Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now we need an optimistic accountant , can somebody look out for an optimistic accountant |
| 2 | You 're letting me run around like a headless fucking chicken while you 've got the one piece of information that could lead me straight to her ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's called feminism , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I hope you never get it , because it is absolutely awful and it makes you swell up to an enormous size and when you have it really badly you go round bonking men on the head and blaming them for everything . |
| 4 | Finally , one look at the South Africans ' itinerary for the next six months — tests against Romania , Italy , then New Zealand , Australia , France and England — is enough to make you break out in a cold sweat . |
| 5 | It has a large round mark on either side of its head and when agitated , weaves its front end from side to side , making itself look unnervingly like a wide-eyed snake . |
| 6 | In many ways the Council of Europe was little more than a continuation of the traditional format of cooperation , transcribed to a bigger stage , and could not itself move forward to a supranational or federalist future . |
| 7 | I could hardly let you go off on an epic journey all by yourself . |
| 8 | Let's face it , would you put up with a general election campaign lasting one year and one month ? |
| 9 | ‘ My dear young woman , ’ he drawled , ‘ must you shy away like a startled horse every time I get within yards of you ? |
| 10 | Just something to let you get over into a nice easy sleep , John . |
| 11 | ‘ Will you come back with a little rum in about ten minutes … ? ’ |
| 12 | Do you sit down with a blank sheet of paper and think ‘ I 'm going to write a poem on the subject of windows , or bible stories ’ ? |
| 13 | Rather , Poulantzas says , ‘ What makes them function concretely as a distinct class , as a social force , is in fact the historical phenomenon of Bonapartism ’ , thus seeming to imply that the two are interconnected in such a way that each can only exist in conjunction with the other . |
| 14 | As it is now all the more important that Europe should prove that it can walk before it tries to run , may we look forward to a rigid application by our European partners of all those directives that they have so far chosen to ignore ? |
| 15 | Can we come up with an improved/new Forrester song ? |
| 16 | If a high paddle action implies speed and power and a low action steering and control then should we paddle backwards with a high or low paddle action ? |
| 17 | During the evening , not only did we sit down to an excellent meal but we were also entertained . |
| 18 | As she held the cup of tea to her mouth , she felt herself tumble down into a deep well . |
| 19 | He wanted the youth to go away , for in his mind he saw him fall back with a suppressed scream of terror and pain , holding a handkerchief to his face . |
| 20 | The loading had made him break out in a terrible sweat and perspiration ran down his forehead into his eyes . |
| 21 | Sophie saw him look anxiously at an upper window as he acknowledged the introduction , then he said ‘ We have to speak very quietly as our little girl is asleep and she does n't know that Sandy is ill . ’ |
| 22 | It made him look more like a ruthless pirate than ever . |
| 23 | Havis persuaded British Airways to let him ride along on a New York-to-London Concorde trip . |
| 24 | Do they go on to buy other stock , or do they sell quickly for a swift profit ? |
| 25 | So do they go down as a new intake . |
| 26 | Len 's mop of unruly fair hair always made him stand out in a crowded goalmouth but , even over 30 years later , he continues to stand out in the memories of Palace fans who saw him play for our club . |
| 27 | The other day I heard her come out with a bloody . |
| 28 | His reappearance in 2010 decisively resolves this , at the cost of making him come on like a Californian religious freak about ‘ something wonderful ’ . |
| 29 | Our lawyer took the idea to the court , and the judge altered the terms of Rickie 's bail to let him come here for a therapeutic cruise . |
| 30 | As she let her breath out on a long sigh Hilary moved reluctantly away . |