Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , in his thirties , he took driving lessons and passed his test Dorothy refused to go out in the car with him : ‘ I intend to live to a ripe old age , thank you very much . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I may be old-fashioned , ’ Alec sighed , ‘ but I hate experimenting in a lonely spot like this . ’ |
| 3 | Facing the loathsome rat-men I tend to opt for a defensive strategy and try and inflict as many casualties as possible at long range . |
| 4 | I propose to broadcast on a world-wide scale , a message to the good folk of this fair planet . ’ |
| 5 | In Chapter 5 I propose to look at a different aspect of metalinguistic politics : the way in which grammarians and linguists have projected a male/ female dichotomy on to the languages of the world , and their attempts to use grammar as a tactical weapon in the battle of the sexes . |
| 6 | Having said that , the question of to whom the resource should be provided must be addressed , and here I propose to generalise to a large extent , though initially to make reference to the local situation . |
| 7 | I suggest starting with a cheaper jacket until you get hooked — and you can always wear it at weekends afterwards . |
| 8 | I want to lie in a sunny green field . |
| 9 | ‘ I want to live in a small village. , |
| 10 | ‘ I want to live in a big house , with lots of rooms . ’ |
| 11 | In this context I want to refer to a brief but highly significant passage in Richards 's Practical Criticism . |
| 12 | I want to arrange for a commemorative postage stamp to be printed with my portrait on it . |
| 13 | I want to progress to a 386 or 486 chip to enable me to take full advantage of Windows 3.1 and DOS 5 and of the increasing amount of software that requires this minimum . |
| 14 | I feel I can encapsulate the feeling in the music and then say what I want to say in a direct manner . |
| 15 | ‘ Hmm , maybe , ’ replied Rachel thoughtfully , then , changing the subject , she said , ‘ I think I 'll go to lunch now , then later this afternoon I want to get in a quick swim . ’ |
| 16 | The origin of this very basic and particularly European way of thought lies in the experience that I appear to exist as a conscious entity within my body , and yet remain distinguishable from my body . |
| 17 | I bend to look under a low archway in a dark corner and find a narrow spiral staircase , designed to accommodate only very small and undernourished skivvies . |
| 18 | ‘ Buying paper in rolls in economical and , because I like to work on a large scale , provides greater potential for expression . |
| 19 | I like to work with a whole range of pencil grades as each one produces a different colour and density , and I believe , creates a more complete drawing . |
| 20 | I like to work with a whole range of pencil grades as each one produces a different colour and density , and I believe , creates a more complete drawing . |
| 21 | I 've said how much I like programming from a simple map printed on top of this type of unit ( BOSS 's ME-6 and ME-10 operate in a similar way ) , and the A4 really could n't be simpler . |
| 22 | These are the most common questions I get asked as a social researcher . |
| 23 | ‘ I remember thinking for a long time afterwards that it must have been Uncle Titch 's , ’ said William , and Preston stared at him in astonishment , shocked not so much by the thought of Uncle Titch and Mary Moxton in carnal embrace as by this sudden insight into William 's dark imaginings . |
| 24 | What I remember vibrates in a permanent present . |
| 25 | None of your exotic flavours in those days and the salt I remember came in a small piece of blue paper in the bag . |
| 26 | On such a morning , I remember dressing in a freezing bedroom , then coming down to the kitchen with its brightly flaming coal fire , dad having been up much earlier to coax the sleeping embers to life . |
| 27 | I remember playing in a reserve game with six internationals at Coventry before a 25,000 crowd . ’ |
| 28 | I remember sitting in a cold school hall studying for my O-levels by candlelight . |
| 29 | I try to make excuses for people and I try to live as a Christian — but I still ca n't stop myself wishing that some day you 'll go through similar torments . |
| 30 | Not that I mean to be cynical , but I do teach in an inner-city school ( where only Advanced Level pupils have textbooks — and they share — and where practical work involves half-a-dozen to a bunsen ) . |