Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , the unruly people of Rome , currently opposed to the Pope , suggested that it would suit them better to confirm the imperial crown upon Barbarossa . |
| 2 | It seems to me better to consider the particular relationship in hand , and see whether or not , as a matter of policy economic loss should be recoverable . |
| 3 | Perhaps Christian 's ownership of the farm depended in some way upon the manor , or the Fettiplace family , and Christian had called them together to break the bad news to them . |
| 4 | Compared with Mitroff 's earlier paper , there is much more emphasis here on linking stakeholder analysis with research into cognitive schemas , and a greater recognition that there may be problems both in identifying the schemas , often held unconsciously , and in bringing them together to inform the corporate debate about strategy . |
| 5 | Nothing better illustrates the social balance in the party and the fierce independence of the local parties than the argument about the selection of working-class candidates . |
| 6 | With the leave of the House , it remains for me only to thank the Select Committee on Energy for allowing us to hear the Government 's reply . |
| 7 | Writing in the school bulletin , he said : ‘ I wholly applaud The Northern stance on this particular issue . |
| 8 | And because of a very mild T S S infection , it 's very unlikely that my daughter will ever have another child , so I wholeheartedly support the composite motion , but want to emphasize what we as individuals must do . |
| 9 | I rather like the flexible concept of this circuit . |
| 10 | I do not normally give way to someone who has just ambled into the Chamber , but I shall make an exception on this occasion , because I rather like the hon. Gentleman 's florid looks . |
| 11 | I rather deplore the recent manifestation of Pop ; it does n't seem to me to have the intellectual force of the art of the Sixties . |
| 12 | As it happened , I emerged a little late and I fear I rather startled the young gentleman , who immediately pulled his attaché case away from me and clutched it to his chest with both arms . |
| 13 | I am sorry that I so rattled the Prime Minister with my question at the previous Prime Minister 's Question Time that he has not come to the House today . |
| 14 | So I thought I 'd , so I thought oh I better shut the bloody window , cos if he gets through it , you know , he be , get into it ! |
| 15 | I naturally commend the hon. Member for Staffordshire , South ( Mr.Cormack ) on his choice of subject for debate . |
| 16 | In fact I have gone further and said a " mixed " crew was , in my view , infinitely better than , any " national " crew , one of the reasons , possibly , for the high proportion of Commonwealth crews was my established policy of spreading my selection net as widely as I could in view of the poor cooperation of the Groups ; to this end I literally plagued the various HQs in London — the Aussies at Kodak House etc . |
| 17 | Not for a moment do I want our standards to drop and I entirely advocate the stringent standards of the Recruitment Committee . |
| 18 | I entirely understand the strong feelings of the hon. Gentleman 's constituents and I sympathise with them . |
| 19 | You 're like your mummy , I only like the red ones really , strawberry and raspberry |
| 20 | I only remember the interminable dialling and re-dialling , and the short sharp commands given by the Sheikh . |
| 21 | ‘ I only hope the poor creature 's effort was worth it . ’ |
| 22 | It crashed nearby , and started burning — I only hope the poor devils were dead before they hit the deck , although we all instinctively gave a yell of applause , and I felt rather conscience-stricken afterwards . ’ |
| 23 | I only hope the old sea dog is telling the truth ! ) |
| 24 | And as I say again , I never went into a into the shops , I only saw the expensive stuff really . |
| 25 | I only kept the little note that was with them , and the statuette , of course . ’ |
| 26 | If I only took the big parts and none of this TV crap I 'd just go away to film , and then when I was around I 'd really be around . |
| 27 | I only corrected the false impression he had of — " |
| 28 | " I only want the ordinary sense of the word . " |
| 29 | Er , no , I only want the bare essentials and |
| 30 | I only recognise the poetic meaning of words , that is , the sound of words , their music , which has nothing to do with their meaning . |