Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On subsequent visits to Spain Minton did reveal enough knowledge of Spanish to engage locals in conversations in bars , but in 1949 the only Spanish Bernard heard him say was ‘ No , melón ! ’ to a waiter . |
| 2 | I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way . ’ |
| 3 | On television , the lugubrious Jim advises us that the Canadian lager he is paid to promote is horrible stuff , and should be avoided . |
| 4 | I do n't SEE WHy people grope us together as holigans 'cos we ai n't alright you get troble makers in every facktion But They do nt publish it if a niggeR does a old Biddy do they give us a faiR chance will someone as for stop being a SKIN I do nt think I will . ’ |
| 5 | Recent field studies of the extant great apes by Wrangham , MacKinnon , and Dian Fossey allow us to formulate new models of the relations between social organization and ecology of these species and to present them in terms of the reproductive and social strategies of individuals . |
| 6 | For a moment there was nothing to do but let the shabby old SE haul him up the last stretch , so Lambert actually relaxed and momentarily enjoyed his peace . |
| 7 | Cooper 's header clear Thomson wins it back for Leicester , gets it back again from Greyson . |
| 8 | Already involved with her longstanding boyfriend Neil Turley , Jenny declined his advances , but undaunted , fearless Frank phoned her on a regular basis and left messages with her unsuspecting boyfriend , a West Ham fan who was flattered that the team 's top scorer was training so late at night . |
| 9 | Gutsy Graeme gets 'em going |
| 10 | Was n't it wonderful of old Cornelius to leave it to me like that ? |
| 11 | I could n't say , You 'd give them such a shock that it 'd come as small fry when Darling Bina said she wanted a career on the stage . |
| 12 | British Telecom says it plans to develop links between the two companies ' local network management systems — Hewlett-Packard 's OpenView and Sun 's SunNet Manager , and its own Concert system — and chose those two companies as its first partners because it believes that between them they control about 60% of the local network management market . |
| 13 | British Telecom says it is considering provision of local management services in conjunction with its portfolio of managed communications services once the new products are finished : it sees commercial products and services in early 1994 . |
| 14 | British Telecom says it intends to acquire the necessary international private lines from US common carriers and their overseas correspondents . |
| 15 | British Telecom says it plans to develop links between the two companies ' local network management systems — Hewlett-Packard 's OpenView and Sun 's SunNet Manager , and its own Concert system — and chose those two companies as its first partners because it believes that between them they control about 60% of the local network management market . |
| 16 | British Telecom says it is considering provision of local management services in conjunction with its portfolio of managed communications services once the new products are finished : it sees commercial products and services in early 1994 . |
| 17 | British Telecom said it had redirected 300 numbers by last night . |
| 18 | BRITISH Telecom complains it has been plagued in recent weeks with claims that chairman Iain Vallance is resigning . |
| 19 | We owe it to these people and British Telecom owes it to these people just let them pay for what they use get rid of the standing charge . |
| 20 | Old Crumwallis said I could have a glass of sherry . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't know why you do n't get old Crumwallis to make you head of the boarding section , ’ said Onyx , dumping the baby down in its playpen and ignoring its grizzles of discontent . |
| 22 | ‘ Orf'ly bad show , old girl , but I 'm afraid Dougie bought it today . ’ |
| 23 | And somewhere , far away , the old Martin heard her . |
| 24 | And remember , old Eddie told you first … . ’ |
| 25 | Old Joseph saw it as the beginning of his retreat into loneliness and isolation . |
| 26 | The courts decided readily enough that in this instance the offence is one requiring proof of mens rea ; ‘ the gist of the offence to my mind lies in the intention with which the thing is done , ’ as Darling J. put it . |
| 27 | Old Ralf likes me , and I 've made myself very serviceable to him , and behaved myself circumspectly here . |
| 28 | Old Leistritz took them in — he got paid , naturally . |
| 29 | ANOTHER disjointed performance by Glasgow High-Kelvinside at Old Anniesland saw them slip further into the relegation area . |
| 30 | And Old S showed me how to deal with whingers and complainers . |