Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already the young men in Harare have been coming to Arthur , knowing his record in Mount Darwin and sensing a kindred spirit ; and he offers them a better way than stone-throwing and kidnapping tactics . |
| 2 | It has become a familiar complaint of managers this season , dissatisfied that the ‘ brave new world ’ of the Premier League merely offers them the same problems as the old . |
| 3 | They always bring them the same day so there 's not much point in looking anywhere else . |
| 4 | It was of course my mother , and she asked me the same questions as my neighbour . |
| 5 | Make me a whole man before I go out to take the field with Wales in my hands . |
| 6 | I got her through my old friend , Blandly , who , with everyone in Bristol , worked hard to find me a suitable ship when they heard the reason for our voyage — treasure , I mean . |
| 7 | When Jerry and I were young if at the end of the month there was no money in the account the bank used to write you a filthy letter if you were two pounds overdrawn . |
| 8 | During the night I visited him every three hours as my vet had told me that if his leg had broken completely it would n't be fair to leave him suffering . |
| 9 | The Sinn Fein man claimed two plain-clothes men approached Mr Fox in Thomas Street , Dungannon on September 2 and promised him a new house if he agreed to work for them . |
| 10 | Ruddock , 25 , signed a three year deal when he moved to Spurs from Southampton for £750,000 12 months ago , and claimed Venables promised him a renegotiated contract if his first season went well . |
| 11 | ‘ It would have been terribly unfair to him and any possible new owners to find him a new home when he was in such a terrible state . |
| 12 | He 'll buy her a small gift when she 's made an exceptional contribution . |
| 13 | But Murphy did n't start and Nolan hit early trouble with his Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 suffering suspension damage which cost him a two-minute delay while repairs were carried out between stages . |
| 14 | The company collapsed , the ITA had to re-advertise the contract in July 1955 , and the ABPC film company , one-third owned by the American Warner Brothers , was persuaded firmly to accept it the very day before ITV started in London . |
| 15 | You can make a ceiling seem much higher by painting it a lighter colour than the walls and keeping the floor a light tone as well . |
| 16 | And he is really responsible for bringing the three , because they deemed us a worthy cause when they saw er the work that we were doing , to perform free for us that evening in order to boost our funds . |
| 17 | As Engels noted , women contribute differentially to the processes of production in different types of society but the contribution of women in the production of the most important goods of the society does not necessarily give them a high status as he thought . |
| 18 | This is to request that you will send me no more goods unless ordered . |
| 19 | ‘ You can send me the odd card if you like . |
| 20 | Do send me an interim copy as soon as you can , even in draft or uncorrected form , so that I can all the better rack my brains for you ! |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman would do me a great favour if he could kindly confirm that his party , if in power , would spend an extra £13 billion above what we are spending . |
| 22 | They really do stand a better chance being left there to their own devices for the parents to feed them the right diet than being picked up and brought here . |
| 23 | FOOTBALL fans thought Lord Justice Taylor had done them a big favour when his report into the Hillsborough tragedy condemned the ill-thought ID card scheme to the dustbin of history . |
| 24 | I have waited 20 years for a decision on the Ardrossan-Saltcoats-Stevenston bypass , and I am sure that the Minister will give me a favourable result before I retire at the next election . |
| 25 | No I know my but it it 'll give me a little independence as well will it not ? |
| 26 | I would be grateful if you would give me a little notice if you intend to have a go at anything it contains ! |
| 27 | Now that should give me the same answer as if I do ten take away five so it 's take away a plus five , Yeah ? |
| 28 | Notes should therefore be taken in a consistent format that allows you the greatest flexibility when it comes to using them . |
| 29 | In Norway , for instance , it is illegal for a barman to serve you a fresh drink until after you have finished the previous one . |
| 30 | That you brought her here , back to her chosen home , does not give you a better claim than ours , though it does you infinite credit . |