Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chukar-type partridges Alectoris are longer , more upright and slightly more pheasant-like than smaller Perdix , and readily distinguished where they overlap it in W and S Europe by black and white eyestripes , white chin and throat , broad black band extending from eye down neck to form breast-band , conspicuous black and white barring on flanks , and red bill and legs . |
| 2 | I think you would be interested if I take you through the Severn Tunnel . |
| 3 | The question " Were you speaking Patois or English just then ? " will not necessarily make a lot of sense to a member of the London Caribbean community , any more than the questions " Why did you say that in Patois ? " or " How would the effect of that be different if you said it in ordinary English ? " . |
| 4 | Although I 'm strongly against what can only be described as the ‘ bastardisation ’ of a property , a little out-of-keeping decor is often unavoidable unless you restrict yourself to a very limited range of choice . |
| 5 | His lectures were above all popular because he packed them with information . |
| 6 | You told me you had a bit of a chat with Angy before you asked her about the ring . ’ |
| 7 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |
| 8 | ‘ When we dragged Cpl Edwards out of his seat the back of his head had been blown off — but I still thought he would be OK when we got him to hospital . |
| 9 | ‘ It is interesting when I bring someone like Rodney Marsh here for the first time to see his reaction . |
| 10 | Even so , in her darkest moments , wrong as she knew it to be , Constance could not stop herself thinking , If only it had been Mummy . |
| 11 | West Ham look a good outfit , they pass the ball around well in the midfield but are crap when they get it in the box . |
| 12 | She was very calm when she rang me from the hospital asking for her mourning clothes . |
| 13 | His arms closed around her instantly , fiercely possessive as he pulled her against him . |
| 14 | That way the syncro system will be pumping power to all four bits of rubber as you throw yourself into corners with all the wild confidence of a kiddie in a bouncy castle . |
| 15 | Our lives become richer and more free as we give ourselves to God and to of hers . |
| 16 | ‘ I was doubtful when you told me about sharing your house with two young vets , but now I think you were right . |
| 17 | Well she go Hilda got a baby boy about eighteen month old when I knew her like you know , and er she lived by I think it was I think it was you know and er what happened to her I be I think she had to go in a home or er you see and er baby boy was adopted like , the baby boy that 's about all I know about her that 's about all . |
| 18 | A vet who checked family records discovered he was 17 to 18 years old when he examined him at the Halewood RSPCA shelter yesterday evening . |
| 19 | The flat seemed cold and empty when she let herself in several hours later , and discovering a message from Kelly on the answering-machine brought no respite from the depression which had settled over her like a heavy black cloud . |
| 20 | I thought this was odd so I mentioned it to my bank , who were seriously unimpressed . |
| 21 | They felt he was bored so they took him to training classes and Tricia said he 's an absolute natural . |
| 22 | she goes to part-time so they get it at a reduced rate . |
| 23 | It 's dangerous if you leave it on all night — you can start a fire and that if you ai n't careful . |
| 24 | Research would be impossible if we restricted ourselves to this species . |
| 25 | It was dangerous because it left her at his mercy and as far as she knew he had none . |
| 26 | ‘ People should remember alcohol is dangerous whether you drink it in the pub or at the Christmas carol concert . ’ |
| 27 | Well it sounded so simple when he said it over the telephone about two months ago . |
| 28 | As my car moved through the area announcing ‘ Meet shadow chancellor John Smith as he explains Labour 's policy on fiscal and monetary reform , ’ I noticed that the town was not as crowded as I remembered it from only that morning . |
| 29 | This was indeed fortunate as it prevented him from revealing the fossilization of his mind by repeating much of what he had written in 1986 . |
| 30 | His eyes were dark as he led her into the bedroom and closed the door behind them . |