Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose it 's a little absurd to keep them all now . ’ |
| 2 | If you have any comments you would like to make to me on this exercise I shall be most grateful to receive them . |
| 3 | If there is any separate documentation or further material useful to our Working Party , we should be most grateful to receive it . |
| 4 | After snarling a few choice remarks at them from the corners of our mouths , such as , ‘ Get lost ! ’ or ‘ Beat it ! ’ , which we understood to be good American for , ‘ Please go away , we do not wish for company , ’ we managed to rid ourselves of a few of them , but two of the most persistent followed us until we were clear of the town , and then we realised that the only way to be left alone was for us to be really rude . |
| 5 | Cancellation is the least favoured option : once a project is cut out of the Long-Term Costing , it is rarely possible to argue it back in again . |
| 6 | There is some merit in this of course , because there are several isomers of pentane and higher hydrocarbons , and it is a little confusing to call them all isopentane , isohexane etc . |
| 7 | And , although I agree with the author that the Shaw-Mohler equation is characterised by ‘ its utter simplicity ’ , it seems a little brutal to derive it in a page of text by introducing 11 variables , when the equation itself can be reduced to three . |
| 8 | " We should really be most interested to hear it . " |
| 9 | If you seriously wish to lose your weight then it is most sensible to do it by looking carefully at your diet and eating a good balance of carbohydrates and protein with a reduced fat content . |
| 10 | It is proposed in this plan to lay down all the streets , squares , spaces , courts , lanes , yards , passages , fields , gardens , etc. , etc. , in such a manner as to express the exact dimensions of every regularly bounded plot of land in the township of Manchester and Salford , that will fall within that square which shall be judged the most proper to encompass it . |
| 11 | ‘ Come along ! ’ snapped Miss Harker in the most understanding snap it was possible to make — she was acutely aware of Prentice though she did not look directly at him . |
| 12 | It is perhaps putting it a little high to say they are exercising judicial functions . |
| 13 | Petrie thought John a little embarrassed to see them , but they were taken to watch rehearsals and John took them in his Mercedes to Alsace-Lorraine to show them museums and other sights , and treat them to a memorable dinner . |
| 14 | By 1875 politics in the Czech countryside was conducted in more sophisticated terms , and those who expected national salvation from supposed kinsmen of ‘ people 's emperors ’ , ancient or modern , would probably feel a little embarrassed to admit it . |
| 15 | Although this looks at first to be quite incomprehensible , it is actually quite a friendly little creature and most willing to assist you with either your work or play , as long as you take a short amount of time to learn a few basic commands . |
| 16 | She said she was terribly sorry to disturb him . |
| 17 | Yes , Mr Chairman , I , erm , I , I , I do appreciate that erm , I 've been invited through Committee er , to go through what I do represent er , the building project erm , on behalf of the economic development , because as you all know , I 'm of course on the economic development before , but er , in the past I 've found that that I have er been , shall we say , relieved of my positions on other er , position , erm , unknownst to myself , and of course I have er , actually turned up on these planning functions and been there , and to me in the past , I have always found that if one is going to be missed one must then , one 's either asked if he wishes to continue , if he 's been doing his job properly , if he does n't do his job properly then it 's only right to replace him . |
| 18 | I shall be extremely sorry to see it leave . |
| 19 | ‘ I am extremely sorry to inform you of the death of poor Mary Flint — the haemorrhage from the stomach had ceased for nearly a week in consequence of which her other symptoms became aggravated . |
| 20 | In any event , if European consumers have scruples about eating six-year-old beef , they must question whether it is morally right to sell it elsewhere . |
| 21 | I sincerely wish you many happy returns of the season which I can scarcely realise as the winter of England , so odd does it seem to have the thermometer at 99 on Xmas day . |
| 22 | We at the Philharmonic , er Lennie 's family are especially sorry to see him go , he meant a tremendous amount to all of us . |
| 23 | The general public has a tendency to assume that nurses experience a strong desire to care for others , perhaps believing that many feel a true vocation or ‘ divine call ’ to the work , although it is probably less usual to describe it in these terms today . |
| 24 | I 'm so sorry to put you to all this trouble . ’ |
| 25 | The caller stepped back aghast and stuttered , ‘ I 'm so sorry to disturb you — I see you 're changing for dinner . ’ |
| 26 | They say : ‘ I 'm so sorry to disturb you but could you sign this piece of paper ? ’ |
| 27 | Charles and I are so sorry to miss you and most grateful to you for guarding our chattels while we gallivant round Italy . |
| 28 | ‘ Andrew , so sorry to interrupt you but I wanted to say hello . |
| 29 | ‘ That was a wonderful book David Thomson wrote about it — I 'm so sorry to hear he died . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm so sorry to keep you waiting . ’ |