Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its entrance was discovered in 1950 and two years later this deepest of all gouffres acquired a sad celebrity with the death there of Marcel Loubens , a Belgian speleologist , who was badly injured deep underground but could not be got to the surface quickly enough to save his life , a story I dimly remember reading at the time in newspapers . |
| 2 | In accordance with Clause 2 sub-clause 3 of the Conditions of Contract I hereby authorise my Acting Depute Director ( Projects ) or his successor to act on my behalf generally in respect of this Contract . |
| 3 | Outgoings will vary but in my own case I already know that for gas , water and the poll tax I shall need an extra £132 . |
| 4 | In this case I usually get them running round for a while jumping , hopping , walking backwards and also get them to shout some calls . |
| 5 | The only case I ever get . |
| 6 | Whenever I speak of it , he just says it can stay as it is in case I ever want it . |
| 7 | On this part of the case I respectfully agree with the observations of Lord Donaldson M.R. , at p. 325f , in the Court of Appeal and of Neill L.J. , at p. 328f . |
| 8 | Chairman I honestly do not have an indication of the final amount of costs , this often happens with consultancy work , it 's like answering the question how long is a piece of string , you do n't know until you 've reached the end of it . |
| 9 | As an arthritis sufferer I often find it a strain using the latch tool for casting off . |
| 10 | The prize of five hundred pounds helped me start my business and as well as meeting the Prince I now send an outfit to the young princes every year . |
| 11 | erm mushrooms cabbage and everything 's raw , completely raw carrots in th in the middle with two different two mayonnaise dips one plai s plain mayonnaise and the other half of it is erm garlic flavour mayonnaise and erm that 's as a starter I always have that and I thoroughly enjoy it you know that 's the by the time I 've had that I do n't want much of my main meal cos it 's great |
| 12 | I 'm the other spaceman , I got hairs on my chest I never get depressed . |
| 13 | I 'll pick out the points cos I 'm gon na send it to anyway to say that th y'know I personally think two hours is too much for me . |
| 14 | I 'm the Project Manager for the United Kingdom er for the Eurofighter two thousand project at the international level I also chair the N E F M O board of directors . |
| 15 | Even though I am used to playing at a higher level I still feel under pressure when I entered county cricket , so I needed the guys to rally round . ’ |
| 16 | Among them is Boethius ( 480–524 ) , whose lovely prayer I regularly use ; |
| 17 | a little bit I much prefer |
| 18 | Oh it 's the bit I really hate is the the more you tighten your grip the more star systems will slip through your fingers . |
| 19 | On the other hand it 'd be difficult to say well mum I just do n't want to see you and that smelly old woman , I 'm sure you 'll understand . |
| 20 | Yeah , on my , on my bread , so I wan na spread it , mum I only want one piece of lunch meat |
| 21 | An Add-A-Plane jig and planer I normally use to thickness ¼in strips for canoe building provided the answer . |
| 22 | What amazes me is how often they 'll say to me ‘ Thank you very much for treating me like a human being ’ because however drunk they are in the churchyard I always believe that you 're much more likely to get somewhere with somebody if you are polite and kind to them and treat them like a real human being , and you can get into all sorts of fascinating conversations with these people even when they are fairly drunk , because actually they are real human beings , they are n't awful people . |
| 23 | ‘ When I 'm asked with what should you drink whisky I always say with moderation . |
| 24 | That route I always consider one of the best and most adventurous of my climbing career ; most adventurous because this very serious route ( even by today 's standards — or perhaps especially by today 's standards ) was first attempted on sight . |
| 25 | There was no way I could hope to keep up with him through the tunnel ( a route I highly recommend if you want to lose a tail ) as there were just too many imponderable lane changes and toll booth stops , so I U-turned where I should n't and headed back . |
| 26 | but at heart I still adhere |
| 27 | But in my heart I still know I 'm innocent ’ . |
| 28 | One of the most likeable lumps of shit I ever come across . ’ |
| 29 | I knew of Dominica only as the birthplace of Jean Rhys , a writer I deeply admire . |
| 30 | I find that the minute I write down , erm , you know , somebody phones me and says I want another meeting with you , let's make it for next Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon , and I find within half an hour of me writing that down on the calendar card in ink , er , the people who 's parentage I then start to question , phone back and say well whoops , you know we , we forgot we actually had another meeting then , and so on and so forth . |