Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made me think of that voodoo thing which hangs round graveyards and wears a top hat . ’ |
| 2 | Drivers on the French express railway , the RER , which is expected to bring visitors to the site from central Paris are also threatening to strike on Sunday , when the park opens , because of the demands on them to cope with extra passenger traffic . |
| 3 | At the beginning of the twentieth century Freud wrote about sexuality in children , which was , at that time , an original contribution to the understanding of human beings and the problems many of them developed in later adult life . |
| 4 | I found we used to have them mixed with sweet almond oil and soya oil , which I find this one brings out their aroma much more the grapeseed oil . |
| 5 | This is the experiment and experience I commend to any business man or industrialist who wants to meet the challenge of the ideological crisis of our times . |
| 6 | I lost it in 1963 on the A30 west of Salisbury when I skidded on some diesel oil and rolled over and over . |
| 7 | I mean for this market research one , we ought to finish this tonight because if she comes tomorrow |
| 8 | As I sit at this word processor , the chips of which may have been assembled by a young woman in the Philippines for a pittance a day and for such long hours that her eyes will be damaged in a tax haven created specially for foreign companies , I am acutely aware of the link between the health of the people of the Philippines and my life here in Britain . |
| 9 | And of course there 's the fact that any statements I make about general business confidence are price sensitive and could knock the share price . ’ |
| 10 | Now the mix-up we had yesterday , er on a lot of aggro when I got about this dust extract system one line three . |
| 11 | And when I pretended to be a horse I got so excited I bumped into this litter bin and fell over . |
| 12 | I found in that chemist shop when I was looking there er , refill Nutrene . |
| 13 | The card background I used for this photo frame was an extremely pale peachy pink , on which I placed some rose leaves , heuchera flowers and green spiky leaves , with ‘ Marjorie Fair ’ and ‘ Yesterday ’ roses forming the central focus . |
| 14 | I came to two pounds difference about something |
| 15 | Thirdly I came to another EMI disc featuring the Britten Quartet in performances of Ravel 's String Quartet , the Vaughan Williams String Quartet in G minor and On Wenlock Edge , in which the quartet are joined by the tenor Philip Langridge and pianist Howard Shelley — more than 78 minutes of music in all . |
| 16 | ‘ After that , I transferred to another NZS ship , Sussex and we went to the Pacific to join the American 8th Fleet as a supply ship . ’ |
| 17 | Having made a new table to replace a rather unsteady card table , there being no local shop which sold green baize , I opted for green Heuga carpet tiles . |
| 18 | ‘ I opted for full hospital care . |
| 19 | However I played against that Leeds team , and believe me you had to wind the tape right up to your neck when you were facing them . |
| 20 | I mean you get , straight , no I object to this planning extension , looks fine , and then you start enquiring and all sorts of nasty things appear |
| 21 | I am sure that I speak for all district society presidents when I say that this is just not true . |
| 22 | What did I do with that ticket mum ? |
| 23 | Well I look at this quiz thing called Bamboozle and the quiz master 's called Bamber Boozler , which I think 's a bit sad but they sa , you send in , you 're supposed to send in twenty questions and they put them on . |
| 24 | I arrived in that polling booth all ready to vote the straight Republican ticket . |
| 25 | I acted as unofficial welfare officer for others and spent untold hours merely listening as the unworldly struggled to achieve the alternative vision of a new heaven on earth . |
| 26 | I know of one PFA member who has at least two , and possibly parts of others . |
| 27 | ‘ And I know of one Darlington school which is running a lottery to make ends meet . |
| 28 | I mean I I know in that budget thing that we put together towards the end of last year , we did n't really look at it |
| 29 | When I walked into that church hall I was unaware of what was to come next . |
| 30 | Quite often , the first clue that I get to old age anxiety is when a mature dog is referred to me with , what appears to be , an ‘ out of character ’ separation anxiety . |