Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No no I , I do n't know , I sort of thought something might 've happened . |
| 2 | I had not asked for that and , even if I had , my chances of obtaining them would have been zero . |
| 3 | Had either realized her knack of manipulating it might have been a different story , but Sarah never allowed her determination to show . |
| 4 | She stared at her reflection and saw a woman whom the gods were now punishing for her temerity in declaring she would never be in the grip of uncontrollable emotion , and here she was … here she was … |
| 5 | No one was quite sure whether this was a good idea , however , as some of the old party 's members refused to recognise the new party , though they hedged their bets by saying they might consider applying for membership . |
| 6 | Unless the hypothetical killer had been careless enough to leave part of Dora 's golf-club visible , her chances of finding it must be virtually nil . |
| 7 | I suppose it 's their way of saying they can get at me whenever they want . |
| 8 | A quietly cultivated , top-of-the-head English don , incurably in the grip of the Oxford Disease — that tragic malady which deludes its victims into believing they can never be wrong in any matter of knowledge or opinion . |
| 9 | While I had been in there there 'd been a day or two of beautiful weather which we did n't know much about inside , although there was one big window where we used to go and sit and have a smoke — the ones who were getting better — and you could see a big tree from there , so you sort of felt it must be nice outside , and the people who came in from outside were n't so muffled up . |
| 10 | One can only admire his open-mindedness in allowing what would at first seem to him to be a reactionary step . |
| 11 | The candidate must also give his consent to nomination and at the same time that he gives his consent in writing he must state his qualifications to be a candidate . |
| 12 | I did not want to hurt his feelings by saying I would manage far quicker alone , so I used an equally true reason for refusing his offer . |
| 13 | LG himself apparently drummed up support for his daughter by suggesting he would help her main rival , Ellis W. Roberts , a local barrister , find a seat elsewhere . |
| 14 | The weather was being at its most uncooperative — it was tippling down with rain when according to his forecast at briefing it should have cleared hours ago , and every single one of the navigators flying that night had been in to complain bitterly . |
| 15 | There will be a host of parties to join there and with his mastery of manoeuvring he may even understand who is killing whom and why . |
| 16 | In the " fishing question " we hang out the bait and do not know what sort of answer we will get ( for example : " What media approach could we use here ? " ) |
| 17 | She glanced at him in quick surprise , wondering what sort of favour he could possibly have in mind . |
| 18 | But if the electorate is indeed of a mind that it is ‘ time for a change ’ , then it should consider carefully just what sort of change it would be letting itself in for . |
| 19 | Depends tha I do n't know what sort of draw you can put on that pump here . |
| 20 | And if she left it , God alone knew what sort of mess there would be in the morning . |
| 21 | And now last comes my brave boy , my pet , dear Will , the one we are anxious about … what sort of man you shall be . |
| 22 | But when he spoke it was not of her but of Peach , how to feed him , what sort of supplements he should have , that although he had had his routine immunizations , he must have a booster at a year old and also an injection against a new sort of feline virus . |
| 23 | But since this is sometimes exceedingly difficult , he would be unwise to say exactly what sort of traces they should be ; for he would then be vulnerable to the criticism that in some capitalist formations these are simply not to be found . |
| 24 | Nor had the Liberals said clearly what sort of reform they would impose on the House of Lords , and the reform that was passed in 1911 left a serious constitutional problem . |
| 25 | The two of you — and your lawyers — will look at your financial position , at your wife 's , at how long you 've been married , whether or not she 's working ( and if she is n't , what sort of work she 'll be able to find ) and eventually come up with a sum which is supposed to be fair to both of you . |
| 26 | When they buy fittings they buy them mainly for their shape or colour or looks , but neglect to find out what sort of light they will give . |
| 27 | Tulu admitted : ‘ I knew what sort of race it would be . |
| 28 | He felt it would soon be the moment to make a move , and her behaviour left him in little doubt as to what sort of move it should be . |
| 29 | So although agencies can now see what sort of approach they should be making in women 's development policy , and are looking at their lives in their entirety — not just as baby machines , the agencies are restricted by the IMF and World Bank conditions in what they can do . |
| 30 | Although at the moment it is up to you to decide what form of updating you would like to undertake , it would be useful to look at any developments in your area aimed at your special interest , and to find out from employers what they might expect from you in advance of offering you a job . |