Example sentences of "[vb base] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we know that people disagree to some extent about the right principles of behaviour , so we distinguish that requirement from the different ( and weaker ) requirement that they act in important matters with integrity , that is , according to convictions that inform and shape their lives as a whole , rather than capriciously or whimsically . |
| 2 | Now it 's where the family sit each evening cosy on a rug in the dim smoky light ; like the black house dwellers in the Western Isles preferring the warmth of the hearth to the luxury of space . |
| 3 | Although the book 's authors concede that ‘ bluffing , exaggeration and obfuscation are all part of the game ’ , they believe that honesty , friendliness and fairness may be more than their own reward . |
| 4 | Even Reagan 's critics concede that welfare reform was a significant achievement , but more than that it was an important turning point in the education of a chief executive . |
| 5 | I note that the C E C is opposing this , but I feel that maybe they 've missed the points and the branch should actually take some responsibility for this because the wording could be better , we concede that point . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you might not have , my dear , ’ he added unfuriatingly , and apparently impervious to the effect he was having , ‘ though I by no means concede that point . |
| 7 | Britain 's most successful entertainer ( 'I 'm not a pop singer , I hate that word . |
| 8 | I hate that ad . |
| 9 | Speaking to Record Mirror 's Graham K , she emitted all the maturity of a media mother figure : ‘ I hate that desperation people have . |
| 10 | But I hate that sound . |
| 11 | ‘ I hate that man for what he did to me . ’ |
| 12 | I hate that song , and the rig-out . ’ |
| 13 | They know we 're not anti-gay , or we hate this or we hate that . |
| 14 | Remember also , the pitfalls for children of ‘ tickly ’ yarns ( I hate that jumper , it tickles ) , of necks being too tight ( I 'll never wear that thing again ) when ears have almost been severed off at bedtime ! |
| 15 | I could n't be an A&R man because I hate that side of the business . |
| 16 | It 's just that I hate that expression , that 's all . ’ |
| 17 | I hate that sort of stuff but it pays and money from that goes towards my travel and equipment costs . ’ |
| 18 | Graphically the game is up to the Codies ' usual high standards , the sprites being extremely cutesy ( I hate that word , it 's so barf-worthy ) . |
| 19 | I hate that sort of stuff but it pays and money from that goes towards my travel and equipment costs . ’ |
| 20 | Monica , the nursery nurse , told me : They all know what it 's like to come in and say , " I hate that child , it 's been crying all night " ; whereas they feel reluctant to say that to other people because people are looking at them and their age . |
| 21 | I hate that at nightclubs . |
| 22 | God , how I hate that woman . ’ |
| 23 | you 'll all be sitting saying , oh I hate that Maggie Thatcher , or whatever ? |
| 24 | I hate that . |
| 25 | " I hate that . |
| 26 | ’ I hate that term , ’ she says above the screeching parrots . |
| 27 | I hate that record . |
| 28 | She 's not a bad person , actually I quite like Elaine Paige but er I hate that record . |
| 29 | I hate that is n't it awful to be obvious . |
| 30 | There is an equivalent section that relates to criminal evidence which allows a , a statement to be introduced but only where the needs , where the , I hate that word , the , where justice requires it to be introduced . |