Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In general , it is fair to say that one can use a magnification of × 50 for each inch of aperture ( forgive my temporarily reverting to Imperial measure ! ) , so that a 3-inch refractor will bear a magnification of × 150 , a 6-inch will bear × 300 , and so on . |
| 2 | There are of course exceptions of those who are neither councillors nor magistrates er and are prepared to do these jobs , but there are n't very many in relation to er the numbers of people that would be required for this sort of task and there are many other activities for which there are required , like school governors who like helping on various health bodies and er they have n't got the time to do them all , and if they have , they probably are n't suitable , because I have to my Lords that a lord of people who volunteer for these sorts of tasks and I have experience of them are n't people that locally we would like to have sitting on these various bodies and we have to discourage them one way and another . |
| 3 | For another — well , there was something peculiarly touching about adolescent suffering ; and their sins and neuroses , like babies ’ excrement , gave no offence . |
| 4 | She had already applied to a Physical Training College when a hip dislocation shattered her plans , and she found herself instead working for Prudential Assurance in Holborn for eight years . |
| 5 | She recalls him once campaigning in mountainous terrain : ‘ When … |
| 6 | Was he merely indulging in wishful thinking ? |