Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 We also saw that in C-1 , Brenda commented on other players ' actions in Creole ( him tryina concentrate , etc. ) while some of her questions addressed directly to the players were in London English , for example : " what does telephone mean , please ? "
2 strait talking Mark Knopfler Talking to Dire Straits ' frontman backstage at one of the band 's £150,000 per day tour dates , Bob Hewitt mused that when Guitaristlast spoke to Mr.Knopfler six years ago , further outings on the scale of ‘ Brothers In Arms ’ seemed unthinkable .
3 Now this is an appalling situation , er th the B C C I 's books were certified by the auditors as a true and fair record from December nineteenth er December thirty first nineteen er eighty seven forward a and that meant that people had confidence in B C C I , here we 're told that the auditors are giving it er a certificate of a a true and fair record er encouraging therefore people to in t to invest and yet prior to nineteen eighty nine Price Waterhouse knew of gross irregularities er in B C C I 's handling of loads , particularly the load to C C A H which was the holding company for First American er bank shares .
4 Pilkington 's Andrew Robb points to Japanese managers ' philosophy in running plants efficiently .
5 The chapter by Eve Clark focuses on young children 's acquisition of word meanings .
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