Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [be] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are not going to have them say you are some kind of dickhead . ’ |
| 2 | I acknowledge there are certain anomalies in policy regarding employees between the two companies , but I feel strongly that there should not be any regarding customers and they should be seen to act as one . |
| 3 | I realise there is little chance of the sponsorship suggestion coming about , but there should be some way of assuring that playing for your country does not cost you money in an amateur game that makes a fortune . ’ |
| 4 | small , medium , I 'm sure that 's what I had , no they feel nice though , I did n't like the feel of the other ones , I expect there 's enough money in there , I 've got me plimsolls to put on |
| 5 | Stockbrokers say there is little interest in Pilkington shares and today 's figures will lead to little change in a ‘ continuing sell ’ attitude towards shares . |
| 6 | I 'll seal to such a bond , And say there is much kindness in the Jew . |
| 7 | But the organisers say there are other lessons to be learnt . |
| 8 | You say there are two kinds of court , Islamic courts and civil courts . |
| 9 | The receivers say there are potential buyers in the frame for the club so the meeting should be postponed . |
| 10 | Meanwhile 57 per cent of nurses in the north east Thames region who participated in the RCN survey say there are empty posts in their workplace . |
| 11 | The joint report shows that 49 per cent of nurses in Northern Ireland say there are empty posts in their workplaces . |
| 12 | And they also say there 's little truth in the myth that women do n't enjoy dirty or sexy jokes . |
| 13 | You will understand then something of the climate prevailing around Darlington Hall by the time of my father 's fall in front of the summerhouse — this occurring as it did just two weeks before the first of the conference guests were likely to arrive — and what I mean when I say there was little room for any ‘ beating about the bush ’ . |
| 14 | Observers say there was some overlap between his role and that of Hargrave and Wastnage . |
| 15 | And I say there was some sort of a an embarrassment I can only call it |
| 16 | This slag-bank is very old — belonging , for the most part , to the last years of the last century , when smelting was so extravagant with ore that some people say there was more iron in the slag than in the pig . |
| 17 | Police say there was widespread drug-taking at the party . |
| 18 | The Post Office , who handle his mail , say there were 600,000 letters for the plump , red-cheeked old fellow . |
| 19 | The Liverpool Coastguard say there were particular problems on Saturday because some rafts were fighting against the tide . |
| 20 | ‘ They say they 're dope-testing jockeys of the first three , ’ he muttered out of the side of his mouth . |
| 21 | and they do have different standards , but I say they are different classes of the gy |
| 22 | Party officials say it 's dirty washing under the bridge , or words to that effect ; not everyone agrees . |
| 23 | They say it 's normal procedure at other Universities to wash contaminated materials like rubber gloves and glass containers . |
| 24 | Experts say it 's good news for Rover , which could have been sold off if today 's European Court ruling had gone the other way . |
| 25 | Police say it 's another case of rural areas being plagued by gangs of city criminals . |
| 26 | Some say it was seven tons of meat in a thick black hide |
| 27 | There were occasions , also , when the assistant on duty would forget the time , and suddenly realise it was two minutes to the hour and she 'd forgotten to do the observation . |
| 28 | ‘ They say he 's one sort of person when he 's out in the open among people — he can be very sweet — but that he 's a different sort of person altogether behind the walls of his own house . ’ |
| 29 | But initial studies show there are higher concentrations of birds on the higher areas of the mudflats . ’ |
| 30 | Before they set sail there are final checks to be made . |