Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [adv] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beta has a B8-type spectrum , and is about 100 times as luminous as the Sun ; it is often said to be the only naked-eye star which is greenish in colour , though I have never noted this either with or without optical aid , and to me Beta always looks white . |
| 2 | The ‘ good ’ policemen and women know their area : the sites of trouble and danger , as Holdaway describes them ( 1983 : 39–42 ) , which need special attention , the places to avoid without having further back-up , the places where events and incidents have occurred in the past , the people on whom to focus attention , such as the ‘ troublesome families ’ in whom crime historically runs or the VIPs in the area who get special protective care . |
| 3 | My freedom thus consists in my moving about within the narrow frame that I have assigned myself for each one of my undertakings . |
| 4 | George , wisely , did n't try to compete with guest Gary Moore and simply strummed his way through While my Guitar Gently Weeps as Moore 's Les Paul sobbed inconsolably — but by then it was all over bar the cheering . |
| 5 | MY heart absolutely bleeds for those people of my age who are now suffering hardship . |
| 6 | Betty Maxwell , 72 , said : ‘ My heart absolutely bleeds for those people of my age who are now suffering hardship . |
| 7 | She said ’ My heart absolutely bleeds for those people who are suffering hardship . |
| 8 | She added : ‘ My heart absolutely bleeds for those people of my age who have been taken in that collapse and are now suffering hardship . |
| 9 | And that is where my story really starts . |
| 10 | My hair always seems to look lank and lifeless , even though I make sure that I wash and condition it regularly . |
| 11 | I am now 70 years of age and whilst my hair still grows quickly in length , it is getting thin on the scalp and it is still fine , flyaway and dry . |
| 12 | I have tried many brands , but my hair often seems to look dull . |
| 13 | They do n't , you do n't say er , this this pleases my smell , because my smell actually has a totally different meaning . |
| 14 | in which my present now becomes his then |
| 15 | My experience here has been positive . |
| 16 | My experience also spans the full spectrum of aircraft maintenance within the RAF from turning them around for the next flight at the sharp end , through the deeper repair at station level to the major repair at remote sites . |
| 17 | Of all the men of different nationalities I 've met and of all types , I have found good and bad in each , but my favourite still remains the Frenchman , because he can lie so convincingly . |
| 18 | My mum just pulls her down like that and it stays there ! |
| 19 | My mum just has black coffee okay ? , got sugar in , any one , my mum can have the one with Brian written on it though |
| 20 | oh my mum literally has had |
| 21 | My mum always tells me I 'm the most beautiful woman in the world ; she told me this even when I had chickenpox ! ’ |
| 22 | my Dad does the shopping on his way home from work on a Friday , so my Mum never goes to the supermarket , |
| 23 | It was horrid to do , it was very unfortunate , because every time , like , when we were alone together , I 'd say it in my head — I 'm pregnant , I 'm pregnant — but my mum really flares up , she goes crazy . |
| 24 | ‘ You 're much more sensible than you used to be , but your mum ca n't see it , and my mum still thinks I 'm three and a half . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I was very happy when I learned I had got a place at Oxford and my mum still has n't come down to earth yet . |
| 26 | My sister just lets the bairns roam . |
| 27 | My sister still lives in Berkhamsted , where she and I had grown up and where she and John had subsequently made their home . |
| 28 | My genius never fails to amaze . |
| 29 | My blood still runs cold at the memory . |
| 30 | ‘ My neck still hurts . |