Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb -s] [adv prt] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A popular choice is the corner bath , because although it takes up more floor area than a rectangular bath and runs along two walls , it actually requires less wall length ( typically 1300 or 1400mm ) , allowing more flexibility when planning a moderately sized , squarish bathroom . |
| 2 | He has said he lost something like £15,000 in potential earnings as a freelance builder and an injury suffered in the tournament has meant that he is unable to work — so he loses out both ways . |
| 3 | No child to save the marriage , so he sets up some fishing straight away instead . |
| 4 | When they 're placed on floppies we can use a program ( called a ‘ packer ’ or ‘ zipper ’ ) to encode this information so it takes up less space . |
| 5 | Right so if someone holds up this piece and you hold up this piece to your mum and you say what sort of fraction is this ? |
| 6 | It is helpful if somebody points out such mistakes to you . |
| 7 | But if it goes down that route , it will face some criticism from its members . |
| 8 | For example , if the accused was reconnoitring a home preparatory to burglary , he may not be guilty of this offence if he picks up some ladders which he has found in the garden . |
| 9 | The method used by the original Canon laser engine is called ‘ write black ’ because it charges up those areas of the drum that are going to become black when printed . |
| 10 | The difference between the two kinds of training is not as great as would appear at first sight because it turns out that task training has in common with skill training an emphasis on the perceptual side of human functioning . |
| 11 | Outside , a camera-strapped tourist haggles before he hands over some notes for a photograph of a mother lost in a dome of ragged blankets and the two children who peep out behind her . |
| 12 | Cos when he wakes up this morning bright as a lark . |
| 13 | Yeah have you seen when he blows up that guy ? |
| 14 | His not writing more frequently is really excusable , as you would acknowledge could you follow his movements as he slaves about all day in untiring perseverance … ’ |