Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must stress that only aluminium cans are acceptable and , if possible , they should be crushed as they take up less room . |
| 2 | She had tried to pretend that only discretion was holding him back . |
| 3 | Someone , a bit of a wag , said , ‘ Time they had a new stick to hit that there bell . ’ |
| 4 | The chanting of arithmetical tables by the whole class , day after day , used to impress the data so firmly that none of the circumstances of later life could eliminate that early acquirement . |
| 5 | since 1987 , given that even double-glazing salesmen appear to have gone quiet in this recession and given that energy-efficiency investment not only helps the environment but protects the vulnerable and the old and creates hundreds of thousands of jobs , will the Government consider extending the exemption from stamp duty for all energy-efficient homes beyond August and perhaps indefinitely ? |
| 6 | I thought I might price some this morning , ’ she says . |
| 7 | What they , yes , what they done , they used to have a large long pull with a hook on and attached to a rope and as the ship was coming up to the river , they would throw this here pole on to a ship with a hook and then pay the rope out and then get towed up to the quay , the ship would n't stop for them to pick them up , pick that boat |
| 8 | ‘ Are yer figurin' on sellin' that there contraption then ? ’ the ancient character asked . |
| 9 | Say that again Mum . |
| 10 | Say that again mum . |
| 11 | Say that again dad ? |
| 12 | With a horse you want that tomorrow morning ; and if you 're going to leave it neglected you 'd have it with sore shoulders ; you 'd have it lame or something of that sort . |
| 13 | Well you 've done that already mate ! |
| 14 | There were grounds for believing that only fear of the consequences of dismantling UNRWA for the stability of the host governments guaranteed the perpetuation of its services , pending a solution to the refugee problem . |
| 15 | I can do that tomorrow night . |
| 16 | Now you try and break that again son and I 'll put a foot in the back of your head ! |
| 17 | I def I definitely should have done this tomorrow night . |
| 18 | Monica will be alright she know 's what she 's doing , it 's just whether she has the time to do it , she would liked it if we had done this before Christmas , so that while you were away John |
| 19 | I hope this really university |
| 20 | Can you do this please mummy ? |
| 21 | Where there is a pavement or foot path used , do not walk next to the curb with your back from the traffic , look both ways before you step into the road where there is no foot path , walk on the right hand side of the road , it is safer to walk on the side facing on coming traffic , keep as close as possible to the side of the road , take care at right hand bends , keep one behind if that is possible , particularly line heavy traffic on flurry , do not allow children under age five at least out alone on the road , go with them , walk between them and the traffic and always keep tight hold of their hands , if you ca n't do this then use reigns as security , secure them firmly into the pushchair , do not let them run into the road , always wear or carry something bright or light or reflected within the dark of light , this is especially important , that all uses it it 's just the rules I suppose |
| 22 | I can do this really coffee |
| 23 | Well how do you feel either tomorrow night ? |
| 24 | no I watch that tomorrow night |
| 25 | Have to go and see that then girl ! |
| 26 | Then we had to then fiddle about and get the chain up with a big pole and heave that up and we always knew that if a dumb hopper come back and they 'd what we used to call they 'd lost a door , one of the doors used to break , used to be about I would say erm eight doors in the hold , separate doors and if one of them broke they 'd fiddle about with a big , what we would call a pole with a hook on trying to get hold of the chain and we 'd see that there pole sticking up out of the hold , we knew they lost a door so what they used to do they used to leave with the dredger and we 'd finish that off before we load it , had to . |
| 27 | Cos he 'd just got that before Christmas . |
| 28 | Signora Anichini , the proprietress and her daughter Lisa are extremely gifted and their repertoire of authentic recipes includes some purely peasant dishes passed down through generations . |
| 29 | and they make sure they every time they do something like this there pension 's on the line , there job 's on the line |
| 30 | Well when they 've got this here lace , there used to be all pins at the side of this er of these er frames . |