Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Women have taught me a tremendous amount about emotions . |
| 2 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 3 | Listening to those criticisms has taught me a salutary and humbling lesson . |
| 4 | The sum of the erm I do I do n't , I know , my dad 's taught me a different one to Miss , she she taught me that erm i the , oh hang on ! |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Somewhat later came the present owner , John Matta , who now takes great pleasure in greeting Citalia guests and welcomes them on arrival with a gift of the wonderful Chianti Classico from his excellent cellars and offers them a typical Tuscan dinner at a reasonable price , which is taken most weeks in the castle 's impressive banqueting hall . |
| 7 | It means the League champions have gone 11 games unbeaten , a run that offers them a final placing that would erase much of the disappointment of a frustrating season that includes two defeats by Coventry . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Went to see them the other week |
| 10 | He came to see me the other evening . |
| 11 | I had someone come to see me the other week from the R S P C A because they said this cat was held forty foot in the air |
| 12 | Following this they release blood into their eyes which turns them a dull red colour . |
| 13 | In the meantime , I want you all to try and build me a decent-sized castle , right ? ’ |
| 14 | He sees the deviant group as creating its own circumstances to the extent that it makes meaningful the societal reactions to it , or better generates meaning for itself in a world whose societal reactions deny them the full status of persons . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't mind seeing them a long way off , ’ said the worried lady nome . |
| 16 | On Wednesday evening , the Admiral looked in on the club after dinner and Amiss heard him say goodnight to the five , remarking that he had a little work to do in the office , after which he would get back home and turn in : he looked forward to seeing them the following day . |
| 17 | Book me a single room at my usual hotel , will you ? |
| 18 | The French struggled for nearly sixty minutes against a generous but raw Romania , ran riot against a Fijian side well below par and short of the menacing inspiration that made them a fearsome proposal in 1987 , while the game against Canada exposed the shortcomings that England later exploited with relish . |
| 19 | But so far neither has shown the tremendous flair with top-spin attacking that made them a major force in the world championships in Dortmund only seven months ago . |
| 20 | Made them a sure part of your plan |
| 21 | In one act at the exhibition hangar gave NAM ‘ back ’ its workshop , enabling the restoration of Anson C.19 VL348 to come on apace ; it allowed several of their exhibits the luxury of a controlled environment ; gave the Museum an ‘ all weather ’ visitor capability and made them a suitable location for the RAF Museum to loan them their Airspeed Oxford and North American Harvard — see the August issue . |
| 22 | The offer made them a special case but by the same token was condemned by other groups such as the ancillary workers , who protested that they were offered only 4 per cent . |
| 23 | Their ‘ Vicinity to the Dockyards ’ made them a vital source of timber for the Royal Navy ; therefore it was ‘ a National Object to keep and to improve ’ them . |
| 24 | Although in fact ultra vires , taxing many men worth less than £2 on goods must have been considered justified by circumstances , for their numbers alone made them an important element in the local community . |
| 25 | The third John Booth provided much of the capital for his partners , Samuel and Aaron Walker , when they established the business that eventually made them the leading ironmasters in the North of England . |
| 26 | The assurance with which Gothic schemes were presented made them the obvious alternative to Second Empire , but large secular Gothic buildings of this type were an unknown quantity . |
| 27 | My hon. Friend offers me an enticing invitation which I shall consider taking up . |
| 28 | Does anyone know of a signwriter who could paint me a decent menu board for my catering trailer ? |
| 29 | Because intensive livestock production renders the animals more susceptible to disease most stockmen have developed a degree of veterinary skill which can make them a decisive factor in the profitability of any livestock enterprise . |
| 30 | Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch . |