Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heard Island , comparatively tiny , has little open ground and a smaller range of habitats ; comparative remoteness has presumably given it fewer opportunities to acquire a flora . |
| 2 | A nurse has secretly slipped him some strips of paper in his hands . |
| 3 | ‘ I had to come especially to see you this morning , Leith , ’ he said earnestly as he fell into step with her . |
| 4 | ‘ We 're in the WH Smith Top 40 and it has only taken us four years to get there , ’ says Tom White of makers Upstarts . |
| 5 | It was important that she ring her parents to let them know not to expect her that day . |
| 6 | ‘ The manager has not given me any indication whether I will play but I am ready and it would be nice if I could . |
| 7 | ‘ The DoT has not given us definite promises and has discouraged us from expecting too much . |
| 8 | Kish has just given you one example I 'll give you one of the others . |
| 9 | please contact us at this number , this address , erm or attract the attention of the person who has just given you this flyer . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , Bergman has decided not to direct his own script , but has instead put it in the hands of the Danish director Bille August , who made Pelle the Conquerer , which won last year 's Palme d'Or at Cannes and which Bergman is rumoured to like so much that he has already seen it six times . |
| 11 | Well the reality is of course that Clare has already told us that internment did n't work the last time , it was badly done the last time . |
| 12 | Someone has probably thrown him some rubbish which he 's swallowed . ’ |
| 13 | Franca had in fact tried vainly to waken him that morning , stirring him a little and calling his name . |
| 14 | The sport has also given me many friends . |
| 15 | ‘ Richard has also given me many opportunities and without him and Peter my life as a freelance jockey would be made just that little bit more difficult . ’ |
| 16 | This Church has also given me new faith . |
| 17 | Yes Dublin Sports and Social Committee has really done it this time ! |
| 18 | His heartbreaking search across the world has now brought him more joy than he ever wished for — and more than 100 relatives ! |
| 19 | Mr Paul Craddock who is a director of Horizon has kindly sent me some details of the paranormal events that have earned the studio a certain reputation for experiences of the , shall we say , ‘ unexpected ’ . |
| 20 | Guinness Publishing Limited has kindly given us five copies of The Guinness Book of Records 1992 to give away . |
| 21 | It has n't asked me any questions about how weird my machine is or wh what are you doing with an Amstrad or anything . |
| 22 | Oh he has n't eaten it all mummy |
| 23 | As your man is single and has n't given us any name apart from his father 's , I take it he 's unattached . |
| 24 | In an elderly upper-crust voice , I complained about ‘ This business of trying to jam the other chaps ' telephones — y'know , it has n't done us any favours at all , frankly . |
| 25 | So if you can try and explain to Sarah what you 're doing , she 'll know how to do it next time . |
| 26 | a number of the savings erm and the increased income that is available to , to avoid savings are the result of your own policies developed over a number of years and I hope implemented with a degree of further manage managerial action which has actually given you some money to spend , erm which will avoid you having to make er painful cuts in order to fund a new growth and in particular I would highlight the significant movement that has has now taken place , children from special educational needs provision outside the county , back into the county . |
| 27 | It has never given him any trouble , but we 've always kept an eye on it . |
| 28 | Cuckney has never found it difficult switching from the public to the private sector , or vice versa . |
| 29 | Although they receive notification from education of the intention to assess a child , they are uncertain of their role , and so , with other pressing priorities , they tend not to give it high priority . |
| 30 | You 'd better ask me some questions I think . |