Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [subord] [pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a tense moment for everyone because he could n't control where he landed or his speed . |
| 2 | I 'm sorry you had to worry about me because I would n't let you know what was going on in my mind , but I hope now you 'll realise why I kept silent for so long . |
| 3 | Be so traumatic for them cos you can actually feel the baby moving |
| 4 | It is a great burden for them if they can not share their uncertainty in the face of a complicated diagnosis , or their distress if they have to predict an inevitable death or permanent disability . |
| 5 | David : It 's not really as bad for me because they ca n't really tell that I 'm half-caste ( this pupil in appearance looks more white than Afro-Caribbean ) like the rest of them . |
| 6 | And I hope you have n't gone to any trouble cooking for me because I can barely keep owt down these days , not after t'hospital , me appetite quite sickened away on me wi' the things they serve up — greasy bits o' beef skirt and nasty little salads wi' half a two-week old egg and a few outside leaves o' lettuce and a bit o' wet beetroot , no , it was an effort getting it down , let alone keeping it down — I can tell you , there was many as could n't , eggs from t'infernal regions we got for us breakfast as often as not , right stink bombs , but could you get any o' them nurses to have a sniff or give us another i'stead ? |
| 7 | But I got to write songs with Dave Anderson and Rab Handleigh for the first time and the reggae ‘ Interference song ’ which Terry Neason sang was a thrill for me as I 'd always wanted to write something for her absolutely amazing voice . |
| 8 | Bilaleet was less enjoyable for me as I could n't get used to sweet vermicelli , but then I never liked rice pudding either . |
| 9 | I have not done your allocation acts of nineteen ninety one harvest as I am not absolutely sure of all the movements of that allocation , maybe you could detail this out for me as it will greatly help when I 'm eventually charging oblique crediting you . |
| 10 | Somebody was looking after me cos I should n't have got out and I did . |
| 11 | If they are not claimed by their owners they are kept for seven days after which if they can not be sold they can be destroyed . |
| 12 | You were getting yourself into a whole load of trouble , Fran , and I needed to ensure that there would be someone around to look after you when I could n't be . |
| 13 | ‘ We must take Landor , and if he goes , Wilson must go to look after him for we can not and the Storys can not be imposed upon again . |
| 14 | He has a right to come face to face with me , and judge for himself whether he can honourably deliver them , and never fear that he is helping to lure a brave man to his death . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ How are you ? ’ — ‘ I 'm fine ’ , and talk about the weather are designed to make another individual feel comfortable , to let them know that we are positively disposed towards them when we can not think of anything more significant to say . |
| 16 | There were deep shadows across the room now and his face was in one of them so she could n't see his eyes clearly . |
| 17 | So you only have to learn half of these you do n't have to learn all of them cos you can always switch it round . |
| 18 | They wanted Mickey to lose that famous temper of his so they could legitimately nick him . |
| 19 | You 've got a great acting career ahead of you if you could only learn a few more tricks . ’ |
| 20 | This profitability is maintained by a balancing act ; the fundamental chemical industry balance summed up in the fact that if you want to get the utmost out of sodium chloride , you should n't have either sodium or chlorine left over unsold at the end of the day ; not much use increasing the use of one if you ca n't increase use of the other in proportion . |
| 21 | Pity made her more friendly towards him than she might otherwise have been . |
| 22 | Boyle said : ‘ I was trying to keep hold of him so he could n't get at me . |
| 23 | And perhaps our marriage did n't last long , but I had more of him than you 'll ever have . |
| 24 | I 'm sure he knew we were trying to get rid of him because he would n't go ! |
| 25 | They were in awe of him because you would never have guessed from meeting him how immensely wealthy he was , and because you would never have guessed from knowing how immensely wealthy he was how immensely clever he was as well , and because he was called Freddie when his initials were A. P. J. You 'd catch a glimpse of this tall , stooped figure crossing Trinity Great Court , with one shoulder held slightly higher than the other , and you 'd know you were watching one of the world 's great fortunes walking about , plus , on the same two lanky legs , behind the same untidily dangling forelock , one of the world 's great instruments of serious scholarship . |
| 26 | No fault of mine if you ca n't hurry yourselves . ’ |
| 27 | The teacher used to come in and take him and he got fed up of it 'cause he could n't get on with his other work . |
| 28 | Silly to have bother of it when he need n't . |
| 29 | Not people that could that can defend themselves that can what 's the name of it if they could Well they 've broken old people 's doors in and took their money and and hit them and whatsername . |
| 30 | This was probably the saving of it as it would most likely have disappeared by now . |