Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd sooner think about my insides than think about my face or my body . |
| 2 | As the delegated head of this wonderful club , I see my duties as follows : firstly to my wife and children ; secondly to other members of my family ; then to consolidate my assets in any profitable manner I choose ; and then to devote the rest of my time to the welfare of this club . |
| 3 | Because I had n't sorted myself out about the whole thing properly , my feelings while waiting were a complete tangle — although I did n't want to see him , I did desperately want him to want to see me . |
| 4 | I palmed the Olympus Trip into my overalls while pretending to tidy my sports bag and new suit . |
| 5 | A blind person remarked : ‘ If someone said to me ‘ You 'd better not do this placement ’ then I 'd rather walk to Australia on my hands than admit that I could n't . ’ |
| 6 | It has not been easy , Caroline , fulfilling all my commitments while staying close to the Princess 's side . ’ |
| 7 | My Lords whilst thanking the Noble Baroness the Minister for that reply , would she not agree that when they get into hospital the accident case or the emerg emergency case , they 've probably been sent there by a doctor and that there they should th therefore be handled , but what the associations are concerned about , particularly the Royal College of Nursing , the B M A and Unison is that emergency and accident cases are put in corridors on trolleys and this ought not to be th a situation which can be tolerated . |
| 8 | Likewise , it is submitted that no modern court would say as Sir George Jessell MR did in Printing and Numerical Registering Co v Sampson ( 1875 ) LR 19 Eq 462 : … if there is one thing which more than another public policy requires it is that men of full age and competent understanding shall have the utmost liberty of contracting , and that their contracts when entered into freely and voluntarily shall be held sacred and shall be enforced by courts of justice . |
| 9 | EMERGENCY talks will be held today over the future of Monktonhall Colliery as it struggles to fulfil its contracts while carrying £1.7 million in debts . |
| 10 | If they wish to do so , companies should be able to have non-executive directors who do not have the same legal responsibility for its activities as do other directors . |
| 11 | Lions may learn to jump through hoops or sea lions to clap their flippers while balancing a ball on their noses , but lions jump over obstacles in their home territory or laze around under a favourite tree , while sea lions are naturally dexterous , chasing fish with great skill . |
| 12 | Firms are less likely to set profit-maximising prices for their products when faced with rising raw material prices and labour costs as it is more difficult for them to estimate their expected revenues and costs . |
| 13 | Three former executives of the company were acquitted at the Old Bailey in November of illegally trying to export arms-making equipment to Iraq amid accusations that Government ministers encouraged manufacturers to emphasise the peaceful uses of their products when seeking export licences . |
| 14 | The jury heard that the man denied living off her takings when interviewed by police . |
| 15 | But the practice market has collapsed and some less fortunate firms are being forced into entering individual voluntary arrangements ( IVAs ) to protect themselves from their creditors while trying to straighten out their finances . |
| 16 | Although radical politics of this kind remain in the minority , for both left and right , their development means that councils can experience large changes in their policies whilst remaining under the control of the same party - so increasing political variation at the local level . |
| 17 | Their attempts as detailed in Easter Monday 's Guardian might well misfire . |
| 18 | Women have preferred to act as collaborators , as messengers or guards or offering their houses as meeting places , all of which subject then " to considerable risk . |
| 19 | Queen Victoria who paid her taxes as did |
| 20 | The gender of teachers is not significantly associated with their attitudes as represented by these factors . |
| 21 | The decision to press ahead with new builds on a large scale was based on Provincial 's conviction that it could reduce its losses if given the freedom to operate cost-effective diesel-mechanical rolling stock , allowing shorter but more frequent trains , than having to take on InterCity 's weary cast-off locos and hauled stock . |
| 22 | He had a long stick which he would place under their legs when doing the high kick to indicate where it should reach . |
| 23 | The community mental handicap team ( a title it retains , although its members do not describe their clients as handicapped ) has more than 10 years ' experience of providing such innovative care to a mainly rural and home based population . |
| 24 | It is DTI 's intention and remit to continue promoting awareness of Open Systems in the second stage of the programme , and the OSTT Programme is keen to work closely with industry bodies and organisations in order to ensure that information and guidance is widely distributed to their clients when planning or implementing Open Systems strategies . |
| 25 | ‘ For achieving the highest standards of active safety in its cars while pioneering new passive safety features ’ |
| 26 | If a court were minded in particular circumstances to permit the questioning of the proceedings of the House in the way proposed , it would be proper for the leave of the House to be sought first by way of petition so that , if leave were granted , no question would arise of the House regarding its privileges as having been breached . |
| 27 | Mark 's promise that the Holy Spirit will look after their words when arraigned before councils for the sake of the gospel is brought into the Mission Charge by Matthew : it seems clear that he is looking forward from an isolated incident in the ministry of Jesus to the continuing mission of the post-resurrection church of which he was a member . |
| 28 | ‘ Hitherto , the Council has taken a positive view of franchising , regarding the overall benefits to both the profession and its clients as outweighing the disadvantages which will undoubtedly affect particular firms . |
| 29 | Pupils may be asked directly to describe a rule for predicting how many matches would be needed for any number of boxes , or they may instead be asked how many would be needed for , say , 500 boxes and then asked about their methods as referred to below . |
| 30 | I am continually reappraising in my own mind their strengths while looking for their weaknesses ( although there are depressingly few of these visible ) . |