Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's [adj] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 2 | And as often as you tell yourself she 's not your type , that you do n't like blondes , your taste tends towards the browns , even redheads but not blondes , no ; and what 's more , her face is round , but you do n't like round faces ; and you 've always gone in for a bit of shape and she 's flat as a pancake . |
| 3 | And as she 's five and a bit weeks old , it 's five weeks |
| 4 | A nurse who was burgled while she slept says she 's disgusted that the man convicted of using her stolen chequebook has walked free from court . |
| 5 | A nurse who was burgled while she slept says she 's disgusted that the man convicted of using her stolen chequebook has walked free from court . |
| 6 | A nurse who was burgled while she slept says she 's disgusted that the man convicted of using her stolen chequebook has walked free from court . |
| 7 | Four : she 's straight and a mummy . |
| 8 | She said that she 's shocked that an organisation can behave this way . |
| 9 | One parent says she 's angry that the school did n't tell her the whole truth about why the head left . |
| 10 | ‘ She 's tougher than the rest of us put together . |
| 11 | ‘ But she makes nice chocolate cake and she 's handy when the cook 's on holiday , ’ she admitted as she examined her face in the shine . |
| 12 | It 's curious that the Bloch Symphony for trombone and orchestra is rarely played — one would have thought that trombonists , starved of repertoire , would air it at every opportunity . |
| 13 | It 's fantastic that the boy is back . ’ |
| 14 | Yeah you see it 's bigger cos the bedroom |
| 15 | It 's freezing and the pitch is rock hard . |
| 16 | But it 's due and the farm accounts wo n't take it . |
| 17 | I 'll go and make the sauce , then I 'll have a bath while it 's simmering if the generator 's up to it . ’ |
| 18 | And the early reading of P P G seven it seems to me it 's apparent that the principle messages are that the development in open countryside should be strictly controlled , and I would underline that point strictly controlled , and that the countryside should be safeguarded for its own sake and non-renewable and natural resources should be afforded protection . |
| 19 | it was all to do with recognising it was the middle of the winter , sun was at it 's lowest and the sun would be coming back again , and maybe that 's some sort of gut feeling |
| 20 | The commission says it 's adamant that the public will have the final say . |
| 21 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 22 | Incidentally , it 's better than a railway hut , and perfect for a party . ’ |
| 23 | It 's better than a letter to hear her voice . ’ |
| 24 | A grand view of Horse Guards Parade — oh well it 's better than a view of John and Norma Major . |
| 25 | Well , it 's better than no job at all som I hear them say . |
| 26 | Surely it 's better than the way 'e 's bin since 'e got back from France ? |
| 27 | ‘ Fams ’ describes re-starting the Wailers as ‘ rough ’ and it might not be as glorious a gig as playing Zimbabwe 's independence celebrations with Bob , but it 's better than the fate of most reggae elders ; redundancy thanks to computerised ragga . |
| 28 | in fact it 's better than the television we 've got |
| 29 | At least it 's better than the paraffin we used to have when I was a kid . ’ |
| 30 | Erm in my experience it 's quite normal for erm a period after the close of the enquiry to be erm given to erm the planning authority or authorities to on other matters which are outstanding at the close of the enquiry , whether it 's two weeks , whether it 's whether it 's very very common , it 's it 's reasonable that the authority should have that opportunity to . |