Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [modal v] [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would n't say my career will go the same way as Kylie 's — we 're both doing our own thing and I would n't try to imitate her because we are both completely different . |
| 2 | On the Saturdays I would scrub the kitchen floor , black and polish the kitchen grate , and polish the knives , so that my mother could have a little rest on her return from several hours cleaning , sometimes having to walk at least a mile to her regular place of work . |
| 3 | They are speaking up for themselves and expecting , rightly , that they will be listened to by staff and that their opinions will have the same validity as those of the next person . |
| 4 | No doubt her mind would do the same if she stopped chivvying it . |
| 5 | The Great Mother passes through a symbolic death as she recognizes that her body can bear no more children . |
| 6 | For Asian women , separation from their families can cause the same torment . |
| 7 | Their delegates may look the same as in the beard and sandal days of the Liberals , but in reality the party is now well organised and riding high in the polls but their true identity remains a mystery . |
| 8 | In this case , Her Majesty 's inspectorate is not being transferred and its role will remain the same except that as a public organisation it will be made more independent of the Secretary of State . |
| 9 | Their holders would adopt the same position of relative irrelevance that they hold in the republican democracies of Europe . |
| 10 | Their flights may take a few hours or many days . |
| 11 | Men who work with their hands might find a little attention with hand lotion could make them much more romantically stimulating . |
| 12 | This can best be seen in the demand made by princes who had subscribed to the treaty that those who lived in their lands should do the same . |
| 13 | It was this : that as her father had consented to allow her to make her home in Corcaguiney , her family should have the same right of any one of our daughters . " |
| 14 | He deeply valued it , and only hoped that his successor might enjoy the same generous trust and support which His Majesty had graciously reposed in him . |
| 15 | It is not clear whether his successor will have the same remit or whether the individual plants will be divisionalised within GEC . |
| 16 | He returned home from the Falklands because his crew could stand no more of the Antarctic . |
| 17 | As he passed , his leg struck the side of the bridge and an old witch prophesied that when he returned his head would strike the same spot . ’ |
| 18 | Henry VIII of England , busy destroying monasteries and confiscating their wealth , suggested in friendly fashion that his nephew should do the same in Scotland . |
| 19 | Helen said , ‘ You can bet Sheldrake and his assistant will do the same . ’ |
| 20 | I noticed that when particularly struck by a drawing , his features would assume the same look of wide-eyed amazement that they had done in the latter rôle when Bottom wakes from his dream and begins the speech , ‘ I have had a most rare vision … ’ |
| 21 | I noticed that when particularly struck by a drawing , his features would assume the same look of wide-eyed amazement that they had done in the latter rôle when Bottom wakes from his dream and begins the speech , ‘ I have had a most rare vision … ’ . |
| 22 | An hour later Guy refreshed himself with a jug of water drawn from the well and wondered how his host would take a few suggestions . |
| 23 | the employer is not only provided with maximum assurance that his competitors will make the same settlement that he does ; he is also assured that his competitors will be shut down … when he is shut down , so that he need not reckon on a permanent reduction in market share when calculating the costs of a strike . |
| 24 | Whilst this little lot may cost you a packet , your PC will become the all singing all dancing box the salesman claimed it would be . |
| 25 | If you react angrily or aggressively , your child may do the same . |
| 26 | This means that you have the peace of mind of knowing that whatever happens to general interest rates , your return will remain the same . |
| 27 | From now on , every rehearsal should be arranged and set up in this way , so that your band will sound the same every time you rehearse . |
| 28 | ‘ You 're confident your father would say the same thing ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Our commitment to adopt the Social Charter should remain a priority objective so that employees in our country can achieve the same rights and opportunities as their Community counterparts . ’ |
| 30 | Superglue on your joystick would achieve the same . |