Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If it ends up with a segregated system — then so be it ’ . |
| 32 | Change the social or physical conditions in which the animal is growing up and you may find it ends up with a different set of rules for learning . |
| 33 | Go alt N and you can see what 's happening is your text is actually being indented one tab stop at a time so it ends up as a narrow thin ribbon of text skating down the page and if you do this really crazily you can end up with a document that is only just one word wide ! |
| 34 | Then , as it grows up in a normal , average temperature , the hotter area of its body — its central trunk region — remains pale in colour , while its cooler extremities become gradually darker . |
| 35 | He fills it up , and cooks for himself , and when it gets down to a certain level then he thinks , ‘ now I might do a concert ’ . |
| 36 | When the slow-moving potto is approached by an enemy , it curls up into a tight ball , clings on to its branch and lowers its head between its legs so that the back of its spiky neck is thrust towards the predator . |
| 37 | But when he is called to perform later on that night he curls up in a limp ball and refuses to move . |
| 38 | It opens up into a fantastic cavern , which glistens and sparkles as though lit by an invisible Light . |
| 39 | In fact , as we have seen , it boils down to a moral evaluation of differentiation ( rather than a ‘ scientific ’ finding ) : the differences that distinguish criminals are things that are deemed to have ‘ gone wrong ’ with their biology , psyche or values . |
| 40 | It boils down to a sharp retraction in the Plains economy . |
| 41 | It folds up into a neat , easy-to-store carrying case when not in use . |
| 42 | It follows on from a fine display of tinted autumn foliage . |
| 43 | A spokesman for Rothmans , who have factories in Darlington and Spennymoor , said : ‘ We are a major employer in County Durham and it seemed natural to support the team as it sets off on a new challenge as a first-class county . |
| 44 | Finally it bursts out in a different form in its third stage of development . |
| 45 | Because a lifetime of debauchery somehow loses its romantic kudos once it winds down to a respectable job and keep-fit classes ; it stops being a biopic and starts sounding like a how-I-conquered-my-bad-habits-and-became-a-normal-person telefilm . |
| 46 | But if the evening is free of specific engagements , he sets off on a well-worn route by 8.30 or 9 pm . |
| 47 | I repeat and he catches on with a flowery ‘ Por favor ’ and a heartfelt ‘ Gracias . ’ |
| 48 | Sometimes you may spot an occasional dorsal fin when it pops out like a miniature yacht sail . |
| 49 | He runs around in a dazzle-painted sports-fisherman called Dream Baby . ’ |
| 50 | On something of an Italo tip , it thunders along at a fair old rate , brings synth nostalgia to the fore and is an all-round bumpalong winner . |
| 51 | I , er I mean it sticks out like a sore thumb , and one would have expected that this paper came from education . |
| 52 | Well I know it is and er I hope it comes over in a genuine way . |
| 53 | In as much that erm it comes out of a different purse |
| 54 | Then it comes in like a tingling feeling . |
| 55 | ‘ … unfortunately , ’ Michele went on , ‘ I have n't a clue as to where Lucia 's secret hiding-place might be , so it comes down to a straightforward search . ’ |
| 56 | And it comes down to a basic difference of approach to this . |
| 57 | When Mr Major waxes philosophical , he comes over as a strange mix of nostalgia and modernism . |
| 58 | Jettisoning Shakespeare , and talking in a ludicrous mixture of Italian and heavily accented English , he comes on as a hilarious parody of a libidinous Latin , pinching handbags from the audience , flogging dodgy cassette tapes and offering healing laughter after all the grief of the earlier acts . |
| 59 | He comes on like a Greek god and claims credit for fixing the weather . |
| 60 | He comes up with a little piece of advice on how to make that picture , or the colouring , or the mounting better . |