Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That unsettled me a bit , but we eventually got going and it was all right . |
| 2 | So much goes missing that we 've got to find out why . |
| 3 | I gave it one of its earliest tests on my first trip to Coombe Abbey at Coventry , where I had sixty pounds of bream ( weighed ) and only stopped catching when I ran out of groundbait . |
| 4 | He only stopped working when he ate or slept . |
| 5 | The bridge plate should only need replacing if it is split or lifting away from beneath the table ; check for this by looking inside with a torch and a small mirror . |
| 6 | If the horse suddenly starts bucking when we ride it , and we jump off and swat it with a cane ; the horse will remember , but it may remember the wrong thing . |
| 7 | So stop bleating that you ca n't ! |
| 8 | ‘ They only stop pestering because he a child , ’ Jancey declares . |
| 9 | Made in the reign of Calixtus , it was obviously seen fitting that it should end the series of pictures of the popes involved in the struggle . |
| 10 | In this case , the physiotherapist gives the sole of the foot gently graded stretching as it is placed to the floor . |
| 11 | But let me return to the question that is of genuine interest , this question we so enjoyed debating when our evenings were not spoilt by chatter from those who lacked any fundamental understanding of the profession ; that is to say , the question ‘ what is a great butler ’ ? |
| 12 | We forgot to mention that as an added bonus the winner will be presented with the 555 by Paul Chandler himself at the London Music Show ‘ 92 , so get dialling and it could be you . |
| 13 | I suddenly started thinking that he knew , he knew all along that Elsie was n't dead at all , that she was still alive . |
| 14 | And I mean if they 'd not looked in a paper in nineteen eighty seven eighty eight , and realized that fifteen percent of the fund had suddenly gone missing cos it had you know dropped they they 'd have still got income from their investments , and if they did n't need to cash it , then it would have been no problem at all . |
| 15 | so , so keep going until you get to something that looks slightly different . |
| 16 | Now , that sign which we call in maths , a divide sign or a share sign , does n't mean halving it , right , it only means halving if you are dividing by what number ? |
| 17 | And you 'd better get moving if you 're going to meet the deadline . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd suddenly start weeping if I saw a pregnant woman . |
| 19 | Lee says at the end of the tournament , which he only missed winning because his putting let him down , ‘ Great job , well done . |
| 20 | But social practices only need legitimating if there is some chance that they may be rejected . |
| 21 | Well , we just got talking and she agreed to have dinner with me the following night . |
| 22 | Privet and other quick-growing hedges will soon need clipping if they 're to keep their shape . |
| 23 | The zooxanthellae , symbiotic algae which live in the tissues of photosynthetic ( light requiring ) corals , are responsible for the characteristic beige , brown , green or blue coloration of corals and soon cause bleaching if they are not allowed to function correctly . |
| 24 | No thank you , I , please let me just finish clearing and I 'll , I 'll get it finished off quickly . |
| 25 | ‘ The party 's only just got going and it 's quiet up here , peaceful . |
| 26 | Well well with most word processors , you do n't use return , you just keep typing and it automatically says well I wo n't fit this . |
| 27 | I just keep thinking that there must be a logical reason why Fernando let me go so easily — ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Just keep going and there must still be an outside chance the penalty clause will never come into force , especially if on Mr Trumper 's return he proves half as good as you claim he is . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I just keep wondering if there 's another way of approaching the problem … ’ |
| 30 | And he said , I had all that and that 's why every time you called me something I just kept laughing cos I had it on tape . |