Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Convinced is from the Greek word elenkhó0 , meaning ‘ convince ; convict ; usually suggests putting a person to shame ; telling someone his fault is in view . ’ |
| 2 | If a villager migrates to Bombay and makes a living as a hawker , he probably has to bribe a cop to stay in business and pay off the local mafia don . |
| 3 | But the problem with these groups is not that they 're wimps , but that they 're runts ; not that they 're vulnerable or soppy , but that they 're flimsy , What 's happened is that the perfectly valiant and appropriate refusal to grow up has become a refusal to grow , musically — to take on space , drift , experiment . |
| 4 | He also describes attending a ceremony held by Croatian emigres at Bleiburg in 1985 , where he " spoke with many survivors of the event . |
| 5 | The system also manages to incorporate a handrail running at the same speed as the walkway — an advance compared with most single speed systems . |
| 6 | Stuttgart really does have a lot to offer , and when you consider that all around is the enchanting Black Forest full of impressive vistas and fascinating towns , you 'll appreciate why those who visit return with nothing but praise ( and some great duty frees ! ) |
| 7 | Some are not fully fledged nicknames , but simply aides-mémoire to assist in locating a description , so the headline 'JACKSON-STYLE' SEX BEAST HUNT simply helps to identify a rapist described as having ‘ a ‘ powerful ’ athletic build and Michael Jackson-style shoulder-length dark , crinkly hair ’ ( Star ) . |
| 8 | And er very straight-faced in fact , and she was sitting at the back of the room , and I , I 'd just said to everybody , I said nobody here 's got a life purchased annuity , have they ? |
| 9 | No-one yet has found a way to halt the ageing process , and until that miracle cream is created and becomes available at the corner shop , the rules for saving your skin are simple : |
| 10 | Now I think that the woman lawyer has been foregrounded as if the law actually does have a part to play . |