Example sentences of "perhaps [pers pn] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I take a special pleasure in Cold Comfort Farm from the fact that I was myself brought up in a rural setting , surrounded by wild-eyed manic depressives of the Starkadder school , while I was reading the works of D.H.Lawrence and F.R.Leavis , whose loam-laden versions of country life did n't quite chime with mine . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , perhaps I had a bland time , ’ she retorted ineptly . |
| 3 | A Buckinghamshire village boy ‘ liked best to go and stay ’ with a farming grandmother , finding a ‘ special quiet ’ and ‘ peace ’ about her ; while a Yorkshire weaver 's son who went to stay with his grandmother for several weeks ‘ during family sickness ’ always kept the bond they made then — ‘ religious , yet loving , although seemingly cold , perhaps I had a special bit of her love , for she corrected me with thrashing me . ’ |
| 4 | God knows , perhaps I have a sixth sense , but the hair on the nape of my neck prickled with fear . |
| 5 | Perhaps I have a different point of view from the older generation . " |
| 6 | Perhaps she had a poor memory and kept forgetting where she had left them . |
| 7 | Perhaps she had a secret assignation ? ’ |
| 8 | I expected more of you but perhaps you deserve a second chance . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps you had a late night ? ’ |
| 10 | And another thing , you really ought to be venturing further afield ; travelling or doing something more challenging now and therefore perhaps you need a gentle prod to remind you that life is only , after all , what you make it . |
| 11 | Or perhaps you have a good relationship with your financial backers ? |
| 12 | Perhaps you have a medical condition that makes things worse — a back problem , arthritic or rheumatic pains , muscle tension , bad circulation or chest ailment . |
| 13 | She asked for any qualified teacher interested in assisting with training — not necessarily on a full time basis — but willing to sit in and observe and become involved generally — perhaps you have a special knowledge and/or interest in Music — Dance — Anatomy — Etc or would like to know more about training and the role of the trainer . |
| 14 | ‘ Well — perhaps we need a new god — not a maimed monster — as any human must become — We need , after the Holocaust , a God that is no god . |
| 15 | " Perhaps we need a little jazz , Auguste , " he said , winding the mechanism vigorously . |
| 16 | Lambert hesitated , finding excuses in wanting to oversee the complete destruction of the flaming balloon , or wondering where the Triplane was , or perhaps they had a third balloon somewhere … |
| 17 | Perhaps they need a little Radio tuned in to Norman out at that far post ! |
| 18 | For example , somebody might erm be homeless , but no hostel in town will take them on because perhaps they have a mental illness or a drug problem , or perhaps they are in trouble with the courts erm we can return to that hostel with the person saying ‘ Do n't worry about these other problems , just fill in the bits you can , the accommodation , and we 'll sort out the other bits ’ . |
| 19 | I 'm Emma with her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage , and love is something that comes in different clothes , with a different way and different face , and perhaps it takes a long time for you to accept it , to be able to call it love . |
| 20 | I 'm not sure perhaps it has a thin catheter or wire I do n't know wire I 'm not sure . |
| 21 | " Well , " Graham said slowly , deciding he had better say something nice , " it 's good , but perhaps it needs a little work . " |
| 22 | Oh good , perhaps he had a funny flavour or something that 's put him off |
| 23 | ‘ Perhaps he had a secret assignation , ’ said Lili . |
| 24 | Perhaps he thought a Naval commission was the right way to start his career . |
| 25 | Perhaps he saw a comprehensive theology , with the great disputes all ironed out , as a necessary basis for salvation through Christian society . |
| 26 | Ellen may well be a marvellous wife for Derek and the solace of his mature period but perhaps he needs a different partner on air . |