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 .
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