Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [subord] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've had more fun wiping the blood of a blue-bottomed bloggert off my broadsword than watching that pile of pus ! |
| 2 | The only light I use at night is a small torch which I can grip in my mouth while using both hands to bait up , sharpen or change hooks , or make any other adjustments to my tackle . |
| 3 | ‘ My Missus if making some tea Selwyn , ’ Barney called after him , ‘ You want some ? ’ |
| 4 | Such games are usually very playable but BTTF is so poorly executed , I 'd rather have Corky stand on my head than play this drivel again . |
| 5 | I 've always had better things to do with my time than to plot hypothetical revenge for something that happened ten years ago ! ’ she snapped . |
| 6 | So you 're saying that they were driven more by there political desire for power than by their ideology because had absolute egalitarianism worked then they should have been satisfied with that because then they were fulfilling their ideology . |
| 7 | Better to continue to suffer under its domination and its oppression than gain economic power through blood and slaughter . |
| 8 | Discussion of practical ways in which teachers may adapt their methodology when teaching bilingual students is done through exercises and often based on the analysis of video or audio tapes . |
| 9 | With health and safety legislation , safety reps would have the law on their side when challenging these employers . |
| 10 | In exercising their discretion whether to permit such representation , tribunals should take the following facts into account : the seriousness of the charge or penalty ; whether any points of law are likely to arise ; the capacity of a person to present his own case ; procedural difficulties ; the need for speed in reaching a decision ; and the need for fairness as between the individual and the officers concerned . |
| 11 | If practitioners can become aware of and able to understand and transcend these complicated messages from research , however , not only may they become more confident in reflecting on their knowledge when making such judgements , they may also become more confident in discussing these complexities and difficulties with both other professionals and the wider public , thus enhancing social understanding of the day-to-day realities of work in this area . |
| 12 | If Mephistco really is determined to punish me for defying the Review Board , they have far more efficient methods at their disposal than sending some freelance vagabond who still has boneyard dust behind her ears to do their dirty work . |
| 13 | The EBRD 's founding charter defined its role as providing market-rate loans and equity investments . |
| 14 | It will also challenge clubs like Nottingham — and perhaps even Cardiff — to become as effective as Saracens have been , not only in finding and developing new young talent , but in building such good relations with the junior clubs in their area as to make this process acceptable to both sides . |
| 15 | This greatly enhances their life when using standard chargers . |
| 16 | In your case I recommend disrupting their world when adding new fish . |
| 17 | Its status as written narrative fiction and its function as a means of communication provide it with the wherewithal to participate actively in present-day debates about the future of social institutions . |
| 18 | Their philosophical idealism was at once a retreat from the material world of unruly mobs and declining privilege and a programme for maintaining their position while accommodating some change : ‘ Socratic political thought was an intellectually sophisticated and ingenious justification for counter-revolution in democracy and the maintenance of the status quo in oligarchy ’ ( ibid. p. 4 ) . |
| 19 | John Lucas , the future philosopher , remembered being taught Greek grammar by Ramsey and sitting on his head while reciting Greek verbs . |
| 20 | Brian O'Rourke , the builder , had intended the castle as a war fortress for his use when plundering neighbouring kings and chieftains . |
| 21 | The old bleed — overseer called me Jess after his dog as died that day . |
| 22 | As well as El CID , he starred opposite Sally Field in Not Without My Daughter and was showered with praise for his portrayal as tortured comic Tony Hancock . |
| 23 | Polybius gives his reasons for reporting the figures : " so that it may appear from actual facts what a great power it was that Hannibal ventured to attack , and how mighty was that empire boldly confronting which he came so near his purpose as to bring great disasters on Rome " ( 2.24.1 ) . |
| 24 | This typically British feast is okay a couple of times a week , but use your imagination when planning main meals . |
| 25 | We recommend our insurance as providing adequate cover for normal requirements , but it is your responsibility to arrange additional cover exceeding the maximum amounts payable under our policy , or providing cover for addition areas of liability if require . |