Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [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 | He fingers my red rose brooch . |
| 10 | ‘ There goes my one moment of glory ’ , he said , after reading that he had lost . |
| 11 | If it 's not one who supplies my regular retailer I wo n't buy the fish . |
| 12 | He snatches my two dollar tip like a starving dog , and tucks it deep into his pocket . |
| 13 | To the rejoinder that he wear the gown showing his ‘ highest proficiency ’ he replied , ‘ Ah , well , 1 should not need to put any other gown in my bag than 1 usually carry ’ , by which he meant his night-gown , as ‘ that represents my greatest proficiency ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ Would you really , a man of your enormous wealth , sue someone like me for a sum that to you is little more than pocket-money , but to me represents my very livelihood ? |
| 15 | It destroys my digestive system . |
| 16 | ‘ Because , my dear Hilary , he owes me some money . ’ |
| 17 | That causes me deep disappointment . |
| 18 | That disparity causes me great concern . |
| 19 | 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 … |
| 20 | What my hon. Friend says causes me some concern , in addition to my hesitation about the merits of regional banding . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The fact that I do not have envelopes causes me physical pain . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Students should be advised to keep a " Difficulties Diary " in which they note those items , both phonological and grammatical , which causes them particular difficulty . |
| 25 | I am now trying , in vain , to uuencode the files so that I can send them to anyone who wants them thro' mail . |
| 26 | John wants my total involvement . |
| 27 | I reckon he wants my working-class experience to give his puerile political ideas some authenticity . ’ |
| 28 | Now it wants my red spoon but the Monster 's passion is as boundless as it is evil . |
| 29 | That er concludes my little contribution to the evening 's entertainment . |
| 30 | All this simply reinforces my earlier point that not only must the field anthropologist pay close attention to the difference between normative rules and social practice but that the study of kinship is something far more complicated than simply the study of genealogies or the ramifying biological links of the domestic family . |