Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The main problem is that the illness makes her foodpipe so sore that she drinks only milk and rarely eats solids . |
| 2 | Throughout the pamphlet Hic Mulier seems to be in sympathy with this remark of Montaigne 's , but nowhere is her appropriation of the idea more challenging than in the way she dissolves both law and ideological fixity into a celebration of change and transformation , and , by implication , a celebration of her potential rather than her fixed nature : ‘ Nor do I in my delight of change otherwise than as the whole world does ’ ( sig . |
| 3 | She wears only denim dungarees ( one strap , unfastened , hangs loose ) and pink bootees . |
| 4 | Just because a child may lack wisdom and finesse does not mean that he or she lacks either intelligence or sensibility . |
| 5 | In the evening she teaches both boy and girl the laws and customs , especially those governing the moral code and general rules of etiquette in the community . |
| 6 | ( i ) it encourages both analysis and conciseness by forcing you to understand the similarities and differences between certain points . |
| 7 | It it goes further south than I thought it did . |
| 8 | cos he goes about quarter to twelve |
| 9 | It involves both buyer and seller putting up an initial margin based on the estimated sensitivity of the option price with respect to the price of the underlying asset ( the option " delta " ) , with subsequent marking to market on a daily basis via variation margin . |
| 10 | This demand for a broader perspective trenches on the form and content of history in that it involves both enquiry into new areas and novel modes of explanation . |
| 11 | It involves both sharpness and clarity of vision and this can be measured . |
| 12 | No , I ai n't got sex , he has nearly sex |
| 13 | He has both management ( M ) and educational ( E ) tasks including the following : M — identify members of the group M organize regular meetings M — consult with the group to draw up timetable M — organize observations in classroom E — collate the observations E — consult with group in drawing inferences from observation data E — take responsibility for decision on final changes M — liaise with publishers E — organize and possibly write documentation of new material M — organize editing and rewriting of material E — assume major role in the retrospective evaluation of the unit . |
| 14 | If he has any thought of true justice he should retire . |
| 15 | One minute you say trustfully that he contains only soya meal and the next you suspect him of harbouring chunks of minced-up nameless anatomy . |
| 16 | The C-terminal cytosolic portion of the human histamine H 2 receptor exhibits several sites at which serines are flanked by basic residues and could therefore be a substrate for protein kinase C. It has also bee suggested that protein kinase C uncouples a receptor for glucagon-29 from Gs by phosphorylating the receptor . |
| 17 | It has pitilessly tom asunder the motley feudal ties that bound man to his ‘ natural superiors ’ , and has left remaining no other nexus between man and man than naked self-interest , than callous ‘ cash payment ’ . |
| 18 | It has both size drives , two free half-length 16-bit slots , and a further three empty full-length slots . |
| 19 | It starts tomorrow evening . |
| 20 | This is an old diagnosis of other ills , of course , but it adds both tension and anxiety to a field of science that would be different , and perhaps even more fun , otherwise . |
| 21 | These days , however , he uses exclusively glass slides . |
| 22 | He uses only peat and sand for re-potting . |
| 23 | He favours instead proximity to the village , not only for the improvement of the villagers , but because it will remove for the proprietor ‘ that unpleasant feeling of cheerless solitude ’ . |
| 24 | The sub-contractor should be required to produce evidence that he possesses both employer 's liability and public liability insurance . |
| 25 | I 've got a figure here which erm is generally erm it quotes most package holiday operators report bookings down by up to eighty per cent since the outbreak of war in January . |
| 26 | And all the roads converged in it you see , well you see here , you 'll see where it says here road from by to . |
| 27 | ‘ It says only Slane ! |
| 28 | The ‘ glass shot ’ was originally painted on glass — and often still is — so that it fills only part of the frame , the rest of which is occupied by a built set and/or action . |
| 29 | If Irish industry is indeed managing its 17 000 out of 20 000 tonnes production of toxic wastes so efficiently that it pollutes neither land nor water then Ireland ought , by right , to become top European advisor on wastes handling . |
| 30 | There are other reasons for owls not hunting in the rain — it hampers both vision and hearing , and limits vole activity , too , so there 's less prey even for those owls that do choose to venture out . |