Example sentences of "[art] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Give it back you thief , ’ he bawls after me , but I spurt ahead , knocking over a coupla kids who start bawling and bellyaching as well , but I do n't stop to investigate , because after all , I 'm doing them a favour , the sooner they learn that life is full of hard knocks the better . |
| 2 | ‘ The sooner we get this scum banged away the better . ’ |
| 3 | As I have said before , when writing about human behaviour , we are no more than swollen-headed animals and the sooner we accept this fact the safer we will be . |
| 4 | If , for instance , if extremely problematic strapping , splints or plaster of paris treatments are used and treatment should be started as soon as possible after birth , so the sooner you notice these things the better You 've all had your hospital experience , has anybody not actually seen a child with erm club foot ? |
| 5 | The sooner you enter this world the greater will your enthusiasm for the subject be and the deeper your understanding of the past , the discipline of History and , ultimately , yourself . |
| 6 | Dr Jean Coope , in Menopause , advises : ‘ You may not think the stranger is the perfect son or daughter-in-law , but the chances are that your children know who will suit them better than you do , and the sooner you accept this fact , the happier your family will be . ’ |
| 7 | It was n't the McAuley of old , probably because of ring rust and a badly bruised right hand , and the sooner he gets another contest the better he 'll like it . |
| 8 | Koontz , O'Donnell and Weihrich formulate the principle that ‘ since people tend to follow those whom they see as a means of satisfying their own personal goals , the more managers understand what motivates their subordinates and how these motivations operate , and the more they reflect this understanding in carrying out their managerial actions , the more effective leaders they are likely to be . ’ |
| 9 | Yusuf held back , coolly remarking that both sides were their enemies and that the more they slaughtered each other the better . |
| 10 | The more we accept this fear , the more we produce the images to support its reality . |
| 11 | However , the more we investigate this phenomenon with the client the more often it becomes clear that the avoidance is maintained because the person is afraid of the fear response itself . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , the more we structure these issues the worse and more childlike behaviour becomes . |
| 13 | And the more he tried to visualise her , the more he saw another face . |
| 14 | The more I heard this set , the more I love it . |
| 15 | I confess that the more I consider this alternative , the more I dislike it . |
| 16 | The earlier we take these steps the better for everyone concerned . |
| 17 | A Well I phoned this help line about the council tax and they were really helpful my bill was a lot cheaper than the original estimate , maybe you should give them a call ? |