Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fisher Row is a special case , but Dr Prior 's fascinating study has much to teach us about other occupational groups within our urban societies . |
| 2 | It can be argued that Reich 's work has much to tell us about contemporary politics . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sure I do n't know for what act of yours the Deity has seen fit to bless us with mounted Normans , and shiploads of mercenaries , and woods that burn in a trice , but you must have dropped a word somewhere that commended itself . ’ |
| 4 | People who study psychology never seem able to apply it to real life . |
| 5 | Mother , in other words , is thought to be always the same mother , parental influences are regarded as invariable throughout childhood , and an assessment of the parents ' psychological characteristics at one point is thought sufficient to typecast them for good . |
| 6 | Since no more is claimed for the incapacitation effect on conventional criminals , it appears reasonable to recommend it for offending corporations . |
| 7 | Studying the semantic features of texts is inevitably rather an intuitive business , and in so far as we can quantify such features at all , it often seems best to attach them to grammatical labels ( eg " colour adjectives " , " adverbials of place " ) , and to use some arbitrary standard of measurement , such as number of words . |
| 8 | Providence saw fit to favour me with wonderful in-laws . |
| 9 | They were so far away from me , and there was nothing that they could do to alleviate the hardship of Legion life , so it appeared unnecessary to burden them with minor worries about bullying and violence . |
| 10 | This arrangement , which appears to have much to recommend it in professional terms as well as adding to the attraction of professional posts for recruiting purposes , has not been taken up on any scale by public libraries . |
| 11 | Neither Jochen Mass nor Patrick Tambay did much to push him towards fresh championships ; his Number One status in the team was assured without effort , and I have often been led to wonder what would have happened if Teddy Mayer had been smart enough to hire a young hot-shot to give Master James a needed shot in the arm . |
| 12 | It also claims our allegiance because it offers to protect our lives , limbs , and property , although it does little to protect us from predatory corporations . |
| 13 | What does this tell us in practical terms ? |
| 14 | Once public debate is permitted in the election period it becomes hard to prohibit it at other times . |
| 15 | He was the one who had first asked her with rushed ineptitude , despite his having planned the question for months , ‘ Are you ever lonely ? ’ |