Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , if a couple are not married , the surviving partner receives nothing at all under the Intestacy Rules . |
| 2 | The problem , in other words , for the British in arguing their case for free trade is that they are up against a deep cultural divide which separates them from most of the other Member States . |
| 3 | Ask yourself the question , ‘ Is it my desire , my greed , my wish to be in control that drives me in this matter , or do I feel the lightness of purpose that is a mark of the guidance from within ? ’ |
| 4 | That turns me on that does . |
| 5 | Even more extraordinary is the paucity of such information in the captions to the colour figures , which renders them of little use to the hobbyist . |
| 6 | No doubt my readers will have bigger and better examples of the persistence of facies which so fascinates me in this chapter , but I write as far as possible from my own experience . |
| 7 | And the society investigates them , and if they are deserving , either refers them to some appropriate charity or grants them relief or refers them back to us with a note of recommendation . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I go to many stately homes and museums but the library is what really supplies me with most of the things I get , ’ said Mrs Lamport , who started with the Dictionary of National Biography , Burke 's Peerage , and other books on notable families . |
| 9 | This involves me in some paperwork , which , however tedious … |
| 10 | ‘ To find the correct homeopathic remedy for any condition , the symptoms are diagnosed in those terms , and the Materia Medica places them under those headings : location , sensation etc . ’ |
| 11 | Even crystal beads , whose actual source is unknown , but whose type of geographic distribution places them with this group , has a similar fall-off with a peak at Sleaford . |
| 12 | The reproductive role of women exposes them to many health problems , including diseases associated with malnutrition , infections and diseases brought on by inadequate prenatal care . |
| 13 | It certainly owes nothing to any rational assessment of electoral support . |
| 14 | The balance sheets of public sector organizations are not relevant for making judgements about creditworthiness anyway , so the consolidation adds nothing in this respect . |
| 15 | ‘ Although someone supervises me at all times , I handle all my cases myself . |
| 16 | It focusses them on some of the visual clues they might otherwise miss . |
| 17 | ‘ Till my husband returns , and rescues me from this misery ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It places me alongside such distinguished past captains like Sir Monty Finniston , Sir Campbell Adamson and Sir Matthew Goodwin' , she said . |
| 19 | This clearly elevates me to some sort of status in his mind , although I personally could n't give a shit . |
| 20 | Clearly that 's what worries me about this Government 's implementation of the Children Act . |
| 21 | You know what really worries me about this is that early on you said that tinkers deal in antiques , and I 'm beginning to wonder whether you , as antique dealer , have got a somewhat of an interest in this matter and maybe we should be taking care of you as a possible tenant of one of our sites , but this this is a typical example of all the thin , unreasonable excuses being put up to a party that 's trying to deal with something . |
| 22 | ‘ I take no delight in death , Lewis , and if one thing worries me above all else it is accidents — the random concourse of atoms in the void , as Epicurus used to say . ’ |
| 23 | Many a woman who considers herself kind , compassionate and unselfish has been horrified to catch a glimpse of something underlying that , something which is determined to catch and hold a person , which can be jealous and possessive and cares nothing at all for the claims of others . |
| 24 | Therese , of course , needs nothing but another injection of confidence and some sympathizing over Gesner . |
| 25 | As the name implies they do not harden permanently but will soften repeatedly if one subjects them to some temperature between about 100° and 150°C . |
| 26 | If going to bed , eating and hairwashing always happen in the same way , she accepts them with little or no fuss . |
| 27 | The ferret 's function is to frighten the rabbits so that they bolt out of the holes or to force them to retreat through the burrow system until they become cornered so that they can be dug out while the ferret holds them in that fixed position . |
| 28 | Worse still , he/she perhaps never articulates them at all unless he/she expects to have to spell them out . |
| 29 | All this has nothing at all to do with money or financial status . |
| 30 | At worst we can now doubt for reasons which are purely moral , spiritual or psychological , as in the case of someone who is incurably suspicious , a problem which has nothing at all to do with epistemology . |