Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] a [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me make a very quick phone call and come back to you . ’ |
| 2 | ’ Could I make a very special request ? ’ asks Kiefer Sutherland in a fragile , full-of-flu drawl . |
| 3 | Colleagues , can I extend a very warm welcome to a number of special guests who are attending conference Ryan , head of the international department of and John , U S Embassy 's councillor for labour affairs I 'm not sure exactly where our colleagues are yes John |
| 4 | Could I shed a naturally shy nature ? |
| 5 | Yes er on the production phase , can I ask a very general question erm are you satisfied every one of the participants is now totally locked in . |
| 6 | ‘ John , ’ said Bob , ‘ may I ask a very naive question ? |
| 7 | This made me feel a quite genuine shame and remorse although — it was as if I was torn into two separate parts both rationally and emotionally — I knew that hurt bewilderment was something I should beware of : he was my enemy who would use any art to outwit me if I could . |
| 8 | To illustrate this approach , let me give a very simple example . |
| 9 | erm Magistrates only send people to prison because they feel the circumstances of the case justify it and erm I think in the public mind erm the criticism is more often the reverse , that Magistrates are too soft , and I 've heard Lord Hailsham say more than once that if we do pay a price for the lay magistrate system it is leniency because what happens , and the difference between the lay magistrate system and the stipendiary system or the Crown Court system is that Magistrates do sit in threes , and what that tends to do is lead to compromises in sentence because discussion between three people irons out extreme views and you do tend to end up with a very well considered compromise view , which probably does tend to be more lenient than a sentence imposed by any one person who might himself take a very serious view of the circumstances . |
| 10 | Can you eat a very big potato ? |
| 11 | Does he , do you consider a very successful way of getting inside to what children think ? |
| 12 | Would n't you generate a more positive attitude if you were aligned your increase or the request for an increase through the a an increase in activity in the church itself ? |
| 13 | Can you suggest a really intensive conditioner ? |
| 14 | Will you maintain a more reasonable pace if I bombard you with inane questions ? ’ |
| 15 | Only when he was no longer in sight did she release a very shaky breath . |
| 16 | Colleagues would you extend a very warm welcome to Alan . |
| 17 | Well can you imagine a more perfect picture story for a newspaper to carry than that ? |
| 18 | Not only do we lack a clearly articulated set of policy objectives , in the absence of a coordinating Ministry of Justice , we also lack the necessary institutional framework within which such a strategy could be implemented . |
| 19 | Others do not often see this as a genuine option , however , so how may we present a more positive image ? |
| 20 | Did n't we have a perfectly good penalty appeal disallowed in the first half ? |
| 21 | Not only do we have an almost unpronounceable cluster of ‘ th ’ sounds but we ruin both rhymes . |
| 22 | We used the Medellin documents as our guide and behind the discussions was our belief that only with structural changes in society could we form a truly Christian society , which to our way of thinking would also be a socialist society . |
| 23 | What change of circumstances had come about which made them take an entirely different view ? |
| 24 | ‘ But promotion and relegation coming in will help them develop a more competitive style of play . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But promotion and relegation coming in will help them develop a more competitive style of play . ’ |
| 26 | For a miracle , almost boiling hot water poured out of the taps into the bath and Julia let herself have a really deep bath for once , lying there dreaming about the day when her life might be whole again and weaving plans to make it so , until the skin of her fingers and toes crinkled and the water felt cold . |
| 27 | Singer John O'Brien 's newly shaved head makes him look a more handsome version of the butler in Rocky HJorrow , with a voice that drips sex and frustration . |
| 28 | Singer John O'Brien 's newly shaved head makes him look a more handsome version of the butler in Rocky HJorrow , with a voice that drips sex and frustration . |
| 29 | Are theories just another kind of story , or do they constitute a radically distinct form of discourse ? |
| 30 | This is very much a product of his legal background which , in a career spanning 40 years as a lawyer , has seen him spurn a more lucrative profession to concentrate on the injusticesthat accompany bureaucracies like the Civil Service . |