Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Together they plot to undermine and ruin their errant spouses by hitting them where it hurts corporate types the hardest : their egos and bank balances . |
2 | But it seems to me that he needs other people to bounce off , even though he can do it all himself . |
3 | To build up a shop 's reputation in the public eye ( ie to make customers more aware of the shop and the goods it offers , and to convince them that it provides good value and good service ) |
4 | Manjiku thinks he 'll have a baby himself if he eats enough women , especially women with babies inside them waiting to be born — ; |
5 | Please pass on my condolences and tell her to call me if she needs any help . ’ |
6 | They are invisible to humans , although a child born on a Sunday may glimpse them if he puts one foot inside a fairy ring . |
7 | And these people who are moaning and groaning at Jesus , Jesus turns to them and he speaks this parable . |
8 | Every day she or he produces nine lbs of hazardous waste and drives an average of 30 miles . |
9 | If judicial review is seen as going further and being concerned with the protection of groups as well as individuals , standing rules should only require that the applicant show that he , she or it shares some interest with others . |
10 | And if it is the manner in which I address her which concerns you , let me tell you that she derives great enjoyment from such acerbic exchanges . |
11 | ‘ It teaches you to be patient and determined , and reminds you that it takes hard work and practice when things are n't going right . ’ |
12 | Then turning to Elmer again : ‘ Your shmeckle ( penis ) tells you that it has another function — apart from pissing . |
13 | Young skin is less able naturally to protect itself as it contains less melanin and therefore has less tanning ability . |
14 | ‘ Nick 's about seven years younger than me but he has tremendous talent . |
15 | Why has the image of farming gone from one where the farmer was respected as the provider of food for the nation to one where he gets enormous subsidies to produce food mountains and is a burden on the taxpayer ? |
16 | You know , not one that he has any hassle in getting . |
17 | It 's not a duly-made objection , it 's not one that he has any right to raise at this late stage . |
18 | Usually , these are ordinary ‘ cold ’ avalanches such as one finds on any mountain , but if the collapse is a big one and it exposes hot rock deep within the dome , a nuee ardente may be produced . |
19 | They have got an accent this 's got one but he sounds more Lancashire than anything . |
20 | We love him he 's thirteen years old so we we decided to get a a puppy because we thought we 'd we would n't want to get one when he departs this world because you can never replace them . |
21 | Well I would expect that the Prime Minister would , I think this nonsense that is behind all this is that because I am talking to Gerry Adams , they do n't want to be seen to be talking to me because it looks this fingerprint argument |
22 | Hart has formally been nominated by the Auckland union , but he has informed Auckland and several other unions who support him that he wants more time to decide whether he really wants the toil and trouble of being the All Black coach . |
23 | He is very stupid , but you can trust him and he knows more islands than all the crew put together . " |
24 | 1 Mr Smith has 10 men working for him and he pays each man $86.55 a week . |
25 | There are advantages in transferring the investments to your wife altogether so that the income arises to her if she has spare allowances , or if you are in the age allowance trap and she is not . |
26 | When I want a change of scenery I 'll ask her if she wants any help . |
27 | I tell him if he harbours any ideas about staying with me , he 'd better kick the gear . |
28 | When his sister , Phoebe , asks him if he has any career ambitions , Holden tells her that he would like to be the ‘ Catcher in the Rye ’ ( a misquote from a poem by Robert Burns ) . |
29 | I can smell the faggy smell even when he has brushed his teeth a couple of time and rinsed with mouthwash ’ ) and drinking ( ‘ If my husband has been drinking I do n't like to kiss him because he has stale breath ’ ) . |
30 | Bill and Hillary 's only child has been assigned a secret service agent to protect her while she attends public school near Little Rock . |