Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [conj] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While P P G twelve provides for a cascade of planning policy , I suggest that only a purist would delay a resolution of the needs of Greater York , through the development plan process , in order to await regional planning guidance . |
| 2 | But he added : ‘ I suspect that quite a lot of British MPs … will decide that power is now moving towards an enhanced European Parliament . ’ |
| 3 | Well the fear of boring you because I 've said it before , I think that either a Trustee made up of an equal balance of members from the various interested groups which is very difficult to achieve in practice and additionally independent trustees certainly in our case , we believe would have stopped it happening because the movements in the direction it went was clear now that we have the information in front of us to the Trustees , it was quite clear what was gon na happen and nothing was done about it . |
| 4 | A married 32-year-old store manager says : ‘ If I chanced upon an encounter , I think that maybe a couple of years ago , I would n't have worn one . |
| 5 | Now those I think and quite a lot of other people do are probably the most awkward ones . |
| 6 | I 'm very glad to see that there 's quite a lot of nurses here , and I presume that quite a lot of those are women nurses , and I think that this is terribly important , and I think a useful thing with this new service could do is to go out and talk for instance to the meetings of women 's organisations , to old peoples ' clubs in the afternoon , and actually ask people what they would like , and get them talking in a nice informal way , rather than waiting for somebody to let them know what they think , because I do n't think they 're going to get it . |
| 7 | you see and they 're asking for people who could ref who could , you know , give references to cos like put all these , all , down on these different things that you want like you know , say you want but then a lot of people just put down small business and management , something like that . |
| 8 | ‘ And you consider that only a psychiatrist 's opinion would be of any value ? ’ |
| 9 | Tractors are used for the twelve months you see but not a combine . |
| 10 | I used to bring them home and then , well father and me used to slaughter them on the Monday , you see and perhaps a bullock on the Monday and every Wedn every Monday morning the men from the farm , cos he had a farm , you see , used to bring perhaps twenty bullocks up through the street and he used to pick one out to kill , every Monday . |
| 11 | But , especially , they show that whenever a siege occurred at neighbouring villages invariably suffered a s a result of heavy billeting , garrisoning , or even the mustering of armies on their greens and in their fields . |
| 12 | The key to freeing the body to regain its lost dignity lies in inhibiting the unconscious habit of muscle tension ; only then may we perform actions in such a way that they become as much a joy to carry out as they are to watch . |
| 13 | She was going very slowly and breathing heavily in her resolve that not a drop of whisky should be spilled . |
| 14 | People form collections of ideas into modes , ‘ as they have frequent use of in their way of living and conversation , leaving others , which they have but seldom an occasion to mention , loose and without names . ’ |