Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And on my faith me think it good reason
2 M. I gave you that book to read because I thought you would feel identified with him .
3 According to the theory of universal grammar , children start outlife with a universal grammar or language ‘ blueprint ’ in the mind which gives them some idea of the form that any language will take .
4 The other major concern for women is about finding ways of living which give us more independence , more control over our own lives , and more self worth than is frequently the experience of women in subordination to men .
5 He filled six key posts ( all of which were election-related ) , including that of Prime Minister , with non-party figures , an action which earned him warm acclaim from the main opposition parties both of which pledged full support for the new administration and ended their boycott of the National Assembly .
6 In addition , my Grandfather , for twenty-odd years prior to his death , at the age of seventy two in 1907 , suffered from a chest condition which incapacitated him each winter .
7 You 'll find enclosed the original photograph you brought me some time ago — the one I took the enlargement from .
8 I saw the bits coming off her fag She said you stupid bastard well he was like this were n't he ?
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10 But in spite of her enthusiasm , she never tumbled to the silent response which greeted her each time she told the story .
11 True , he was an All-State footballer which gave him some excitement and fun ; but he always stayed in Neptune with Lorraine and with Mud .
12 BR chairman Sir Bob Reid welcomed the announcement as a ‘ breakthrough which gives us some investment headroom . ’
13 Mr Cross walked to the signal box at Girvan and waited until the train was belled off Kilkerran which gave him sufficient time to drive to Pinmore .
14 The girl who found him that day by the lake was sent by destiny , by fate , the atheists ' substitute for God .
15 In return he gave them other ground at the rear of the church and also on the right-hand side of the new road and bordering Killicomaine Road .
16 In case you let it hot water tank starts playing up .
17 When he returns for his payment she shows him another body , claiming the porter has not done the job asked of him .
18 Did that job I give you this morning .
19 When at last she gained some independence by taking a job which gave her some income of her own , she suddenly put her foot down .
20 He would later describe the king as " one of the most brilliant statesman I have ever been privileged to meet , with a fantastic memory and a third eye which gives him great sensitivity and extraordinary perception . "
21 Over the next eight years he applied himself to the development and perfection of the colour printing process which brought him international fame .
22 Good job you saw it this morning and not last night then is it ?
23 ‘ No , but after what you told me I have a suspicion you kissed me that night at Ib 's Club deliberately in an effort to convince her you 'd found someone else to replace her in your heart and in your bed . ’
24 My shift we do it this way .
25 Having a mind untrammelled by convention he offered the names ignose or godnose , but the editor of the Biochemical Journal would not accept either of them , so because the vitamin had the same empirical formula as glycuronic acid he called it hexuronic acid , leaving its structural chemistry to be determined later .
26 Cos e the other day I left her forty pound dad .
27 The day I call you Chief Rabbit , Hazel , that 'll be the day , that will !
28 When she stopped her feeble battering I took her some tea topped up with a couple of powdered sleeping pills .
29 At the beginning I found it hard work because he did not seem able to concentrate .
30 From Mr evidence I assessed her net year earnings up to her fourth year as nine thousand pounds and with a multiplier of one , award that sum .
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