Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb -s] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she considers herself a practical , outgoing person more than an intellectual , she has always found literature a great mental enricher . |
| 2 | To mark his disapproval of my doing so he gives me the wrong ticket and some change , of which the amount , as far as I can see , bears no relation to any previous transaction between us . |
| 3 | Fax quality can be tuned — if someone sends you a grotty fax you can apply the ‘ fax vacuum ’ to suck up all the specks and marks . |
| 4 | An expert can now make a final determination about the construction of documents provided he asks himself the right question . |
| 5 | Now he leaves again — like he leaves her every few months . |
| 6 | Even if it costs us a few hundred quid , it 's been worth it . |
| 7 | Well if it if it gives you the required amount or |
| 8 | When Sir Oliver suggests asking eight or ten per cent on the loan , Mr Moses says if he asks him no more than that his impersonation will be discovered . |
| 9 | " What if he asks me a direct question ? " |
| 10 | But now British Rail has told her it ca n't find room for her 20-inch wheelchair , and unless she finds herself a smaller one she 'll have to make alternative arrangements . |
| 11 | ‘ Defenders do n't like playing against him because he gives them a rough time but he knows what to expect from me . |
| 12 | Now I understand that top level sailors welcome the one-design nature of the Grand Prix , not only because it is potentially inexpensive , but because it offers them an even platform from which to display their skills . |
| 13 | ‘ And it suits Florian because it gives him a valid excuse when the women he gets involved with start talking about marriage . ’ |
| 14 | Both sexes like the idea that women pretend , men because it confirms their suspicion that their partners are basically frigid and devious manipulators , women because it gives them a delicious sense of power to think that the delirium which men fondly ascribe to their virile prowess is no more than a hollow civility , like laughing at Grandpa 's jokes . |
| 15 | Tenderness is just something that women like because it gives them the upper hand . |
| 16 | Er , but I want you to start with this one , because it gives you the most flexibility . |
| 17 | Never ever wanted a puppy because it makes them a captive person |
| 18 | And that we have an obligation to listen to noise because it shows us the grim truth of reality . |
| 19 | Some organisations find that supporting libel actions on behalf of their members is politically convenient because it assures them a better or more polite press : the Police Federation is one example . |
| 20 | Lear is evidently pleased with what Goneril has said , since he awards her a rich part of England , and moves on to the second movement , where again two daughters speak . |
| 21 | Since it gives one an additional reason to respect authoritative directives it affects all one 's encounters with authority . |
| 22 | I rarely comment on Irish affairs , not because of lack of interest but because the Irish communities would reject any opinion or suggestion if they considered it a ’ Brit ’ suggestion or opinion , but , in this instance , the circumstances are so hideously distressing that I feel compelled to comment and to ask the Minister whether he thinks it a heavy irony that last Friday 's incident followed successive discoveries of large caches of arms and whether perhaps it was a desperate attempt by the IRA to reassert some degree of authority . |
| 23 | Think , for example , about Scottish dancing , which one comes to understand as one learns what the right steps are . |
| 24 | so that when he sees you the next time , he 'll double check that . |
| 25 | That is what will keep us head and shoulders above any of our competitors even if they do wave a BS5750 certificate around as though it guarantees them a divine right to business success . |
| 26 | Elizabeth works two days a week in a friend 's boutique which she enjoys , as it gives her a little pin money and some independent social contact . |
| 27 | Now it is the most dangerous , ’ says Carl Howorth , co-ordinator for CARE , as he gives us a guided tour of the city . |