Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parliament has expressly given him power to intervene when the local authority is acting unreasonably . |
| 2 | mm , only made it Christmas |
| 3 | The Foreign Office had only given him permission to join the Army on the understanding that he would return to Abyssinia when his leave expired . |
| 4 | Besides , he would only make it grist to his mill . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh — better make it Martini . |
| 6 | It 's just a short walk from the Jorvik Centre , so make it part of your visit to historic York . |
| 7 | Either way , the chances are that there will be a very large number of people , possibly several million , depending on the subject of the research , and there is no way that the researcher is going to be able to deliver a questionnaire to them all , still less interview them face to face . |
| 8 | You better give him fiver . |
| 9 | At the end of five years , you 've got the option er and you can er then extend the er into the erm er next issue if you wish , or you can go on the extension rate , which is n't usually good , or in index-linked certificates ' case , they 'll perhaps give you indexation , but no er bonuses . |
| 10 | Penny went shopping with Rowan , into one of those very expensive boutiques shops , yeah , and between them they bought this dress , and when they got it home , Rowan 's mother would n't let her have it because it was too revealing and so Penny was stuck with it and then her mother would n't let her have it either , but the shop would n't refund , it would only give them credit so she 's got all this money to spend in the shop . |
| 11 | That would only give him pleasure . |
| 12 | Erm , also I , I wanted to try and cover the main points and it 's very difficult with a subject like that to , to only give you part of the , the story otherwise people would immediately say , well , yes , but you have n't thought about this or that . |
| 13 | Similarly , taking self-defence classes will not only give you confidence but could actually help if you were attacked . |
| 14 | My parents , you see , said ah , in England they will only give you tea . |
| 15 | Moments later , Patrick Lundy slammed the hall door shut and hurried down the path , and Katherine , speechless with rage , could only watch him race down the street , still pulling on his coat . |
| 16 | and they can all give them work . |
| 17 | Dorian Gray 's beautiful face will perhaps bring him danger and trouble . ’ |
| 18 | So give him Dentinox for starters , and he 'll be happy ever after . |
| 19 | This state of mind will transmit itself into the drawing and so give it life . |
| 20 | This state of mind will transmit itself into the drawing and so give it life . |
| 21 | I think I 'd better see you face to face . |
| 22 | So teach us Lord , in the coming year , to turn our helplessness into prayer , so that we learn to react to the news by seeking your throne . |
| 23 | It might well be argued that the USM , now containing some 900 companies with a market capitalisation of less than £50m , has long outlived it usefulness . |
| 24 | However , if anyone were misguided enough to give me authority , I would certainly misuse it , so I prayed along with the rest . |
| 25 | Bideford , July , it 's hot enough to give you sunburn ! |
| 26 | It must be long enough to give you strength in the face of a direct frontal assault but short enough to allow you to spring back or thrust forwards without warning . |
| 27 | Perhaps directors in particular need to realise how much their vitality means to the continuing performance — that it is n't enough to be left up on a stage merely doing it night after night . |
| 28 | We can only call it genius . |
| 29 | They 're our only family now — he has only brought us shame . ’ |
| 30 | I do n't pretend to like you , and I would n't have served under you if the Home Office had been daft enough to appoint you Director of this Lab . |