Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb base] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I say that I wholeheartedly support a big increase in the tax on petrol ( even though I 'm a motorist myself ) . |
| 2 | I merely set a few wheels in motion . ’ |
| 3 | With his wife Glenys choking back tears beside him , he added : ‘ I naturally feel a strong sense of disappointment , not so much for myself for I am fortunate , very fortunate , in my personal life . |
| 4 | I personally use a .013-.056 gauge on all the acoustics and all the electrics with the exception of the Firebird , which I use for regular flatpicking in standard Spanish tuning , and that one has much lighter strings on it — an .009 set but with an .011 on the top E. ’ |
| 5 | Part of our case for the Radio News Network is that we must do better about telling our country about itself , not just in terms of law or education but also in terms of science , technology , medicine , the environment and an area where I personally have a great commitment — and that is coverage of business and our economy on which all our futures depend . |
| 6 | I only receive a severe disability allowance and finding two lots of money for dentists care will be difficulty . |
| 7 | I lie in the metal box hoping to hear the elephant passing or the lions roaring , but I only hear a distant hyena against the myriad squeaks and screeches of the night . |
| 8 | I only go a fair way . |
| 9 | I only live a few doors down the road from Derek and normally it would have taken me just a minute or two , but on this occasion it seemed to take ages . |
| 10 | no , I only have a small slice |
| 11 | I only have a little goodness left inside . ’ |
| 12 | I only add a few words of my own out of deference to the contrary view expressed by my noble and learned friend , Lord Lowry , and to consider the cases on thefts from companies to which we were referred in the course of argument . |
| 13 | I suddenly remember a nifty trick I know , and turn my mirror- and her reflection in it — a ghoulish purple . |
| 14 | I just put a few things in the wrong place because I did n't read , you know , put them in too soon . |
| 15 | Erm I just put a little arrow with ninety degrees in the semicircle . |
| 16 | Just wan na put a little thing that , I mean I 've written her a letter , I just put a little thing that erm |
| 17 | ‘ I did n't know it , I just have a good memory . |
| 18 | I just have a small preamp pedal to balance the volumes when I 'm changing from the Telecaster to the Gibson . |
| 19 | I just have a bad feeling about him . ’ |
| 20 | I just have a hard time writing songs ; it 's just not what I do real well . |
| 21 | I just do a normal job . |
| 22 | I just play a hard game of hustle and bustle . ’ |
| 23 | I just feel a little faint . |
| 24 | So I just give a little bit of pedal and carried on but he was complete and utter bastard , really was ! |
| 25 | I do n't want to be the best , I just want a reasonable amount |
| 26 | I just want a short-term relationship , without responsibility . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Please , ’ I said , speaking carefully , ‘ I just want a one-way ticket to Stockholm for tomorrow morning at 10.05 . ’ |
| 28 | I just want a clean staircase , ! |
| 29 | So I just want a plain box and a plain stone , and a plain speech from the priest , and you can do what you like with the business . |
| 30 | I have some sympathy for the Home Secretary in these matters , he is not an Officer of State who over-occupies the position for whom I normally have a great deal of sympathy I must confess , er but on this occasion I do have some sympathy . |