Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [pron] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The incidence of board theft is thankfully low but it does happen . |
| 2 | I 'm incredibly lazy but I do think I 've found the right way or at least a better way than hers to live . |
| 3 | ‘ And I never get time to read , or think , or do anything worthwhile , and I 'm always so sleepy when I do get to the classes that I ca n't take in very much . |
| 4 | This , too , is entirely reasonable but it does require that attention be paid to compatibilities of systems so that future system integration remains possible . |
| 5 | The thinking of politicians for whom education is only important if it helps boost the national economy , and this is important because it helps people enjoy what they want , and this is important because it encourages consumption and thus industry , either goes round in a vicious circle or takes off on an interminable regress . |
| 6 | ‘ It would be so nice if you did come and live near us when you 're married , ’ said Jannie wistfully . |
| 7 | They may be extremely rare but they do exist . |
| 8 | He was so handsome and she did love him dearly , despite Gareth Davis . |
| 9 | No it 's not entirely true cos we did have a budget for overtime |
| 10 | On the Quakers ' goal of the season so far , he said : ‘ I ca n't remember a lot about the build up , but the ball sort of bounced just right and I let fly . |
| 11 | We did n't go to the funeral , but me cousin Dora who was Aunt Lucy 's daughter , she got there was er Walter , , Walter and Leonard were in a pram and me cousin Dora went down Lane and wh to the corner of Street and watched the funeral go past up to I 've got vague memories of that they 're not clear but I do know that he took us to watch me dad 's funeral past the corner of Street and I presume that now that it must have gone up Street up to Street street , cos he 's buried at Ryecroft . |
| 12 | The fee for performing at Yeovilton was not high but they did offer free fuel . |
| 13 | As their only match preparation for the Test , it was patently inadequate but it did alert them to the vast difference between the cricketing conditions and environment in the Caribbean and those in Australia and New Zealand where they had performed so impressively in gaining the semi-finals of the World Cup . |
| 14 | Er now did we get John back or we 've forgotten John now because he 's in a shop serving customers in Ripon and er great take away Indian there very very good take away Indian and they did ask me this would you please play this so hang on . |
| 15 | Not skilled but we do have our dignity |
| 16 | unnamed that is not true and I do agree with Mr that when we make a decision to close some homes that they should be named to avoid the terrible indecision which exists at the moment . |
| 17 | Actually , I sent Felicity to Summerhill because I saw this awfully exciting film called The Alamo , starring John Wayne , whom I adore , and he makes this absolutely glorious speech in it which goes ‘ Freedom , I like the sound of the word ’ , actually it 's ‘ Republic ’ he says , I know that because it was on the television last week , but I 've always heard it as ‘ Freedom ’ and I read that A S O'Neill positively breathed Freedom , as indeed do all the Irish , I find , and one has to have pots of money to go there , which gives one — what 's the word ? — sachet , which you do absolutely need to get into Society these days , and Felicity ( her name means Freedom , too , from the Latin , you know ) was frightfully keen to go , and does n't the name simply drip June in , say , the Cotswolds , and Felicity says there are teachers there with nothing to do at all , so you can tell the staff must be tip-top — I mean , what luxury ! spare staff ! — and Felicity 's always been such a tearaway and I know it 's jolly hard but I do think one needs Discipline to get one 's Freedom , I 've always had it , and Republics too , and now I gather she 's been on television , and Felicity was absolutely swearing by the school or something , Angela says , and where is it — somewhere pretty — she goes by train … |
| 18 | He was soft and more used than he dared admit to indolence and good food . |
| 19 | Well , you 're always sorry if you let slip someone you think might be a leader . |
| 20 | Having a long soak in the tub is enjoyable and therapeutic : your muscles relax , your mind feels more tranquillised as you let go after the stresses of the day . |
| 21 | Windowless , roofless and with blackened walls , the manor house was still smoking and nobody dared go inside just yet . |
| 22 | Teamwork is vital for the tougher , more challenging activities which , whilst less frequent , are more crucial when they do occur . |
| 23 | However , with fewer breaks pilots tend to take it for granted that they will not get a cable break , and this makes them more vulnerable when one does occur . |
| 24 | It 's still disturbing but it does have a certain grandeur . |
| 25 | Er so I think it 's really vitally important that we do know , have basic what our money is going to be spent on this this year , not the year . |
| 26 | Strapped on , the Teardrop is much more manageable although it does show a tendency towards neck heaviness . |
| 27 | But she was usually annoyed when she did get home . |
| 28 | It 's smart , effective , ecologically sound and it does pop in such a thirst-rousing way . |
| 29 | Thus although we do not know how the DNA controls development , we are reasonably sure that it does carry almost all the information which has been produced by selection , and which is needed to control development . |
| 30 | She must of turns her , hers up full cos it did go cold did n't it I mean , outside ? |