Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others suggest it represents a cynical attempt by politically-ailing premier Brian Mulroney to regain popularity ahead of the 1993 elections . |
| 2 | Despite Mr Kinnock 's vigorous campaign and the improvement since 1987 in his personal standing , Gallup 's findings suggest he remains a serious handicap to Labour . |
| 3 | ‘ They say it takes a brave woman to love a Scorpio , ’ he said . |
| 4 | People who have n't seen me play , but have heard the album , say it sounds a little bit different . |
| 5 | But critics say it sets a dangerous example . |
| 6 | In particular , they say it boasts a convenient location . |
| 7 | And you say he plans a three-fold advance , from Chester , Shrewsbury and Hereford ? ’ |
| 8 | He needs to protect himself : men say he has a magic ring which he uses to raise demons to control the King . |
| 9 | I could be wrong , and if Kelly plays I sincerely hope he has a good game for if he does n't he may not recover from it , as he will always be known for ‘ screwing it when the Republic needed a win in Windsor ’ . |
| 10 | Erm , I welcomed Chairman the present experiment before us , I hope it succeeds , I hope it sets a continuing example to other parts of the county but you only get what you pay for and in , in we top it up from the seven cuts to I think thirteen or fourteen . |
| 11 | It is not possible to deal with every detail in the space of this leaflet , but we hope it provides a basic outline . |
| 12 | I suspect she has a fractured skull and her cheekbone is also broken . |
| 13 | Others complain he provides a moronic stereotype of black people for which they in turn must suffer . |
| 14 | I suspect he has a diaphragmatic hernia . |
| 15 | The reason why a cut in members ' allowances was not in our budget is I think we did n't consider it and we did n't consider it because the figures involved are so small that it was n't a matter which was , as I say , worthy of financial comment , although I accept it has a political dimension . |
| 16 | I know it seems a little bit i idealistic , do n't know what the word is I want but it is for warning |
| 17 | ‘ Well , ’ Ellen said , ‘ I am very fond of my husband , in spite of my western ways , and I know he has a great respect for you , Nerina ; and is thrilled about your publishing contract , and any betrayal of confidence has been totally inadvertent . |
| 18 | You know he works a long way down , on the fourth floor under the stage . |
| 19 | I believe she has a firm alibi for the whole of yesterday evening , but as she 's a senior scientist she ( bas asked to stay . |
| 20 | Suppose it offers a large reward for someone 's arrest . |
| 21 | If such a change occurs at your hotel , you will only be notified if we believe it involves a significant change in facilities or standards . |
| 22 | This last point does n't translate into ideal accuracy and agility , however , for apart from its detached feel it suffers a slow-motion response . |
| 23 | agree with that lady over there about er Queen , I think she does a wonderful job and , it 's come through lately there like she just suffers the same as any natural mother , their family , the way they live , the way their |
| 24 | I think she feels a certain resentment that he used his wife 's illness , her death , and now uses the children as an excuse for reneging on his undertaking to leave when she wanted the cottage back . ’ |
| 25 | I think she has a genuine feeling for the fans and for all that 's been written about her . |
| 26 | I think she has a nasty pain in her little inside . " |
| 27 | I think she has a fair point , even if there were better times in this home and altogether better times in other homes . |
| 28 | I admire her because she is an actress who can also sing and I think she has a wonderful personality , ’ said Mr Hipkiss as he stood with 1,500 screaming fans outside the city 's Ritzy nightclub . |
| 29 | Well the honourable gentleman as always makes er more than a debating point , I think he makes a serious point which er deserves to be answered , erm it is not , if I can put it this way , the intention of these orders er to turn auditors into er snoopers or narks er and to do so I think runs some very serious risks , not only of reducing and undermining the relationship between auditors and their clients , not only of imposing very substantial additional cost burdens on auditors which will have to be borne by companies and ultimately their clients , but also there has an example he 's given I think to be some difference , put it no more than that between public money and private money , even though I acknowledge that were talking here about the trusteeship in some cases of of er d er public deposits and funds . |
| 30 | So erm I 'm you kn I do n't propose to do that again because I would n't er I would n't arrange a speaker if we had a full table show but it 's nice to know that it did work out because we were , I was forced into a corner a little bit erm and I think it was worth it because we as I say I 've waited a long time for Danny and he was well worth listening to , I can listen to Danny for hours because he he just speaks and , and tells you about his fish , I 'm , I 'm very very fond of listening to Danny cos I think he gives a good talk . |