Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If , at times in an ordinary reproductive life , I am moved not only to look after my own progeny but those of my sister as well , then I clearly increase my fitness above that due solely to selfish interests .
2 I should 've tidied up a bit — that would 've made Mr Jackson think I 'm grown up enough to look after myself , but it 's too late now .
3 I 'm grown up enough to look after Satan .
4 ‘ I do n't want to work for you , I 'm employed very nicely working for myself and the name of Morgan is respected already in town , which is more than can be said for that of the Grenfells . ’
5 I 'm expected not only to foot the bills , but to add them up as well .
6 I 'm expected not only to foot , but also to add up , all the bills .
7 That 's why I 'm left back now trying to do something without doing job wise , I 'm just hoping that these children on the P S D group .
8 He said : ‘ I was called over so Zoff could put some questions to Paul , they were about training and that 's all I can say about it . ’
9 When I got the job on the building site , Mr Jackson said I was grown up enough to live on my own .
10 I was persuaded long ago to use Flora instead of butter .
11 You are expected not just to have one by you , but to answer it or , if you can not ( because you are ‘ in a meeting ’ ) , then to have a secretary to take messages and make sure that calls are returned .
12 ‘ I said you were sunk low enough to match his sordid background , yes . ’
13 She is ranked sufficiently highly to have gone straight into the main draw , but made it clear that the Games were inconvenient for her schedule this years , as she had a lot of points to defend in tournaments .
14 As sober as judges and as reverent as pilgrims , we are gathered here today to witness the marriage of disco and rock , the funeral of Sinead O'Connor , the birth of cool .
15 We were assigned almost immediately to carry our share on such missions as , Hanover , Berlin and then there were those shallow missions to North Africa and , and of Russia .
16 We were brought up nicely to go with my father who used to sing in the church choir .
17 It is hoped that this will not be later than approximately 8 April by which time they are wanted back here to get on with parachute training .
18 They are chained separately only to keep them clear of each other .
19 They are designed not only to keep out black people but to try and intimidate black workers already in Britain and make it harder for them to claim their basic human rights .
20 Most of the functions attributed to rises are nearer to grammatical than attitudinal , as in the first three examples given below ; they are included here mainly to give a fuller picture of intonational function .
21 They are qualified not only to check whether you need glasses but also to spot early signs of any serious eye troubles , as well as some other kinds of disease , and to recommend referral to a specialist when necessary .
22 It is even possible that Gloucester 's claims of another plot against him were intended not only to justify Hastings ' removal but to impress the council with the gravity of the situation and make them more disposed , not less , to back Gloucester 's leadership as the one hope of stability in a worsening political climate .
23 It is even possible that Gloucester 's claims of another plot against him were intended not only to justify Hastings ' removal but to impress the council with the gravity of the situation and make them more disposed , not less , to back Gloucester 's leadership as the one hope of stability in a worsening political climate .
24 They were checked again then carried on over the drawbridge and through the gate .
25 The landscapes differed from those of the last day 's walk , and were seen in another mood ; the rain-clouds floated high , the road lay over rocky ridges , the homesteads had an amplitude of stone wall fencing over these exposed seaboard cliffs ; and they were built more compactly to withstand all assaults .
26 They were seen as inextricably bound up .
27 Should he be forced not only to retire but to leave behind a multi-party state , the example will be widely noted in Africa .
28 A major feature is that real space time is Riemannian , that is to say it is curved yet locally looks like the flat space time of special relativity much as a portion of a spherical surface of linear extent much smaller than the radius looks flat .
29 Sometimes it can take up to eight miles before it is warmed up enough to stop having to keep a foot on the accelerator at traffic lights , etc .
30 Precedent 2 covers the same type of transaction , but it is drafted more widely to cover not only the supply of goods , but also the supply of work and materials and the supply of services .
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