Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a lot of them only made it by the skin of his teeth and are in the party only because of their reputation . |
| 2 | Given that the member will be sent their membership card , it would seem a small step away to actually send them a letter addressed to them personally welcoming them to the union and advise them at the very least on the basic facilities and benefits , plus other important information , and signed by the Regional Secretary , if not by the General Secretary . |
| 3 | Perhaps because I always went there in the heat of the afternoon , I rarely saw anyone in the gardens . |
| 4 | No , I rarely see her after the show . |
| 5 | To say I forcibly removed him in a headlock because he was ‘ In five short minutes , playing himself back into the job of Athletico manager ’ , is not only true but also likely to get this fanzine banned within a fifteen-mile radius of ‘ The Tip ’ . |
| 6 | I eventually made it into the Yorkshire second XI and ultimately the first team . |
| 7 | After another series of battles with the employment exchange , the Royal National Institute for the Blind and various principals of local technical colleges , I eventually got myself onto a TOPS typing course at a college in south-west London . |
| 8 | ‘ When I struck the bream tore off downstream and dragged me into some weeds but I eventually got it to the bankside , ’ said Matthew . |
| 9 | I eventually converted it into a feeder rod ( this was in the era before today 's more suitable weapons ) and it could throw a heavy feeder with ease . |
| 10 | She did n't go so far as to give me her telephone number , but I prudently copied it from the instrument at a point during the interview when she was distracted : when one of Brenda 's children had somehow slipped into the room to find a drum stacked halfway down a pile of similar toys . |
| 11 | He was magnificent again at Anfield and I personally thanked him after the game for what he had done . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I only use it as a last resort , when the dog is impeding my progress . |
| 13 | ‘ But now I only use it as a last resort . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Does n't matter , I only brought them as a diversion anyway . |
| 15 | I only saw him for a moment , but my blood seemed to freeze . |
| 16 | I only saw her for a day or two . ’ |
| 17 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I only met her for the first time earlier this evening . ’ |
| 19 | The chants which did catch my ear on sat were that newish Brian Deane one again , but I still have n't heard the beginning , I only know it from the ‘ scores off the bar , f**k Cantona ’ line — anyone else know it in full ? |
| 20 | I only meant it for the best . |
| 21 | Might have been my idea — well , it was , but I only said it in a fit of temper ! — but she carried it out . |
| 22 | ‘ I only took her to the doctor because she had a bad nose bleed at playgroup , and I thought she looked a little pale . |
| 23 | I only wanted it for a |
| 24 | ‘ I only wrapped it with the sheet , ’ she said . |
| 25 | ‘ I only offer it as an example of the Catholic guilt complex , ’ said William , looking hurt . |
| 26 | ‘ I only stole it for the wire , ’ she said , ‘ but now we 've got it I suppose we might as well drink it . ’ |
| 27 | Anyway , I only have it with a slug in it in the morning . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I only see her at the office . |
| 29 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |
| 30 | I suddenly saw her as the shuttlecock in the game her husband is playing with his inamorata . |