Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can therefore understand why at that awful moment he should seek to summon up a talisman of words , a secret defence against abomination , or perhaps even an excuse in the form of some kind of precedent that a word expresses and so takes the edge of uniqueness off the contemplated evil . |
| 2 | The upshot of it is that the appellate court , where the matter is one of discretion , as this is of course , will not interfere with the discretion of the court below unless it considers that the court was plainly wrong or it has erred in principle , that it has taken into account something it should not have done or has failed to take into account something it should have done , and on that narrow basis I must proceed with this appeal . |
| 3 | It 's such a special feeling , from that empty space we can create anything , just by movement , voice and song . |
| 4 | He paused to glare at Lucy , before adding through tight lips , ‘ You can tell that old bag I 'll see her stuffed before I move an inch in her direction . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Colourful , I grant , but underneath that conspicuous plumage you will get to know , if you are as lucky as you are ambitious , a very down-to-earth bird . |
| 6 | ‘ This is n't some damn club he can visit when it fucking well suits him , ’ she said . |
| 7 | On a visit to this historic church you will see a magnificent Romanesque nave , a Norman font with medieval cover , rare wall paintings of the 14th century , the gilded alabaster tomb of Sir Anthony Browne to whom Henry VIII granted the Abbey , Crusaders ’ crosses carved by sword and the Senlac Commemorative Window . |
| 8 | But if it troubled to open a history book or to read some political analysis it would see that the thing most needed by a government under pressure at home is an enemy without . |
| 9 | So some odd bits you might think , I 'm not quite sure how you work that out . |
| 10 | Over this pleasant period you 'll come up trumps in whatever you tackle , especially when you 're allowed to compete in those events which test your endurance or intelligence . |
| 11 | Tony and I contemplate the likelihood that on this Scandinavian plane we will have one of those stewardesses you see in the adverts — — all blonde hair and curves . |
| 12 | Continuing this political enquiry we should note the belief that was once expressed with some confidence that as workers became more affluent they would take on the values of the middle classes in their society . |
| 13 | But within this complete chronology we can discern some processes and states of affairs that are comparatively brief , others that last for an intermediate length of time , and some that go on for centuries or even millennia . |
| 14 | As these demos were the only good productions released last month , here are some classic demos you should take a look at . |
| 15 | I kept thinking to myself I do n't bloody want this bloody operation I might have |
| 16 | One officer suggested behind his hand that I visit him at his home after work , and in exchange for this little attention he would write me a six-month permis de séjour . |
| 17 | country or if you gain a qualification erm in er in another European country you can use it in any other one of the E C twelve . |
| 18 | She looked at Sophie 's stricken face and added , ‘ He told her that if she gave them some garbled story he would sack her on the spot . |
| 19 | If Kegan had waited another few minutes I could have got it settled . |
| 20 | The er honourable gentleman 's question appears to be founded on a rather curious premise , er what has what has happened what has happened to electricity prices is that have fallen six percent in real terms over the last two financial years and if he wants to know another interesting statistics I can tell him . |
| 21 | Author Andrea Adams suggests some further action you can take before approaching the boss . |
| 22 | The brief list of writing-in-role activities below indicates some further avenues you might want to explore ; many are suitable for children who have not yet learnt to read and write , providing that , as a teacher , you wish to encourage emergent writing . |
| 23 | In this concluding section we will examine this strategy in more detail . |
| 24 | In this concluding section I shall try to pull together the preceding discussions of the theory , practice , and policy relating to tacit collusion . |
| 25 | In this concluding section I would like to consider , specifically in relation to the peace-tax issue , what the prospects of such a strategy might be , in the light of experience gained elsewhere in these other fields . |
| 26 | Not like some snotty sisters I could name … ’ |
| 27 | For example , in studying some congenital abnormality we could match a group of such children with a group of normal children and find out if , for instance , the mothers ' smoking habits in pregnancy differed . |
| 28 | Here are some simple sweets you can make to hang up . |
| 29 | I hope , Mr Chairman , that when deciding on this appalling case you will take the following into consideration . |
| 30 | done so , I mean and as part of that you could ask questions about whether , you know there might be some longer-term placement you could do or something . |