Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In contrast to this , Theory Y assumes that ( a ) for most people work is natural ; ( b ) people are interested in their work and will exercise self-direction ; ( c ) given the right conditions then people will seek responsibility ; ( d ) people are committed to organisational objectives since rewards are associated with the achievement of these objectives . |
2 | But now , with the Government having heavily modified the MMC's recommendations so brewers have to drop the tie from only half of the outlets they own over a 2,000-pub limit , Whitbread has decided to stick with brewing . |
3 | Now we can introduce the typical Dogs Today reader . |
4 | Well , for instance ; one night Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor who had called Stella II a skinny black bitch right in the middle of her rendition of ‘ Te Amo ’ , and he meant it , right there in the middle of his number — well Madame not only showed her approval of the assault by conspicuously buying Stella drinks every night for the whole of the following week ; as soon as she saw the fight starting she got off her stool , yanked out the plug on the sound system , hitched up that frock , got straight up on the stage while they were still on the floor ( she knew Stella would sort him out ) and she went into an unforgettable aria of abuse against this stranger which culminated in her eschewing all her usual magnificence of phrasing and just standing there shouting fuck off at him , screaming fuck off , if you do n't like it you can fuck off , E , X , I , T , there it is , you came in through it and now you can fuck off out of it , fuck off out of it why do n't you you stupid bastard ( and by now of course someone had dragged Stella off and we were all up on our chairs cheering while the disgraced stranger made his slow and humiliating exit through the parting crowd ) why do n't you just piss off and insult someone who does n't have the balls to answer back because you 've picked the wrong girls here darling , fuck off that 's it , fucking fuck off , fucking fuck off right through my front door and do n't you ever , do n't you ever , do n't you ever step on my fucking frock again . |
5 | Yeovil expect to take over 1,300 fans the 70-odd miles further west to Torquay from Somerset . |
6 | They just look forward to meeting the notorious killers again face to face . |
7 | He says a few inches either way and he would have been killed . |
8 | This is occurring spontaneously , but not at a rate which significantly affects the dense clusters further north . |
9 | ‘ As a student I admired the English Impressionists especially Augustus John Steer and Sickert . |
10 | You may remember a few months before Christmas , I think , that the five District Councils in Oxford County joined together to say that they felt that Government housing policy was failing to deal with the growing housing crisis in Oxfordshire . |
11 | The story we heard a few moments ago concerns one of the miracles that God performed as a part of Elisha 's ministry in Israel . |
12 | The van burst into flames , giving the two occupants only seconds to get out before it was engulfed . |
13 | Witnesses in Berridale Avenue , Baillieston , where the attack happened , said the two men , who were both wearing balaclavas , hurled the flaming bottles through one of the van 's windows , giving the two occupants only seconds to get out before it was engulfed . |
14 | The van burst into flames , giving the two occupants only seconds to get out before it was engulfed . |
15 | This can not be achieved by existing military contractors moving into civilian markets for which they have few skills , but by giving the market-oriented companies more access to ‘ front-line ’ technology . |
16 | ‘ But with the deflated pound giving the big-spending Germans more pocket money , it could be raining pfennigs from heaven . ’ |
17 | Regrettably , it seems to some of us that a large proportion of the World Cup referees ‘ chickened out ’ of difficult and contentious decisions when they involved more powerful and vocal countries , but did n't hesitate to punish the lesser countries e.g. Calder 's butt and the Argentina v W. Samoa punch-up . |
18 | This penal arrangement came into effect from 2 June and would have cost the clearing banks about £150,000 per week as a result of the lost interest . |
19 | When he died a few days later Philip called off the invasion . |
20 | Just as we saw a few weeks ago Zaccheus was , er , between him being up the tree and hitting the ground , that man was converted . |
21 | All callers will receive a special Dogs Today 10% discount voucher , redeemable against any holiday listed in the brochure and booked through Consort Central Reservations . |
22 | Some politicians believe the public would prefer to pay a few pounds more council tax and less in insurance |
23 | Toilets , we 've the largest ladies there is. 56 in all . |
24 | Join the short ends together t make a circle and with the right side of the lace to the wrong side of the neck edge , sew in place then turn the lace band over to the right side of the garment . |
25 | The nuclear processes liberate a million times more energy , which is measured in MeV for mega ( million ) eV . |
26 | He said a few years ago patients could be ‘ fairly guaranteed ’ a bed on the unit . |
27 | He said a few years ago patients could be ‘ fairly guaranteed ’ a bed on the unit if they needed one . |