Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vic Furlong : ‘ He was always a bit of a dreamer in that I 'd give him a job to do , come back in about an hour and he was still chatting , the job unfinished , so he had to go . |
| 2 | " J'ai été très heureux d'avoir été compris par une si aimable Anglaise " , he said , and ended " if you were French I should give you a kiss . |
| 3 | I tell you what I tell you what , seeing as I 'm generous I 'll give you the chance of getting |
| 4 | Quite interesting I could give you a much gr a greater variety of ways up and down stairs than probably anybody . |
| 5 | But in order to do this he must decide in each case what these conventions declare the law to be ; in order to do this he must decide what the content of each convention really is . |
| 6 | Is there anybody who is going to Old Trafford on Jan 1st who could give me a lift from the Leeds region ? ? |
| 7 | I 'm convinced you 'll make her an excellent mother . ’ |
| 8 | The less official he could make it the better . |
| 9 | ‘ You mean that when we divorce after as short a time as possible you 'll give me a lump sum ? ’ she enquired , her voice frigid . |
| 10 | Either one could discard what the philosopher had said about women and keep the rest — which in fact often meant accepting conceptions of human nature that took the male as paradigm , and trying to demonstrate that women were as fully human as men , or one could argue that the philosopher 's thought formed a system within which the attitude towards women formed an inseparable part ( see Elshtain 's ( 1981 ) discussion of the private-public distinction or Grimshaw ( 1986 ) for the examples of Aristotle and Kant ) , so that it was impossible just to take certain parts and leave the rest . |
| 11 | If it 's cold they 'll give you a fire . |
| 12 | And since a car is probably the second biggest investment you 'll ever make — buying a stolen one could cost you a lot of money ! |
| 13 | But I 'm not sure I can give you the details . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm sure somebody can find you a pair of skis . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I wanted you to know someone was following you , so that I could be sure you 'd lead me a dance . |
| 16 | I 'm sure you could find yourself a nice easy job where you do n't have to do much apart from enhance the décor . |
| 17 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 18 | With me , I might have problems with Dad , but Mum is always positive , and when something does n't look good she 'll tell me the truth too . |
| 19 | Each trip will cost you around £12 to £13 each , but if you book them all we 'll give you a discount booklet saving you £££ 's in bars , restaurants and discos in resort . |
| 20 | They cost around £12–£14 each and if you buy them all we 'll give you a discount . |
| 21 | I 'm sure they 'll do him a sandwich box . |
| 22 | Yeah okay give me a call and er if he 's quite happy I 'll give him a call . |
| 23 | It is intended both for those who want to do practical or legal work for human rights organizations , and for those who would find it an outstanding preparation for research degrees in Law , Philosophy and Politics . |
| 24 | ‘ If you 're hungry you can make yourself a sandwich . |
| 25 | But if it 's only mildly wicked we would feel it a pity to be too legalistic . ’ |
| 26 | As far as I was concerned he could have my every piece of silver if he just allowed me to gaze at his daughter . |
| 27 | I am also preparing introductory notes on Council Tax for my staff , as soon as these are available I will send you a copy for your information . |
| 28 | But first I 'll get you a blanket . " |
| 29 | First I 'll find them a good hiding-place . |
| 30 | We have dinner reservations at Romolo 's , but first I must show you the sunset . ’ |