Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that 's been the pattern of our lives , we often get offered the same part and I can honestly say there 's been no professional jealousy or rivalry at all . |
| 2 | One of the most rewarding things about being a lawyer in local government [ and a striking contract with private practice ] is that you rarely get asked the same question twice and usually the problems require imaginative legal thinking . |
| 3 | A flashy piece of pop gothic from Joel Schumacher , Flatliners details the attempts of a group of brattish medical students ( Keifer Sutherland , Julia Roberts , Kevin Bacon etc ) to stop their hearts ( ‘ flatline ’ in medical slang ) , get revived a few minutes later , and in the process explore ‘ death ’ . |
| 4 | President Roh Tae Woo appointed a former Army Chief of Staff , Lee Jong Koo , as the country 's new Defence Minister ; Lt.-Gen. |
| 5 | I mean they keep saying we 've given the all , all these opportunities to all these |
| 6 | Only afterwards is it plain that , for the most part , they 've given the same answers they 've supplied to the press for years . |
| 7 | they 've stopped the same |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I 'm sure you 've broken a few speed limits yourself since then . |
| 9 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 10 | I know I 've fallen a few rungs on the ladder , but at least I 've been there and done it . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ There was a chap , a member of the landed gentry , who said he 'd like to become our patron , but despite several telephone calls and letters , we 've heard no more from him . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps that 's why we 've heard no more of Hugh : perhaps … ’ |
| 13 | I 've lifted a few sacks of taters in me time , but I do n't reckon to lift thee ! ’ |
| 14 | Must be twenty come in without and paying , and I 've let a few in for |
| 15 | Harringay — they 've took a few from Chelmsford , and as for the Blackburn Black Hawks , they used to be your team mates . |
| 16 | But we 've added a few you see and we 're concerned about the spots . |
| 17 | ‘ I must admit I was a little anxious before we started because I 've looked the same for years — but now I 'm very happy with my new style . |
| 18 | But by the time you 've found that out , you 've met a few people , and you do n't need to hang around the hall any more . |
| 19 | So I have n't been to any of those coffee mornings I 've met a few people from it . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've done no such thing . ’ |
| 21 | We 've done no more than fail to alter it . ’ |
| 22 | I 've done a little work on eidesis myself . |
| 23 | Being in the charts is one of those things you always dream of but now I 've done a few of those things already . |
| 24 | Yeah , the tension is slipping a bit and I 've done a few foolish things , but that 's not because we 're near the end of the wait . |
| 25 | and then only had it four years , but I used to it was , it 's such a waste that washing machine , I think maybe I 've done a few shirts hand washing and all the water , whereas in the twin tub I 'd of done the light weights , heated the water up done the shirts and , erm , got the put in , maybe towels and then I 'd put , re-heat the water if , if it was n't really soiled and I could do either all the dogs stuff or , or my dusters |
| 26 | Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received . |
| 27 | Well the farmers for the last couple of years have been arguing that they want this green rate devalued er to try and bring it line more with the market rate er and what this would do would er increase our guaranteed prices in this country and in fact on Friday this happened er the green rate was devalued by 60%. er and so I 've done a few calculations er and for the farmers that are listening and er may understand this er if he was selling his grain in November 89 he would be getting about £99 a ton , whilst if he sells it in November this year he 'll be getting £110 a ton . |
| 28 | Many 's the time I 've been with people whose eyes glazed over when I 've said I was a feminist and I 've done the same with people who say they love to play golf . |
| 29 | I 've had the occasional boyfriend in the past , and I 'm sure you 've done the same sort of thing . |
| 30 | They 've done the same again ! |