Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [verb] a [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But as usual I affected a supreme unconcern , and floated past them with a sway of the hips that was a touch exaggerated . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Soon after this I received a favourable response and I began house-hunting and discussing the details of how to meet my care needs . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | And of course we 've got this I have a little dog and she loves to roll in this . |
| 12 | This I found a great help . |
| 13 | The very last thing I note is which direction a swim faces and for this I carry a small compass . |
| 14 | In July 1972 I spent a whole afternoon discussing teaching and children with the headmaster of what corresponded roughly to a middle school . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I 'd a proper I had a proper drill , oh you 're talking about the new ones ? |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | For this she used a bent knitting needle with a cork to protect her hand . |
| 19 | ‘ This you call a pretty place ? |
| 20 | For this you need a good spring balance , and most anglers , myself included , use a dial scale , which weighs up to about 30lb in 1oz divisions . |
| 21 | For this you have a young girl covered in old newspapers held on with scotch tape or cotton . |
| 22 | This is to tell only part of the story however Anna is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate she has a fine sense of initiative and within her limitations can organise her materials persuasively . |
| 23 | ‘ When you had them fresh you had a concrete floor . |
| 24 | Cos I might go out one night and I might say I might meet up with a with a another white man or another you know a black man or something , |
| 25 | He explained why he sent on Platt : ‘ In the first half we had a great deal of possession but we needed to move the Brazilians about , we needed to hurt them a bit more . |
| 26 | The Prison Service is in this business of when things go wrong we have a full enquiry to learn the lessons . |
| 27 | If it was stormy people were too busy looking after the farm and the animals to bother much , but when it was clear we had a nice meal . |
| 28 | So it is clear we have a long way to go before we can store up all the experiences of humankind . |
| 29 | In Part 2 we have a special guest . |
| 30 | Despite this they had a wonderful tranquillity in such a foreign place , so far from home . |