Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [conj] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is easier to show that the Aquitanians ' identity as a people was imposed on them rather than felt by them in Carolingian times . |
| 2 | He thanked me politely and returned to his prying , looking in all the drawers , flicking through files even as he was drinking his tea . |
| 3 | It also criticized the Department of Transport ( DTp ) for not applying them vigorously and called on the department to widen the scope of inspections and review methods of enforcement . |
| 4 | Overall , the most fruitful way to examine the interaction of courts , executives and assemblies is to see them all as engaged in a continuous process by which the law and rights are constantly being defined and redefined . |
| 5 | They were standing now , in the as bomb-hit kitchen , Rab and Doctor ; and Doctor — she was taller than him , what with her feather and hat , by a good head — said , ‘ Those pills that I 've given you , take them only as prescribed . |
| 6 | ‘ Actually , love , as I more than hinted earlier , I prefer you like this … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I found that within the first two years I more than trebled my external income simply because I was entertaining at a large conference-style table in a nicely furnished area . |
| 8 | In a business , copies of letters printed and sent might be the first to go : you would have taken ‘ hard ’ copies of them already if needed for records . |
| 9 | Add the kidneys when the foam subsides and sauté them quickly until browned on all sides , in about 5min . |
| 10 | A revised timetable for the next three QT days will be sent to you all when finalised . |
| 11 | I called you yesterday as requested but could n't get past your automatic switchboard . |
| 12 | She enjoyed living in London , she more than enjoyed the work she did , and she wanted to stay . |
| 13 | Detective Sergeant Lucy Lane was an established member of the Serious Crimes Squad and she more than earned her keep . |
| 14 | In the meantime I have returned the draft Contract approved to the vendor 's solicitors providing for a reduced deposit of £2,600 instead of the full 10% deposit of £5,200 and I enclose one part of the Contract for signature by you both where indicated in pencil . |
| 15 | , for the benefit of future performance , we more than replaced the year 's production , adding more than 600 million barrels of oil equivalent to our reserves . |
| 16 | I never told you told you , about the lot that said hello to me today and waved . |
| 17 | It was a common thing to find people searching the garbage heaps for orange peel , old bones or other refuse , and eating them greedily when found . |
| 18 | The boys thanked her politely and returned to the rest of the royal party grinning and clutching their gifts . |
| 19 | John Smith may prove to be the man to give Labour its best chance in a 1996 general election ( although it can not be good to have had him all but enthroned as leader before the leadership contest was even underway ) . |
| 20 | Svend thanked her warmly and talked about next year ; she would see the exhibit then , and he would welcome any suggestions she had for its display . |
| 21 | Even so it may be that regarding each individual , he is less likely successfully to follow right reasons which apply to him anyway if left to himself than if he always obeys the directives of a just government including those which are morally reprehensible . |
| 22 | I wanted to confess to her once but balanced that against the need to be loved by her . |
| 23 | No one — not the Seven nor Hal Shepherd — knew how he really felt about the matter , only that he had refused to see Tolonen since that day ; that he had exiled him immediately and appointed a new General , Vittorio Nocenzi , in his place . |
| 24 | She finally called him across and ordered for one . |
| 25 | I ran from her then and rushed into Mama 's sitting-room . |
| 26 | The nice thing about Matilda was that if you had met her casually and talked to her you would have thought she was a perfectly normal five-and-a-half-year-old child . |
| 27 | Kenneth liked him too and joined in the questioning . |
| 28 | With evident delight Mona smiled about her brightly and made for the door . |
| 29 | The captain of the St Louis , while distrustful of both local politicians and his own shipping line , was convinced at least of one thing : that if Cuba proved inaccessible , the United States , to which most of his passengers had the right of eventual entry , would surely accept them earlier than promised . |
| 30 | The IPG states clearly that it is designed for advice workers , but many instances have proved that clients have used it successfully when left to browse by hard-pressed advisers — an indication of its clarity of exposition and potential as a tool for those members of the public who feel they can cope without personal assistance and someone to listen . |