Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pos pn] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 You 've obviously enjoyed your career very much and we 've all enjoyed you over the years , would you be pleased if your grandchildren went into acting ?
2 ‘ You 'd have enjoyed your birthday even less if you 'd actually read it . ’
3 Fidelma stumped out of the room , deciding she had pressed her luck far enough and Timothy put his cup down , oddly disturbed .
4 She was hurt , more than she believed possible , to know that Roman regarded her work so lightly that he could throw an elephant-sized spanner in her path without even thinking .
5 They 've stopped their work just now and they 're joining us for our morning worship along with some children from James Gillespie 's High School Choir .
6 I have n't made my mind up yet as to whether I shall see it . ’
7 They had clearly not done their homework so thoroughly as ATP before its coup d'etat over the Men 's Tennis Council in 1989 .
8 Initially , I think that girls would have been more afraid and bewildered when first landing on the island and would have accepted their situation less easily than the boys as girls are usually more attached to their backgrounds and less willing for change ( of this sort ) than boys .
9 That was the way we became his followers , the way we got saved , it 's the way we continue , it 's the way and it 's the only re the only method by which we will ever stand before him and he will usher us into his presence to stand eternity with him , through his grace and as we see others , not in a sense of condemnation , not in a sense of self righteousness or pointing the finger , as we see others we can say with that man of old who , as he watched the , the man being dragged , to the , to the gallows , there but for the grace of God , goes I , goes me and there but for God 's grace , think of that most , that worse condition that you know , think of that person who has messed their life up more than any body else and er , who has made a total wreck of it , there but for the grace of God is you and there 's me , oh thank God for his grace .
10 But even if the old partnership of Christian Democrats , Socialists and Liberals gets a working majority , the serious opposition parties have made their point more effectively than at any time since 1948 .
11 It was very restful and he 'd moved his furniture around so that he could lie on his bed and look at the view .
12 It is astonishing that it should have preserved its character so well when it is close to Zurich .
13 He 's got his name down like so he might be lucky and get a phone call cos he
14 ‘ Certainly , ma'am , ’ agreed the lawyer , relieved to have accomplished his task as easily as this .
15 She 's got our number all right an' we 'll 'ave to give this place a miss for a long time after this .
16 You 've got your playroom back again so there 's no excuse for things left in the lounge .
17 That fleeting , intense look had addled her brain as well as scrambled her insides .
18 Yet she had timed her appearance so exactly that it seemed as if she had been forewarned of the train 's arrival .
19 Well , that 's where you 're in error , both of you , because I 've set my course as far as you 're concerned , Master Tristram , and now I 'll hold to it .
20 Before Jimmy could react , Duvall had brought his hand around again and hit him squarely on the jaw .
21 But had I hurt your pride so badly that you 'd leave for England — when you had n't done your interview yet ! ’
22 Expansione the financial daily excuse me also increased its circulation once again and its profits .
23 When she had to set a plate before him she could smell pomade on his hair , and her gaze was drawn to the long , clever hands which had once touched her body so intimately and unprofessionally .
24 Collins ' form has been as stable as his club 's progress has been erratic this season and the player feels he should have represented his country more often than he has done .
25 Well because he suppose there was a personality clash between erm Sugar and the Board at Spurs and er a dirty tic tricks campaign against Terry Venables by Sugar and his associates and they 've blackened his name now so that er I do n't think he 'll ever get the England job , but he 's the ideal candidate for it
26 And I think I should definitely be awarded my doctorate as soon as possible .
27 I have worked my beat as near as possible to 2 and a half miles an hour , and I do n't think there is much to complain about .
28 ‘ I 've learned my lesson as far as you are concerned .
29 And dangerous for the goat : a myotonic goat picking himself up from his umpteenth collapse of the day might wonder why natural selection had not taken its course long ago and dispensed with his unhappy breed .
30 She had put her hair up so as to look older than her sixteen years but even so she straightened her music and her shoulders with such self-consciousness that the maturity of her voice came as a shock to him just as it always did .
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