Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Swallows and house martins have dispensed with them altogether to gain a clear view of the insects they catch on the wing . |
| 2 | Nothing so riled a sixteenth-century conquistadore as the knowledge that some men indulged in sodomy , and Balboa felt no compunction in setting the dreadful war-dogs on the culprits and having them tom to pieces in full public view . |
| 3 | The drafter may be tempted to adopt a 'scissors and paste " approach , drawing individual clauses from a number of precedents and putting them together to form a finished product . |
| 4 | er , at the back page about nine inch by six wi you , were cut-outs and you cut it out and stuck them together to make a little paper , well , thick paper model . |
| 5 | I instinctively had a quick look but I could n't see a damned thing . |
| 6 | May I say that I wholeheartedly support a big increase in the tax on petrol ( even though I 'm a motorist myself ) . |
| 7 | At first the beeves were indistinct masses , cold and blurry , but I eventually got a satisfactory materialisation . |
| 8 | Taking one of the white roads , I eventually found a small village . |
| 9 | I additionally sported a wide silver tie furled in buxom Windsor knot . |
| 10 | I merely set a few wheels in motion . ’ |
| 11 | With his wife Glenys choking back tears beside him , he added : ‘ I naturally feel a strong sense of disappointment , not so much for myself for I am fortunate , very fortunate , in my personal life . |
| 12 | I personally felt a great affinity with the people of the highlands and islands , although I know this was not so with many of our officers who preferred to work in the south . |
| 13 | I personally use a .013-.056 gauge on all the acoustics and all the electrics with the exception of the Firebird , which I use for regular flatpicking in standard Spanish tuning , and that one has much lighter strings on it — an .009 set but with an .011 on the top E. ’ |
| 14 | I personally led a vigorous campaign to get Niblet removed at the first opportunity . |
| 15 | I personally favoured a psychological explanation . |
| 16 | Part of our case for the Radio News Network is that we must do better about telling our country about itself , not just in terms of law or education but also in terms of science , technology , medicine , the environment and an area where I personally have a great commitment — and that is coverage of business and our economy on which all our futures depend . |
| 17 | Now , I served on the island many years later and became friendly with a host of people , and I personally researched a great deal on our raid when not a single bomb fell on the seaplane base . |
| 18 | When I first moved from India ( where I was born ) to England , I obviously had a great tan , and I got called ‘ Indibum ’ and all.that . |
| 19 | I obviously made a huge mistake in thinking that we could ever learn to tolerate one another . |
| 20 | I only died a small death at his words and the way he said them . |
| 21 | I only receive a severe disability allowance and finding two lots of money for dentists care will be difficulty . |
| 22 | I broke my leg in training and I only played a dozen games undefeated , mind you ! |
| 23 | I lie in the metal box hoping to hear the elephant passing or the lions roaring , but I only hear a distant hyena against the myriad squeaks and screeches of the night . |
| 24 | I only asked a polite question . ’ |
| 25 | And did so , with a smiling , ‘ It makes me very glad I only ate a light lunch today . ’ |
| 26 | Well I only got a few responses so the rest of the votes I made up . |
| 27 | I only go a fair way . |
| 28 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |
| 29 | ‘ I only had a tiny part in Coriolanus , ’ he said a few years later , ‘ but it was the most exciting experience I 've ever had in the theatre . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I only had a few glasses of wine and I 'm sure the police waited for me . |