Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 2 | Well she looks she looks druggy do n't she ? |
| 3 | Who wants who wants some of Lemar 's spread ? |
| 4 | Well er as I say I think , er if if if the County Council are are insisting that any new settlement erm should be self contained , I think one would need to see what that definition is before we can be clear as to whether or not it has it has strategic implications . |
| 5 | Project experiments have shown that any sound can be distracting as long has it has two characteristics : that is varies on content and that the stream of sound can be broken up ( or segmented ) into separate entities . |
| 6 | And as the drama unfolds it reveals complex layers of corruption and influence-peddling . |
| 7 | So erm amongst the business property that he has he has this warehouse with |
| 8 | Equipped with 70 cast rings it has two outer wings which fold hydraulically . |
| 9 | He is thin really cos he looks , he looks he looks twenty years older than me . |
| 10 | It looks it looks passable dun n it ? |
| 11 | No it looks it looks wrong . |
| 12 | Even if statistical controls are used to make sure that people with similar work histories and social backgrounds are being compared , the key question of what causes what remains unanswered . |
| 13 | Accordingly the man in our example may prefer to keep an additional fraction of his income as money balances in excess of his transactions demand , just in case something unexpected happens which necessitates immediate expenditure . |
| 14 | ‘ It come to 'im from 'is dad ; 'e says 'e feels undressed without it an' do n't know whether it 's 'alf-past five or ten to eight when 'e gets up , or if it 's teatime or dinnertime . |
| 15 | Six-months pregnant Whitney , left , says she plans instaed to be a good wife and mother and control her life . |
| 16 | Mica says she thinks this show is really good with Tom recording all different types of music throughtout the series and proves that some singers do n't just go on TV to plug their latest hits , but have influencess and do n't mind talking about them . |
| 17 | I 'll tell you what erm Marion says she likes this drink anyway . |
| 18 | She says she feels sorry for them . |
| 19 | She says she feels sorry for them . |
| 20 | She says she feels worse now that she did when her husband died . |
| 21 | ‘ She says she feels sick and ca n't eat anything — on top of which her right side is giving her pain . |
| 22 | She says she feels neglected when she looks at all the visitors Mum gets . |
| 23 | She says she gets nervous whenever there 's a car behind her , and she 's scared of speed . |
| 24 | She says she gets bad asthma and ca n't swallow very easily , which means it takes her ages to eat her meals . |
| 25 | She says she gets scared by people doing three point turns . |
| 26 | Grace has 35 to 40 regular customers per week and says she owes much of her success to the course , which has helped her become more confident as a businesswoman and as a boss . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh Angel — my mother says she knows several cases which were worse than mine , and the husband has not minded much … well , he has accepted it at least . |
| 28 | Claire says she makes sure he has a good day out … and Allan says there 's no other way to learn or get better than just climbing |
| 29 | She says she needs more time , but we know she is lying . |
| 30 | She says she has 17 kids like this right now . |