Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In other words , he was still developing the characteristics that would eventually make him a character actor . |
2 | ‘ That meeting with Ken and his decision to make Ken 's part big made it a sort of broken-back type of play . |
3 | Somebody had apparently given her the matchbook and she had been carrying it around with her ever since . ’ |
4 | I thought it was very unfortunate that Catherine had only given him a daughter , not a son . |
5 | Yes , but I 've , I 've only given him a lump figure you see . |
6 | The couple were taken to police headquarters for questioning where they admitted they had picked up a man on the night of 10 July by the harbour but did not know him and had only given him a lift into town . |
7 | ‘ If you had only given us the Law : Dayenu ! … |
8 | But they would have only given you a book for |
9 | Before any of the officially appointed Dealers below sell you a Saab Approved used Car it will have undergone a stringent 40 Point Check and Service by dedicated Saab-trained Technicians using factory approved equipment and only genuine Saab parts . |
10 | Give me the leave to make the best of my fortune and only pardon me the abuse of your house . |
11 | Why should he suddenly grant you an audience ? |
12 | Killing him would only make him a martyr . |
13 | Mr Tsongas , a pro-business liberal , argued that to restart the campaign he abandoned three weeks ago for lack of funds would only make him a spoiler . |
14 | The average man may perhaps think it an exaggeration but I do assure you that this is factually so and nights are not now so dark that I can not be completely aware of what is happening around me before , during and after the nets have been set . |
15 | ‘ Better make me a list for Christmas , ’ Wayne said , and he gave her his hand to help her out onto the lakeside track . |
16 | ‘ Better make it a fruit juice this time , then , ’ she said . |
17 | Better make it a pound each . ’ |
18 | Thrill-seeking impulses led them to many momentary and immediate adventures , and it was this period of his life he referred to when he said he had never been in an orgy of more than three people , although he tried ineffectively to promote it a time or two . |
19 | do you want some posters for Gordon and Adam , well I can only lend you a couple of ones , but those might do if she turns them over |
20 | It only got us the £15 at The Marquee for doing a show for Radio London , the old pirate radio station . |
21 | The new crossing will obviously make it a lot safer . ’ |
22 | As they queued to pay , each of them was told : ‘ We ca n't add up your bill , so make us an offer ! ’ |
23 | Although Edward apparently promised him the captaincy of Berwick in September 1319 , during the English siege of the town , and grants continued to come his way during 1320 , his allegiance was soon to be severed by the ambitions of Despenser , whose attempts in 1320–1 to enlarge his share of the Gloucester inheritance in south Wales raised the whole march against him . |
24 | We know there are plenty of you howlers out there — so send us an example of your most tuneful work , as soon as possible . |
25 | He is well liked and sticks to his brief come what may — a tactic that has rightly earned him the nickname of the ’ Bardic steamroller ’ . |
26 | but I mean you do n't think erm cos he said to me he said oh I suppose I 'd better buy you a Christmas present and I said yeah buy me something that I 'd use . |
27 | The beauty of its setting and its predominantly stone buildings , allied with its intellectual traditions , have justly earned it the title of ‘ Athens of the North ’ . |
28 | Only send us a sign … ’ |
29 | I 'm glad I did n't buy a sling because I only used it a couple of times . |
30 | Tasteless ridicule of her religion should be absolutely forbidden in the family circle ; not only has she a right to her own beliefs , but an attack on them would be an attack on something that gives her strength and comfort and , best of all , hope as she nears the end of her life . |