Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm afraid she 's had an accident , ’ he went on . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm afraid he 's had a disappointment . ’ |
| 3 | When Callow himself chooses to direct a film , he finds that Makavejev has told the truth . |
| 4 | It does not take the actual bankruptcy of a corporate which has issued a bond to adversely affect the bond 's value — a leveraged takeover bid , or the threat of one ( euphemistically known as ‘ event risk ’ ) will do almost as well . |
| 5 | Some of that research was provided by a sub-division of Milward Brown International which has developed a track record in analysing arts audiences . |
| 6 | Anchor International which wants to build a £1.25m floodlit complex at Clairville Common in Middlesbrough is pitched against local objectors . |
| 7 | Is she aware that the Feltham visitors ' report , which I am sure she has had a chance to read , said that there were only 24 workshop training places for 256 young people ? |
| 8 | Well I do n't know , just er , I do n't know really , I do n't want to mind cos he 's been there five years , so if he does get made redundant he 's got a chance of getting a little bit of money , not a lot , but it would help . |
| 9 | Sometimes , when I have to make precious substances such as toenail cheese or belly-button fluff , I have to go without a shower or bath for days and days ; I hate doing this because I soon feel dirty and itchy , and the only bright thing about such abstinence is how good it feels to have a shower at the end of it . |
| 10 | He 's famous he 's got a wife he 's normally on the news he 's posh and he dresses up smart he writes he writes papers out . |
| 11 | He 's famous he 's got a wife he 's normally on the news he 's posh and he dresses up smart he writes he writes papers out . |
| 12 | He 's famous he 's got a wife |
| 13 | He 's famous he 's got a wife he 's normally on the news he 's posh and he dresses up smart he writes he writes papers out . |
| 14 | He 's famous he 's got a wife he 's normally on the news he 's posh and he dresses up smart he writes he writes papers out . |
| 15 | He 's famous he 's got a wife he 's normally on the news he 's posh and he dresses up smart he writes , he writes papers out . |
| 16 | that 's , that 's gon na happen and the fellows go along with it like when Tony first decided to move and that I thought oh great he 's found a place back in Basingstoke you know , we went and looked at them and everything and he turns round and changes his mind or he 's in the , you know he 's worried or nervous |
| 17 | And there 's some that are er non-famous it 's got a load of in Hamlet . |
| 18 | I suppose it is possible he has formed an affection for some boy , " she conceded . |
| 19 | Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good |
| 20 | They 're both because , the other one 's got a fault in it and it 's not working properly |
| 21 | You 'll be surprised who has got a friend or an uncle who knows somebody who knows somebody else who is looking for a person like you ! |
| 22 | It 's a man , is he a bit chilly , he does n't look chilly he 's got a coat on . |