Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Four weeks before was due I started a new job here in Birmingham leaving and in Yorkshire . |
2 | I 'm only sorry I had a prior engagement , otherwise I 'd have been here much earlier . ’ |
3 | Sorry I got the wrong item , I , my note is not very good . |
4 | Now I was a man of property , the joint owner of a large house in North Oxford , with investments so extensive I had no detailed idea of their scope and access to current and deposit accounts totalling well into six figures . |
5 | At half past eight I have a final walk in Buron 's Court , opposite the Royal Hospital Chelsea , and then I go to bed about eleven — hoping it 's a breakfast day tomorrow . |
6 | If the opportunity was n't there , and by that I mean a realistic chance of winning the Championship , then I would n't be racing in Formula One any more . |
7 | Now if you get a situation like that I mean the key question is do people actually want to change in this kind of way , or would they at least like to sort of experiment a little bit in the way they handle a group of children ? |
8 | ‘ So , given that I have a political opportunity , I tend to become an enthusiast harnessing the forces that are at work , trying to get the best out of them , trying to use them for the political purposes that I believe in . |
9 | After that I swept the pock-marked linoleum , and then washed it , working from the far corner under the bed right round the angle to the door , backing along on my knees . |
10 | As usual I felt a little trepidation before the climb , but this was dwarfed by the thought of skiing down from the refuge , across the Argentiere glacier , and up to the bergshrund below the face . |
11 | But as usual I affected a supreme unconcern , and floated past them with a sway of the hips that was a touch exaggerated . |
12 | ‘ That someone crossed the frozen moat and , using the steps in the wall , climbed up to Sir Ralph 's chamber . |
13 | Storming on up this I reached an ominous overhang . |
14 | So , it was , it was , I , a as soon as I knew I 'd be teaching this I thought the only way |
15 | In view of this I make the following suggestion . |
16 | From this I derive a great sense of security , and I can stand on my own without worrying about the critics or the art establishment . |
17 | As I failed to do this I spent the entire journey staring intently at the zip of my coat and at least I learned a lot about clothes fastenings that morning . |
18 | Soon after this I received a favourable response and I began house-hunting and discussing the details of how to meet my care needs . |
19 | But despite all this I had a successful Championship , winning the 100 metres and tying , in an exciting race , with John Regis in the 200 . |
20 | In this I had the enthusiastic support of the Prime Minister who believed that the state scheme should be replaced by individual private pension provision with a minimum compulsory requirement . |
21 | And of course we 've got this I have a little dog and she loves to roll in this . |
22 | This I found a great help . |
23 | The very last thing I note is which direction a swim faces and for this I carry a small compass . |
24 | In July 1972 I spent a whole afternoon discussing teaching and children with the headmaster of what corresponded roughly to a middle school . |
25 | In 1972 I suggested a fresh categorization of the processes involved to take into account an additional meaning of ‘ propagate ’ ; namely to rear to sexual maturity . |
26 | Yes but , you see when I try to buy some I think the frozen fish is , shop in Woodbridge is silly , damn silly place anyway ! |
27 | I 'd a proper I had a proper drill , oh you 're talking about the new ones ? |
28 | During the lay up of Venturous I spent a brief interlude in the Solent area evaluating the performance and suitability of a thirty two foot fast motor cruiser Gazelle which had been purchased by the Department as an experiment . |
29 | ‘ I 'm afraid I have no useful contacts in MI5 or MI6 nowadays . |
30 | It was an attitude like this which made the individual transfer to community relations in the first place , as all those in Easton 's Community Relations Unit did , one even from the Traffic Branch . |