goes into hospital — for about a month , usually . |
| 19 | Now the flagship has been sunk , more quickly than the Mary Rose , but unlike that ship it will not come up again , even after a few hundred years . |
| 20 | Quite convinced that meeting you would dispel the fantasy , and yet at the same time did n't want that to happen at all . |
| 21 | The Saudis said such a protest was un-Islamic and denied it could have happened . |
| 22 | Shackel became indignant and said he would fetch a magistrate and complain about the Chief Constable 's attitude , which he did . |
| 23 | The process is two-way ; some users who have used 1981 data want to continue their research with 1991 ; other users start with 1991 and decide they would like to see how the situation has changed in the last ten years . |
| 24 | I have now been a member of the Institute since my election in April 1991 and feel I must compliment you on Credit Management . |
| 25 | For once Miss Coldharbour had looked uncomfortable and said she 'd have to ask Canon Wheeler , from which Julia had inferred that they had hoped to get her for free . |
| 26 | " Now let me see myself in a glass , " Sara said eventually , and when one was brought gave a gasp of surprise , because she had not worn the high collar before or had her hair braided , and although these strange garments were a little uncomfortable and restricting she could n't help admiring the slashed sleeves , the low , square neck and the wonderful wide skirt that swept the stone floor . |
| 27 | I wanted to be honest and say I 'd |
| 28 | The Mozambican President , Mr Joaquim Chissano , has announced general elections for 1991 but hinted they would be single party only , the Portuguese news agency , Lusa , said yesterday . |
| 29 | If couples are not receiving any extra but believe they should be , the husband should write to their local tax office stating their ages . |
| 30 | I was so elated and relieved I could have kissed them , but immediately felt ashamed that I 'd let them see my fear . |