Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb -s] [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Methinks I should contrive to send her a message , suggesting that she pays me another visit . ’ |
| 2 | It is therefore not unusual for junior nurses to feel that it takes them some time to " settle in " on a surgical ward . |
| 3 | can I say that it gives me particular pleasure to introduce Steven not least , because Steven Hughes is one of our colleagues in parliament who does a fantastic job for the trade union movement . |
| 4 | The presence of maids obviates any need for husbands to undertake traditionally female tasks and so , while a woman following her career does challenge a husband 's machismo in the sense that it gives her some independence ( both economically and socially ) , it does not do so in the sense of changing his role in the home . |
| 5 | Do n't forget that it gives us another chance to make progress in Europe this season ; success for Linfield and of course Crusaders may yet lift us away from the bottom of the ladder and give us a chance of avoiding those detested preliminary rounds . |
| 6 | Another noteworthy aspect of Circumspecte agatis is that it reminds us that legislation at that time was by no means limited to parliamentary acts , but could result from decisions of the king and his councillors , expressed in general writs to his justices and sheriffs . |
| 7 | He is a ‘ movie ’ man ; and nothing does him greater credit than his energetic campaign to get Kodak to mend their stock , so that colour-films of the past do not automatically fade and turn green . |
| 8 | I notice if someone gives me full cream like in cereal and I just think , I wo n't eat . |
| 9 | You should n't need no 'elp , but if 'e gives yer any lip , just call me . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Things are still unclear and until somebody gives us definite information we wo n't be drawn into speculating . |
| 11 | It is impossible to be indifferent towards her , and she prefers it that way in her criticism , as she preferred it in life . |
| 12 | Look , I 'll promise you one thing : I 'll not marry Kitty McKenna , not even if she sends me another tie . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Goddess of poetry , healing and smithcraft , if she takes you that way ; and if not , enough saints of the name to see you out of any small predicament . |
| 14 | The meaning of ‘ volley ’ here is : when a ball comes to the player and he hits it first time at the goal before it touches the ground . |
| 15 | ‘ And he wants it that way . |
| 16 | Sir Michael , now 88 , adds that the performance is very appropriate and he wishes it great success . |
| 17 | ‘ I know the age of everything in the garden , ’ he says , ‘ and it brings me great pleasure . ’ |
| 18 | And it 's got a ship and erm there 's people on there and it shows you this thing round the ship erm they have a storm and suddenly the sh the erm what do you call it ? |
| 19 | This hardly tallies with the sentiments expressed in a letter in the possession of the College in which Coleman , writing on 24 February 1813 , gracefully declined an invitation to become President of the London Veterinary Society : ‘ Gentlemen , I received your letter , and it gives me great pleasure to see so much zeal for the improvement of the veterinary art in Gentlemen , whom any & every Teacher might well be proud to call his Pupils — I shall most willingly grant the use of the College Theatre for the examination and discussion of such points as may be considered by you most important for the advancement of the Veterinary Science … you rightly observe that a number of minds concentrated on one object can not fail to improve any art far beyond the reach of any individual and I have no doubt that the Public will ultimately derive great benefits from your united exertions . |
| 20 | And it gives me great pleasure to personally invite you and your guest , to spend a luxurious weekend on the Craigendarroch Country Estate , just a few miles from Balmoral in the heart of Royal Deeside . |
| 21 | The girls are required to plan their own day , and when they are used to this system , most prefer it to the structure of school and it gives them some control over their daily lives . |
| 22 | You get wee hooks and you hang them up and they stick there right , and just put your cups on it in a row and it gives you more room on the table . |
| 23 | Molly 's uncle , Philip , Lord Noel-Baker , one of our Vice-Presidents recently celebrated his 90th birthday and it gives us great pleasure to add our greetings to the many he has received from all over the world . |
| 24 | You do n't have to , it does n't have to be mined , we do n't have to import it from any Arabs , it 's ours , we own it and it gives us that amount of energy but only if we develop the fast er reactors . |
| 25 | 3 What you will be working on until he sees you next time . |
| 26 | Madame Gloriana turned away murmuring to herself , ‘ That 's what they all want to know , although I 'm not at all sure if it does them any good . ’ |
| 27 | If it strikes you this way , let me remind you that Peter 's particular values are not the point at issue , and invite you to sit down quietly and compose your own , very different equivalent . |
| 28 | If it brings you any comfort , sergeant , her life expectancy was already very short . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If it gives you any pleasure . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If it gives you any satisfaction to know that . ’ |