Example sentences of "[noun pl] i [vb base] [adv] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 It was pointed out in argument that , pursuant to regulation 7 of the Income Tax ( Building Societies ) Regulations 1986 , tax which was due but not paid on or before the due date could have been the subject of an assessment on Woolwich under paragraph 4(2) or ( 3 ) of Schedule 20 to the Finance Act 1972 ; but for the reasons I have already given any such assessment would , in my opinion , have been a nullity in the circumstances of the present case .
2 We sat on its terrace overlooking the harbour , watching the sky blush rose-red and devouring plum oysters , crabs , and langoustines caught that same day — and the first snails I have ever had that did not taste like bits of black rubber boot fried in garlic and olive oil .
3 In recounting my coming out story in later years I have always sited this period of my life as extremely important to my subsequent emergence as a lesbian .
4 Today around 80% of the prints I produce now use this technique .
5 Today around 80% of the prints I produce now use this technique .
6 This book seems to be based on the techniques I have long suspected some producers use to keep a discussion going for the full length of a programme whether there is anything in it or not , to keep up the emotional temperature even about unexciting things , and to emit statements which are just distorted enough to get people objecting , whether they are worth objecting to or not .
7 Well they complain doing two for ones I mean never mind this
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