Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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1 | I li , I li , you can only make it this time of year . |
2 | They 'll only give you three months of Sky programmes . |
3 | So give us some indication of what sort of press release it was so that we know what we 're talking about in the |
4 | She only give her two bits of toast . |
5 | It only takes us three quarters of an hour . |
6 | Urgent or not , Sladen was experienced enough to give them thirty seconds of plati-tudes while they kicked their briefcases under the table , tugged at their waistcoats — both MI6 men wore them even on a hot June day — and shuffled their papers , although few of them were prepared to put much paperwork on view . |
7 | But you only pay him fifty percent of his salary . |
8 | For a frustrated moment Maria suspected him of doing it deliberately , to punish her , or perhaps to teach her some sort of lesson . |
9 | It 's not much point me just sort of reciting the percentages . |
10 | That perhaps gives us some idea of what the regional taxation profile will look like . |
11 | Husband and wife kept up their own conversation , turning to the elderly lady from time to time only to offer her another cup of tea or a cake . |
12 | So do you any kind of precaution to actua against that kind of thing happening ? |
13 | Churlish indeed the man who wishes his neighbour a Merry Christmas but does not give him tangible proof of this to put on his mantlepiece . |
14 | Althusser suggests that although Marxist history is defined as a theory of the modes of production , Marx did not give us any theory of how the transition was effected from one mode of production to another , nor of how each mode of production was constituted . |
15 | You know , in the Summer school he normally give you some sort of lecture anything |
16 | Just give me some sort of explanation . |
17 | It 's alright to talk to him you know i giving you , just give you that bit of extra warmth without er |
18 | Speaking in a House of Commons debate on the Report of the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment in 1955 , Chuter Ede declared that his time as Home Secretary had not persuaded him either way of the arguments for or against deterrence . |
19 | Yes , but you see this is just to give you some idea of his mentality . |
20 | He was , however , extremely discreet and did not tell us any results of the Cabinet soundings in detail . |
21 | Erm There 's quite a bit to go into with that but that 's hopefully given you some idea of how electricity works . |
22 | Lucy leaned back with an air of satisfaction , then dimpled a grin at Virginia , adding apologetically , ‘ Could you possibly pour me another cup of tea ? |
23 | It 's gone to it 's got to a stage where he made that statement which he very very much means , he will never ever give them another album of his to market worldwide . |
24 | Well of course I ca n't possibly give you any figure of how often , but bullying occasionally happens in the Army . |
25 | If I only ever give you one piece of advice in life — which is highly likely on the face of it — it 's stay away from that man . |
26 | That if you work in the big city you might only have seven miles between calls but it still takes you three quarters of an hour . |
27 | It was very difficult misses , you always have it both ends of your , go on spit it out , spit it out , go on , you 've got a mouthful there . |
28 | Not only will this keep the bush compact but it should also give you another flush of flowers . |
29 | The process should also give you some idea of what your company spends on printing , or at least producing , documents — it will probably be around 8–10% of your turnover , assuming that your company is n't actually in the publishing business in the first place . |
30 | Your budget plan will not only tidy up your current financial position , but will also give you some indication of how best to use the extra resources it has hopefully produced . |