Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite possible , then , that my employer fully expects me to respond to his bantering in a like manner , and considers my failure to do so a form of negligence . |
| 2 | ‘ The next day , when I thought you suspected me of smuggling , perhaps worse , my pride took quite a battering . ’ |
| 3 | I had it on my schedule to see quite a lot of you over the next few weeks , Folly . |
| 4 | My father had quite a lot of Gaelic words , quite a lot . |
| 5 | My mother comes once a week , for the day . |
| 6 | Its closure provided only a breathing-space . |
| 7 | She was probably about twenty at the time and on her return created quite a furore among the ladies with her hair shingled in the latest fashion and sporting lipstick and rouge which was almost unknown at that period . |
| 8 | When the breed became man 's worst enemy ( and the tabloids ' best friend ) about three years ago , Gillian 's kennel joined forces with the Northern Rottweiler Club , but her site remains primarily a boarding kennel . |
| 9 | On the other hand , groups purporting to be an authoritative mouthpiece may be disregarded because their membership covers only a fraction of , say , all old people . |
| 10 | She had n't last time I , cos we were talking about er when I say talking I do n't mean nastily but the last time I saw Janet I asked after Wendy and she said she was still working and enjoying her job and the children were growing up and she did n't mention any other children so cos her husband works away a lot of the year does n't he ? |
| 11 | Her letter brought forth a torrent of rebukes from people far more expert than she — and far more caring . |
| 12 | The criterion for the acceptance of applicants is their ability to follow successfully a course of academic study and , in appropriate cases , to qualify for admission to a profession . |
| 13 | For two years , a pair of brothers from Oxford have been locked away in their garage putting together a car , which they hope will put the Japanese micro cars in the shade . |
| 14 | But his responsibility runs downwards a well to the mangers on his team ’ . |
| 15 | He let his gaze rest there a moment . |
| 16 | The Open Champion described a delayed rules decision as ‘ pathetic ’ after alleging that home favourite and joint halfway leader Ernie Els had breached regulations when he used his putter to brush away a beetle on the second green . |
| 17 | ‘ It was a ferocious attack on his groin using either a knife or a screwdriver . |
| 18 | His smile diminished just a bit . |
| 19 | Jesus chucked out the rubbish from the temple and swept away some of the traditions that had grown up over the years , insisting that his house become again a house of prayer for all nations . |
| 20 | Have your boiler serviced once a year to ensure it is running at peak efficiency and is safe . |
| 21 | If you have your hair done once a week could you set it yourself and just visit the hairdressers for a cut every two months ? |
| 22 | You said that your grandmother played quite a part in your upbringing after your mother died . |