Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] [verb] [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lately she had begun to feel that things were changing , or that she was changing . |
| 2 | This was necessary to me as part of my approach to socialism , for before you can be sure whether you are genuinely in favour of socialism , you have got to decide whether things at present are tolerable or not tolerable , and you have got to take up a definite attitude on the terribly difficult question of class … |
| 3 | With the advent of quantum mechanics , we have come to recognize that events can not be predicted with complete accuracy but that there is always a degree of uncertainty . |
| 4 | He 'd had ideas about them buying somewhere of their own , but so far they 'd had to stay as ideas . |
| 5 | It was not fair to say that he– parents had had no time for her or for Joe ; all four of the family had worked together , and , as the settlement grew , they had enjoyed churchgoing and Easters and Christmases with their neighbours . |
| 6 | I am not alleging that they are mechanically unsafe , but when people go to parties or dances they find that some of the buses are not clean and up to the standard that they had come to expect when buses were under local authority control . |
| 7 | Wary babies show that they have learnt to react as adults do to disturbing social intrusions ‘ where they are approached regardless of their wishes and whether or not they provide appropriate invitational cues ’ . |
| 8 | Fifty years later an administrative officer found the Masai to be perfect hosts : ‘ they do respect your privacy ; men of other tribes rather fuss round you , always sure there is something they have omitted to do as hosts , thus making a nuisance of themselves — but the Masai leave you alone ’ . |