Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I think a lot of them were genuinely concerned , as in my case I think this person was genuinely worried about me because I 'd had , it was my third child and I I do think she was er worried about me because er you know you do n't want to keep having babies and losing them but I was n't worried about , I was worried about myself , to say I was n't worried that 's stupid , but er we just hoped and hoped and kept hoping . |
| 2 | Looking at the other titles I infer that mine is the only lecture on literature , and logically , perhaps , my title should be ‘ Literature as communication ’ . |
| 3 | Like a twat I decided that attack was the best way of preserving my job , and so I demanded that the board give me complete control over team selection , tactics , welfare etc. , with no boardroom interference whatsoever . |
| 4 | He would n't of put it behind the car I mean some people are stupid but |
| 5 | Usually , the " L " shapes carry a simple guilloche decoration , although at Box this is replaced by residual panels ( if this is how the three small squares which connect each octagon are best described ) containing various geometrical devices , and at North Hill the " L " shapes also carry a stencilled " L " shaped line . |
| 6 | An episode which attracted particular concern was a strike that occurred at an obscure photo-processing plant in North London , the Grunwick works . |
| 7 | The Act was hurriedly drawn up in response to quickening deforestation which included new roads being driven into virgin wilderness . |
| 8 | Those socialist parties which rejected insurrectionary tactics were appalled by the growth of the Russian dictatorship . |
| 9 | As the broadcast drew to a close a voice proclaimed ‘ a vote cast for any parties which oppose each other is a vote for conflict ’ . |
| 10 | A pamphlet which achieved wide circulation was called Helpful Information and Guidance for Every Refugee . |
| 11 | If Thompson is correct , then such presentations are as simplistic as many of the police images which imply that society is consistently under attack from rampaging and ubiquitous criminal enemies , and which ( it follows ) only they can fight off and defeat . |
| 12 | Does my hon. Friend accept that opting out , as it is called , is a misnomer because schools which achieve grant-maintained status are opting into a new educational regime of higher morale , better educational opportunities and more money ? |
| 13 | Many words which express mathematical ideas are used over and over again and it is important that they are used correctly , especially comparatives such as wider , longer , deeper , heavier , lighter , thicker and thinner . |
| 14 | However , the cameo which won everlasting fame was ‘ Mumming Birds ’ , first performed in 1904 at the Star Music Hall , Bermondsey . |
| 15 | No general geographical division of Sinhala Sri Lanka into regions can serve all purposes of analysis , but identifying districts which shared some attributes is a useful tool if not used indiscriminately . |
| 16 | Therefore , although statements of the no-arbitrage condition which use continuous compounding are common in the academic literature , they are not used in this book , which will use F = ( S - D ) ( 1 + r ) . |
| 17 | The polls before the 1970 election may have registered broad support for Labour but as the election result itself showed this support was conditional and unreliable . |
| 18 | In a low and antagonistic frame of mind she accepted that Ace was never going to have any time for her . |
| 19 | In 1987 only 1% of Bangkok addicts who sought medical treatment were infected with HIV . |
| 20 | The means-tested payment for home helps meant that some clients who needed such help were refusing it because they had to pay for it . |
| 21 | Another pair of defectors who caused endless headaches were the Petrovs who changed sides amidst bizarre publicity in Australia in 1954 . |
| 22 | As accessories , the Libyans who supplied those components were as guilty as hell , as guilty morally and legally as anyone directly involved in commissioning or committing mass murder . |
| 23 | And Bailey 's comments are backed up by the trainer Derek Meredith who says American jockeys are better , they ride closer to the horse they 're neater and they are stronger too . |
| 24 | Oh , that programme we seen last night is on till ten to twelve . |
| 25 | Erm , members who are also members of the Business Grants Panel will recall that at the December meeting we agreed to grant to a company so he may relocate into the area creating twenty seven jobs , and Friday we learnt that relocation 's to go ahead to Telford . |
| 26 | Meanwhile the indefatigable Joanna Castle is taking yet another group of children around part of her downlands on the Ridgeway , where the calves they met last year are now only a year away from being next year 's Sunday roast |
| 27 | During the interview he said all killing was wrong , but added that there was now ‘ increasing fear of paramilitary activities ’ in the Catholic community . |
| 28 | The catalyst which provoked that indignation was the appearance in their lives of a wealthy businessman , Peter Shand Kydd who had recently returned to Britain after selling a sheep farm in Australia . |
| 29 | He , and others like him , were answered by Rousseau , who argues that the social contract which established private property was really the origin of exploitation and had to be replaced by a new social contract . |
| 30 | It remains the case in this country that safer-sex adverts which use pornographic imagery are largely produced by gay organisations and are confined to the gay press . |