Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [adj] [verb] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | painting the kitchen once and I got into so much trouble it took him so long to rub it all off and start again , he made me promise I 'd never touch a paint brush again but he I mean , he would definitely be able to tell you what paint he used and |
2 | She 'd find it more useful to understand her own character short-comings than to take an elementary course in drug chemistry . ’ |
3 | Mrs Thatcher found it more possible to assert her own right-wing views as against those of moderates like Prior or Walker , with a strong thrust towards monetarism emerging in the party 's The Right Approach to the Economy . |
4 | Yet it is an objective standard which the directors themselves define , and not one that is imposed upon them by the courts , who regard it as illegitimate to substitute their own view of what constitutes the best interests of the company or the shareholders for that of the directors of the company . |
5 | Abbreviations : If you regularly have to take notes about the same subject , you should find it quite easy to develop your own abbreviations which will make you able to take those notes even more quickly . |
6 | As you get older , the pressures of work , home and family can make it very easy to forget your own health . |
7 | As you get older , the pressures of work , home and family can make it very easy to forget your own health . |
8 | He prowled over to the far side of the kitchen , then slammed down a couple of plates , as if he were suddenly finding it very hard to control his own temper . |
9 | She had the feeling that he was finding it extraordinarily difficult to keep his own voice even . |