Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] [noun] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you must think my displeasure the heaviest thing that can befall you . |
| 2 | You 've started with well-prepared tapwater , which should give your fish the best possible chance . |
| 3 | You should claim your pension a few months before you reach State pension age . |
| 4 | We must ask what strategy a self-conscious and sophisticated pragmatist judge would adopt in pretending that people had legal rights . |
| 5 | Parents or relatives often make donations to their old public school or college as some repayment for what it has done for them , or in the hope that it may give their child a better chance of entry ! |
| 6 | Let's hope he 'll deliver his reply the same way . ’ |
| 7 | Well it 's absolutely horrendous , they 'll think my God the British class system is completely |
| 8 | That 'll give your skin a good chance . |
| 9 | ‘ But not quite so mercenary , and I find it exceedingly distasteful for you to arrogantly assume you might understand my sister a great deal better than I ever could . |
| 10 | If they do n't want to do that they can still practise as unregistered practitioners , using an adjective that might offer their clients the same frisson as ‘ alternative . ’ |
| 11 | And before Fen could answer her question a dark bulk moved out of the shadows into their path . |
| 12 | If everyone had waited until they could promise their children a safe life , the human race would be extinct . ’ |
| 13 | Or you could give your room an interesting old country look by adding a ‘ wainscot ’ of boarding to a free wall , or at least some moulding at dado level . |
| 14 | Law could give his party a new image , but the reality would remain much as before . |
| 15 | ‘ Excuse me , ’ I said , ‘ Any chance you could move your leg a few inches . ’ |
| 16 | He could ransack his brain a dozen times , he realized , and still he would be unable to explain it . |
| 17 | He was downstairs before she could call his name a second time . |
| 18 | Almost before Laura could blink her eyes a vigorous pillow-fight seemed to be taking place as the two small girls charged back and forth across the bed , screaming with laughter when they managed to score a hit . |
| 19 | While the rich could flaunt their wealth the numerous urban poor lived in a state of penury . |
| 20 | Claire used to repeat his sentences the same way when they were kids and she wanted to wind him up . |
| 21 | And that would make his shot the first . |
| 22 | Nobody asked me if I was there , and it would do my career no good at all to have my name mentioned in a murder case . |
| 23 | In the result the justices on the second day of the hearing , the evidence having been taken the day before and the justices having indicated that they had reached a decision but would give their reasons the next day , made not an interim care order but two prohibited steps orders . |
| 24 | But first , she would give her father a final chance . |
| 25 | Even if you decide not to join , our branches are always glad to give you their support , but by actually joining you would give us CPRW a stronger voice both locally and nationally . |
| 26 | ‘ No , of course it does n't ; I 'm a fool to think a woman like you would give my sister a second thought . ’ |
| 27 | I thought it would give your mother a better chance to assess the situation if she spent a night at Chimneys . ’ |
| 28 | With cinema admissions expanding rapidly , Rank was not only in a buoyant financial condition , but also in a strong position to negotiate a deal , which would secure his films a fair return from the US market , with major American companies increasingly concerned to protect their UK earnings . |
| 29 | He was a tough old fellow when it came to it-his older brother had been an artillery colonel — but his health was failing and I guess he felt a younger man would serve his flock the better in the iron times to come . |
| 30 | And although they maintained none of County Durham 's 5,000 teachers would lose their jobs the higher than expected pay deal will make the county dig into its reserves to pay for the salary hike . |