Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] [det] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was clearly amused by her reaction , his eyes slanting into a lazy , mocking smile that somehow rattled her more than his anger had done . |
| 2 | AND FROM THE RACISM THAT SADLY AFFLICTS US ALL AND LEADS WHITE PEOPLE TO ASSOCIATE INFERIORITY AND DARKNESS , KURTEN 'S RECONSTRUCTION MAKES MORE SENSE , SINCE NEANDERTHALS LIVED IN GLACIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND LIGHT SKIN MAY BE AN ADAPTATION TO LIFE IN MIDDLE TO HIGH LATITUDES . |
| 3 | In any piece of fiction there must be room for the reader — room for him to jump at a suggestion , to insert himself into a story , to respond to hints and clues : to be told what is offered to him is to encourage him to read passively and so to give him less than he deserves . |
| 4 | and a cup of coffee and a cigarette , and I always do that but this day I was so tired after the doing the garden , both gardens like and fucking weeding them all and doing everything else and brushing out the back and doing I said to him for fuck 's sake do them dishes for me for a change William would you I said , so I got er got myself in the bath said I 'm away to bingo , so William 's gone out what happened ? eight , I had eight he had one you may get yourself I said ah fuck no wonder I have no fucking luck , so on the settee and said I 'm not going anywhere , I sat for ten minutes then I said ah fuck you why should I sit here so I lifted the car keys and walked out again then , fucking zooming out of and there was John coming up like that |
| 5 | ‘ If we sell one more player I might as well sell them all and forget the silver and take the gold — I 'm not going to continue to sell one or two a season . |