Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , when lucidity returned to him , the recollection of that made him blush and cringe , but at the time he did not care . |
| 2 | A child 's breathless wailing calmed by the firm slap of the father 's hand , a dead ant revived by the careless press of a passing sole , a wounded finger healed and sealed by the knife 's blade : anything like that made me flinch and veer . |
| 3 | Giving an account of it like this makes me feel as though you 're asking me to account for it , explain it for you . |
| 4 | Examples like these make it appear that the performance of manufacturers ' software can always be bettered . |
| 5 | In vain did he protest that he was here on holiday and nothing else . |
| 6 | Before you start on that do you mind if I turn off the flickering television screen ? |
| 7 | You know the housing office If say you 've got need any repairs or anything , if you 've got any problems , do you do you use them at all do you go and go and see them ? |