Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Vasquez argues that the work carried out by Behaviouralists was based on three central assumptions of Realism , which together put them in the same broad camp . |
| 32 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 33 | ‘ I 've only seen it from a great distance . |
| 34 | The fact that you were weak enough to choose them in the first place is another thing altogether , ’ she finished triumphantly . |
| 35 | She was a walking weapon already , but Seth had only made her into a rough flint axe . |
| 36 | It was a new Fender Strat , bought from a shop on Shaftsbury Avenue in February ‘ 62 , and yes , I wish I still had it , but only to sell it for the large sums they fetch now ! |
| 37 | I made it a condition that I 'd only do it with an American choreographer , and my assistant is American , too . ’ |
| 38 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 39 | ‘ The money we 'll get for the house , if we 're lucky enough to sell it at a good price , will just about pay the bills . ’ |
| 40 | One may wish to study the statistics of word usage or word order with a view to understanding a text better , to catch nuances of meaning and perhaps to render them into a different language . |
| 41 | Erm but they er have only done it on a localized basis . |
| 42 | Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself . |
| 43 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 44 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
| 45 | So how we 're going to actually interpret that and er act on that here in Manchester and we set out our against er er to achieve that on the simple basis of quality and you 've heard enough about quality over the last two years to not be too surprised that that 's what we 've said was going to give us the cutting edge and perhaps put us in the leading position here in Manchester . |
| 46 | If I 'd only met you in the first place … before Bella , and … well … ’ |
| 47 | I knew that I must live , must embody , this way-of-seeing — not merely hold it as an interesting idea . |
| 48 | So marvelous was the migrating instinct of birds that he could only ascribe it to the superior intelligence of their Creator . |
| 49 | In the situations where the actor does not desire the result , but merely sees it as a foreseeable outcome of his conduct , the House of Lords has said that there is merely evidence from which the tribunal of fact can infer that he intends . |
| 50 | Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises . |
| 51 | Whilst your forthcoming weekend will naturally provide you with the ideal opportunity to discover at first hand the delights of owning your own Highland retreat , I can assure you there is absolutely no commitment . |
| 52 | Not only did she need Vitor 's goodwill now , but she could need it some time in the future ; so turning him into an outright no-holds-barred enemy was shortsighted … and potentially dangerous . |
| 53 | These are no longer needed and are best killed to prevent them from spreading to the food cupboard , so drop them into the methylated spirits jar . |
| 54 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 55 | Our clothes , living space and total environment all separated us from the outer world . |
| 56 | This view of what we infer from reading ( 9 ) will only provide us with a limited insight into how readers interpret what they read . |
| 57 | The problem that exists is that factions of governors who are members of the European Central Bank and who disagree with its policies may join together to frustrate them at the national level . |
| 58 | Although a managing director will usually be an employee the courts sensibly view him in a different light from that of a manual worker . |
| 59 | I used to watch him sleep , wondering what bloody crimes lay in his past , and knowing that I alone protected him from a horrible death . |
| 60 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |