Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because Britain offers them cheap labour . |
| 2 | Disturbing the Ritual : The adventurers can do this simply by stepping into the circle and attacking the Vampire and his minion , but the circle offers them some protection by the time the adventurers attack : treat Maximilian and Juliane as having 1 AP , all locations , and +10 bonuses to their I scores while within the circle . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , Japanese companies seem as willing to sell technology , or collaborate on its development , as any other firms , when doing so offers them some advantage . |
| 4 | He offers them another unsettling peacemaking idea ; they invent another excuse for turning it down . |
| 5 | She is too afraid of her reaction : ‘ To this day , it drives me crazy listening to her various hypotheses , the way religion and superstition all merge with her own beliefs . |
| 6 | Speaking of which , the controversial rapper offers me another drink . |
| 7 | In addition other purchasers , not wishing to miss a golden opportunity because they can not react quickly will attempt to insist that the seller grants them exclusive negotiating rights for a reasonable period of , for example , six weeks during which they should be able to agree a deal ; a so called lock out agreement . |
| 8 | Perhaps my Occulobe organ grants me keener micro-eyesight than yours ? |
| 9 | ‘ Because , my dear Hilary , he owes me some money . ’ |
| 10 | That causes me deep disappointment . |
| 11 | That disparity causes me great concern . |
| 12 | I desire only to know that all is well ; that it is but my own foolishness , aided by my being here at so unholy an hour , which causes me such anguish … |
| 13 | What my hon. Friend says causes me some concern , in addition to my hesitation about the merits of regional banding . |
| 14 | What causes me some disquiet , however , is that British Rail 's thoughts seem to be entirely devoted to the passenger opportunities that the link affords . |
| 15 | The fact that I do not have envelopes causes me physical pain . |
| 16 | As we have just seen , sometimes horses can not cope with a situation that causes them great anxiety , and an attack of colic is the result . |
| 17 | Students should be advised to keep a " Difficulties Diary " in which they note those items , both phonological and grammatical , which causes them particular difficulty . |
| 18 | I am now trying , in vain , to uuencode the files so that I can send them to anyone who wants them thro' mail . |
| 19 | If a guy owes you that sort of money , you do not squash him with your car . |
| 20 | And the bank owes you twenty pound , forty pound . |
| 21 | If an exercise ever causes you any pain you must stop immediately . |
| 22 | PLEASE do n't hide your light under a bushel — the Society needs you valuable expertise . |
| 23 | An application is not necessarily unreasonable because it is inconvenient for the addressee of the application or causes him considerable work or may make him vulnerable to future claims , or is addressed to a person who is not an officer or employee of or contractor with the company in administration , but all of these will be among the factors relevant to be taken into consideration ( post , pp. 862H — 863A , 864C ) . |
| 24 | Business mythology has it that computer firms in Japan are no good at software and will never break the dominance of IBM , the world 's biggest computer company . |
| 25 | The consensus has it that economics will be the key stick with which the CEGB 's opponents , and perhaps even a few of its friends , will beat the board . |
| 26 | So the myth has it that Ms or Mr Trim very carefully calculates how much food ( or how many calories ) to forgo in order to afford an occasional large meal ( on holiday or at Christmas for example ) . |
| 27 | Conventional wisdom has it that management can not focus its attentions on more than seven critical success factors serviced by up to forty critical business processes . |
| 28 | City talk has it that Pittencrieff , which is rich enough to swallow both Brabant and Aberdeen , is about to bid about £11 million for Aberdeen , valuing it at 22p a share . |
| 29 | AN intriguing story has it that Traffic Minister Kenneth Carlisle 's American wife Carla , after attending the Sorbonne , spent three years in France lecturing on poultry . |
| 30 | Legend has it that Tax Exempt Special Savings Accounts ( Tessas ) originated in 1990 eve-of-Budget , back-of-an-envelope doodlings made up by John Major when he was Chancellor . |