Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] 's [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said there 's these hills where it 's hot and rains all the time , and in the rain forests there are these very tall trees and right in the top branches of the trees there are these like great big flowers called … bromeliads , I think , and water gets into the flowers and makes little pools and there 's a type of frog that lays eggs in the pools and tadpoles hatch and grow into new frogs and these little frogs live their whole lives in the flowers right at the top of the trees and do n't even know about the ground and once you know the world is full of things like that your life is never the same . ’ |
| 2 | And there 's these hills where it 's hot and rains all the time , and in the rain forests there are these very tall trees and right in the top branches of the trees there are these like great big flowers called bromeliads and water gets into the flowers and makes little pools and there 's a type of frog that lays eggs in the pools and tadpoles hatch and grow into new frogs and these little frogs live their whole lives in the flowers right at the top of the trees and do n't even know about the ground and the world is full of things like that and now I know about them and I 'm never ever going to be able to see them and then you , ’ she gulped for breath , ‘ want me to come and live with you in a hole and wash your socks ! ’ |
| 3 | In here where it 's nice and sunny ? |
| 4 | Then one of the kids yells that the tap has run cold , and they turn it off and bathroom and shuts the door , and the kids shriek in the water and I drift slowly back to our bedroom where it 's quiet and drab . |
| 5 | Although it 's disagreeable and stressful ( bull and stressful ) |
| 6 | They come from all parts of the country , although it 's true that a function organised by one particular branch will tend to attract mainly members from that area . |
| 7 | I mean I think I 'd like to comment on the way some of the discussion was going earlier , because although it 's true that it 's largely men who are seen as creating the problem , there are certainly large numbers of men in positions of authority in the university who are very concerned about it , and who have been led to re-examine their own behaviour , and who now comment on how uncomfortable and constrained they themselves feel . |
| 8 | And so he got space to build a house and they began it began this part in thirteen sixty although it 's clear that there was an earlier house here , perhaps built at the time when they first got the back in the eleven seventies . |
| 9 | We are there to provide a service to patients , so it 's nice if we can play their favourite music . |
| 10 | Bargaining is often carried out over a period of days , so it 's fortunate that a four- night B&B break at a three-star hotel near the market , is £219 in February and March . |
| 11 | ‘ We have important league and cup games coming up next month in addition to national squad weekends , so it 's understandable that some of our players do n't wish to take their chances in a club fixture , ’ said the Quins ' press officer Alex Saward yesterday . |
| 12 | ‘ So it 's ironic that as enterprise and liberty rise from the dead ashes of state control , the Labour Party here is still trying to blow life into those old embers . ’ |
| 13 | There 's so little work around so it 's marvellous if you can generate it yourself . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ So it 's possible that he was murdered ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Every client I treat usually loses at least an inch — so it 's ideal if you 're going out for the evening and want to wear a specially tight outfit . ’ |
| 16 | It 's reckoned that 80% of people only read the headline , so it 's important that you put your name in it , or at least have your name strongly upfront . |
| 17 | Open capital markets are the future , so it 's important that the UK style of reporting is an essential way forward and not a matter of choice . |
| 18 | It 's part of an enormous cave system , the deepest in Europe at 1,000ft so it 's important that people do n't wander in and out at random , even if they 're experienced cavers . |
| 19 | It 's a question that their parents may also be unable to answer , so it 's important that students be given some idea of what it 's like to earn one 's living creatively as early as possible , and so help dispel some of the fear and disbelief that discussions about this ‘ odd ’ way of working always seem to produce . |
| 20 | This is a fairly complex business , so it 's important that the installation instructions are followed carefully . |
| 21 | This is a fairly complex business , so it 's important that the installation instructions are followed carefully . |
| 22 | We know that he kept away from the moor , so it 's unlikely that he waited at the moor gate every evening . |
| 23 | Well it would n't be Heather cos she 's dark and short and young . |
| 24 | That 's cos she 's lonely and she just wanders about . |
| 25 | Whether we 've passed the exam , got the job , if she 's pregnant or not . |
| 26 | If she 's bored and wants to come out . |
| 27 | I do n't even mind if she 's asleep and she do n't answer , it 's just as good listening to her breathing . |
| 28 | ‘ She looks as if she 's asleep and he does n't seem to be having much fun either . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't know if she 's half-caste but |
| 30 | First , a patient who is conscious and refuses treatment must have his wish respected whatever his condition , provided he 's mature and lucid enough to make such a decision . |