Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , so if anybody would like to erm put their hand up that would like to go to Denman this coming year er , please do so or let Margaret know . |
| 2 | ‘ Look , I have n't got to do anything by two o'clock except get Liam out . |
| 3 | That infamous attire strangling his glorious body — really a pastiche of desirability — inspired battalions of people who should know better than to wear Lycra shorts . |
| 4 | If you want special dishes with a difference that still have a sense of occasion and which are both tasty and good for you , then you could n't do better than choosing Tilda Basmati rice . |
| 5 | He should have known better than to think Ben would not ask that question . |
| 6 | Hereabouts , Beryl Love 's ashes must have been scattered beneath a rose bush , though he knew better than to think Ernie might have invested in a memorial plaque . |
| 7 | Despite this deprivation , and despite the fact that the difference in their age was only a year , he survived the early and mid-1930s much better than did MacDonald . |
| 8 | She knew better than to disobey Julius when he used that particular tone of voice , though . |
| 9 | The policeman should have known better than to expect Duncan to fall for a cheap trick like that . |
| 10 | So that left Andrew and Karen on their own ? |
| 11 | ‘ I have to take this chance so that come Poland in September the manager 's got a difficult choice . ’ |
| 12 | Maybe more so than say Sandwick and I find like Rendal folk you could tell some of them even yet . |
| 13 | They trooped inside and followed Phrynius down a shabby hall , then through another door to a larger room which had the shutters pulled down against the sun and which smelled slightly of ammonia and sulphur . |
| 14 | This will be achieved , it speculates , through OS/2 running on the RS6000 : ‘ we rate the RS/6000 architecture highly and expect IBM eventually to assume its natural position as market leader ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Disgusting ! ’ said a man gleefully and stabbed Zambia viciously in the stomach . |
| 16 | The simultaneous cultural , racial and educational panic and white backlash , moreover , led to a policy of dispersal of black students by bussing , initiated in South all and gaining DES support and subsequent endorsement by the Labour Education Secretary , Anthony Crosland . |
| 17 | I did so and heard Hutton take the call in his office . |
| 18 | It was true what they had said ; he ought to get to bed and rest ; ought to take a break from his duties for a day or so and let Li Yuan take up his burden as Regent . |
| 19 | Yeah see you see , hold on Patrick would you , erm go round Carl 's house tomorrow about eight o'clock and ask Carl if he wants to swap his for one of my freedom dragon 's la land ? |
| 20 | ‘ We could live together and paint London pale pink , ’ she said hopefully . |
| 21 | Sequoia Systems Inc fault-tolerant users have banded together and formed SUG/GEST the Sequioa User Group/Group Exchange of Sequoia Topics : it 'll focus on sharing third-party technologies as well as vetting Sequoia products and future technologies . |
| 22 | A group of former employees made redundant as the Albert Hill site wound down in 1877 clubbed together and formed Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company . |
| 23 | Sometimes , when Henry was trying to write a letter of apology to the analyst for having quit , and wondering whether the man was all right — and when Finch was pondering the need to do the same thing — they would wander off together and watch Cecil coaching the people he referred to as ‘ the speaking parts . ’ |
| 24 | Hold down Ctrl and Alt together and tap Prt Sc ( or Print Screen ) for Print from Screen |
| 25 | He read that Yehudi Menuhin 's father gave up his career as a teacher so that the family could live together and organise Yehudi 's concerts . |
| 26 | I thought it was Annie , and we 'd go home together and see Marie and they 'd both be proud of me and we could sit in front of the Christmas tree together and guess what the wrapped up presents were , and eat mince pies and all that . |
| 27 | ‘ Let's go out there together and beat Lewis ! ’ |
| 28 | The grizzle-haired lay brother had smiled toothlessly and waved Horne into the door-keeper 's lodge . |
| 29 | He was a good king , and one who judged justly and feared God , and was bold in all his doings . |
| 30 | ‘ You 're very kind , ’ Eleanor repeated mechanically and followed Melissa from the church like a submissive child . |