Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [pron] [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is certainly no sadness for me that I live in a house that is open to the public . |
| 2 | Newspapers remain expensive propositions and the cost of running them until they turn in a profit is immense . |
| 3 | They tell me if I walk in a certain direction for an hour I 'll come across a road and by the time I set my watch and compass they 've vanished over the dunes . |
| 4 | I 'm always blowing the little ducks up they go , they 're going like that and you shoot them and they turn into a It 's really good . |
| 5 | It 's alright for you to lie to us as many times as you want but when we 'd asked you once you get in a mood and walk off and do n't talk to us . |
| 6 | The new flexi-age retirement provision is unlikely to help you if you move to a new job , since it only applies to employees of 20 years ' standing . |
| 7 | Wittgenstein says ( 332 ) : ‘ Do not believe that you have the concept of colour within you because you look at a coloured object — however you look ’ and ( 659 ) ‘ But when I say ‘ It tastes exactly like sugar ’ , in an important sense no remembering takes place . |
| 8 | The scent of jasmine greets you as you walk through a creepered archway into the wide lawn . |
| 9 | I remember once when he was talking about acting on the continent , he said , ‘ They like me because I act like a German . ’ |
| 10 | I get into step with him and we stop at a door at the end of the corridor . |
| 11 | I wan na see Pat see if she 'll look after Aaron on Friday night , but Gary says he does n't want Tim and Lorraine having him cos they smoke like a chimney |
| 12 | I thought we could get on with him but I think within a week of moving in there we became entangled in David and Angela 's personal lives . |
| 13 | Kemp looks at her as they shrink within a dark cave , besieged by O'Brien and his men : |
| 14 | He recommends shampooing hair at least twice a week , more often if it looks as if it needs it or you live in a city . |
| 15 | Wha what is it that you do for a living ? |
| 16 | They make a fucking day out of it if they hear of a prang as nasty as this . ’ |
| 17 | but soon it will be appearing in a dictionary as , A bit over-formal , a bit archaic , use it if you like in a business letter but most people would prefer |
| 18 | But it 's not easy I mean you know I was reading an article ages ago a few months ago actually and saying you know if you think about it the sort of revolution was over a year ago and still the government has n't done anything about it and I mean like a lot of provisions that have been brought into Romania sort of go in the front door and out of the back door and you know they sort of sent those of supplies like contraceptions and things like that for the women and overlap |
| 19 | Well , that 's probably right erm I can just about remember it and you know as a child , and it did n't really sink in , it was some years afterwards before it actually sank in exactly what had been going on |
| 20 | However , he and I differ in a fundamental way . |
| 21 | If you prefer a rod different to the one I have recommended ; one which you use successfully and are happy and confident with , then stay with it until you feel like a change yourself . |
| 22 | Is it because they take in a smaller quantity of vapour or tablet dust ? and how far does the vial have to be from the nose before the dose is inactive ? |
| 23 | " D' you want it because you feel like a boy ? " |
| 24 | I do my exam in January and then I drop it because I go on a teaching practice and I pick it up halfway through third year . |
| 25 | Having discussed coloured water and clear water briefly let us move on to the reality of the situation as we find it when we arrive for a session . |
| 26 | Or turn to a well what do you call it when they turn to a liquid . |
| 27 | We 've all seen it when you arrive at a new prison . |
| 28 | And she said , sometimes I can agree with you she said , but some of them when they come into a library , you feel helped |
| 29 | They were made of diamonds , not gold , but I wore them when I want to a ball and never felt my immortal soul in danger because of that . |
| 30 | But perhaps more important , at this time when the infancy of our species must end , we have an astronaut 's view of Earth rise above the horizon of the Moon to teach us that we live on a tiny island in a vast ocean of energy , space and time . |