Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [noun] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he never forgave me , or my mother for having helped me , both into his world and out of it , he was sufficiently my father to let sleeping dogs lie . |
| 2 | Having all my evenings free that week , we spent most of them together . |
| 3 | Perhaps her publishers had good libel insurance . |
| 4 | One of the most important aspects of the existence of such groups is not so much their capacity to uncover fundamental truths as their willingness to raise new serious issues and in the process to shed light on older ones . |
| 5 | The controversy began when both Paul Smith and Jasper Conran turned down their nominations to become British Designer of the Year . |
| 6 | So her attempt to deflect this topic of conversation had failed . |
| 7 | For others still , the administration which war inevitably brought in its wake provided further opportunities to serve their country 's cause . |
| 8 | Moisture stained his trouser-fronts ; the yellow moisture of fear tricked down his leg to stain Persian carpets ; gongs-and-pips smelled something , and turned upon him with looks of infinite distaste ; and then ( worst of all ) came laughter . |
| 9 | While the famous privateer was waiting impatiently ‘ on the beach ’ in Paris he filled in his time producing ambitious schemes to harass the common enemy , including a large-scale raid up the River Clyde to attack Glasgow , and a major amphibious assault on Liverpool . |
| 10 | Madeleine said : that 'll show you how much your father liked this place . |
| 11 | Then they also turned down our application to have Gay News in the library , which provided us with further ammunition and an unexpected new member . |
| 12 | ‘ Do all your members know each other ? ’ he asked abruptly . |
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| 14 | Eventually her mother became convinced cannabis could help after reading evidence from doctors in the United States . |
| 15 | The columns which they carry on their backs have more fluting than a respectable column would accept and the Corinthian capitals have swirls and squiggles that would have been prohibited in Corinth . |
| 16 | I gulped and peered over my shoulder to make sure Benjamin was behind me . |
| 17 | Erm , and it is not my intention to implement that minute at the moment , because I think it relates purely to a London situation . |
| 18 | While it is not my intention to turn conventional theory on its head , it often happens that theories become accepted facts because people simply repeat them , without anyone ever questioning them . |
| 19 | It is not my intention to discuss medical politics , but as it turned out this was not an unhappy solution , notwithstanding that it married two firmly conflicting beliefs which have continued to operate , sometimes rather awkwardly , side by side , and may do so for many years . |
| 20 | But it is not my intention to rehabilitate this theory , or to suggest that it is allegorically preferable to current theories of sexual difference . |
| 21 | They might be excellent at math — but they stumble over their tongues saying good morning to the mailman . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Our ’ health visitor was not going to be there after all because it was not her turn to do this session . |
| 23 | She considered approaching him and asking if it might be possible for them to spend more time together , but the difference of nine years in their age put her in awe of him still , and she decided it was not her place to make such suggestions . |
| 24 | Youngest on the books is 14 , but Dr Caroline Marfleet , senior medical officer for family planning in North Essex , stresses it is not her job to promote early sex . |
| 25 | Cardinal Lercaro , one of the moderators , stressed the need for greater speed on the part of the commissions , reminding them — an indirect but clear reference to the Theological Commission — that it was not their task to decide disputed issues by presenting for discussion one straightforward text , but to evaluate and organize amendments so that they could be more easily decided in the Council Hall . |
| 26 | It 's not their business to make such inquiries , to put thoughts into children 's minds . ’ |
| 27 | In many cases teachers have been indoctrinated with the view that it is not their job to encourage competitive sports . |
| 28 | In taking her virginity he had taken away her power to convince any man of her innocence , even the man before her who had said that he loved her . |
| 29 | As you move both hands forward or backwards which arm takes more weight ? |
| 30 | Soon their grumblings became open discontent and no amount of encouragement from the foreman or shop steward could quench the open hostility of the men around us ; in fact I was forced to retaliate verbally . |