Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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1 | If it is argued on the basis of this reply that even a maniac is not beyond redemption and that given the right kind of treatment he might be able to take his place again within society , the argument only serves to show the different moral considerations that can be brought to bear on situations of moral dilemma . |
2 | Together with the right kind of support we could have fun together and achieve so much for ourselves and our diocese . |
3 | Well presumably would go back in the village and if you asked other villagers look how much has X grown on that bit of land they will tell you . |
4 | ‘ If you can oblige us with that bit of information you can turn the donkey loose and we 'll find it on the road for the man who reported it lost . |
5 | Within each level of government we may find competing tensions inherent in the relationships between the different sectors . |
6 | This was certainly true of England last Wednesday , their back line in such stark disarray , so frequently outsmarted and embarrassingly wrongfooted by intelligently applied Polish speed and trickery that but for Shilton 's alertness and determined auxiliary support from midfield they would have been overwhelmed . |
7 | In the normal course of conversation I would n't talk about politics , I 'd talk more about shagging . |
8 | ‘ So I thought if he were that kind of driver I would not get involved . |
9 | ‘ That 's better , ’ said Joe , ‘ in that kind of mood I could put you on a horse and let you join in the charge of the Light Brigade . ’ |
10 | Yes , we all know that he prefers consensus rather than confrontation and I suppose maybe because he has that kind of style he might be just what the doctor ordered for the nineties . |
11 | Oh and if you 're paying that kind of money you could afford a mortgage could n't you ? |
12 | ‘ Normally when you have that kind of money it would be burning a hole in your pocket . |
13 | ‘ Normally when you have that kind of money it would be burning a hole in your pocket . |
14 | ‘ If I had that kind of money I would try to go out and buy the best players available — I would pay the price needed as Kenny has done . |
15 | ‘ For that kind of penance they will pay £550 and know that the hard work is just a beginning . |
16 | ‘ That kind of suggestion I can do without . ’ |
17 | We do not want to have a future relationship of United States and Latin America reproduced in South Africa , which so many people talk about now when they talk about South Africa as the engine of growth if we have that kind of growth it 'll be distorted and none of the poor in South Africa or the region will benefit from it . |
18 | ‘ In that kind of form they will give any team in the country a game . |
19 | ‘ For that piece of devilry you will be well repaid , never fear ! ’ |
20 | The most probable source of this innovation , however , would seem to be the nomadic herdsman of Central Asia , who possessed both an abundance of rug-making material ( i.e. , wool provided by their sheep ) and the need to combat the harshness of climate and terrain ; it is likely that they discovered — possibly by accident — that by looping or knotting short lengths of wool through a flatwoven piece of material they could produce much more comfortable and durable rugs . |
21 | In view of this change of plan I should be grateful if you would confirm that we can go ahead with your rewrite — a copy of which I attach . |
22 | So erm I mean the justification for this kind of course I would claim is ultimately to try and make people more realistic about what is possible and er the , because th th the advantage of knowing what 's possible is you can avoid impossible experiments that ultimately result in disaster for everyone . |
23 | In this kind of hotel you will sleep on the floor , wear a kimono ( provided by the management ) instead of pyjamas and share a bath with strangers . |
24 | ‘ This kind of love we 'll keep for ourselves . ’ |
25 | ‘ With any new scheme there 's bound to be teething problems , but if you look at any other town that has introduced this kind of thing they would not want to go back to what they had previously , ’ he said . |
26 | Have I lost whatever talent for this kind of thing I might once have had ? |
27 | When I was younger I was often upset by criticism and innuendo but I learnt that if you become involved with this kind of thing it will end up by gnawing you away . |
28 | Taking this kind of argument it might be more desirable to improve the lot of someone who has had a considerable amount of resources , but now in old age has very little . |
29 | ‘ Then we will take the boy 's speech and writing which is so good and subject it to careful analysis and if we teach the other boys whose writing and speech is not so good how to subject what they say and write to this kind of analysis they will realise how badly they speak and write and will promptly set about trying to improve the way they speak and write … . ’ |
30 | In this kind of situation they might be concerned to hold on to what they have by accepting a change in the electoral system that would block the prospect of a Socialist Government committed to extensive state intervention and a more " extreme " kind of constitutional reconstruction . |