Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is what will keep us head and shoulders above any of our competitors even if they do wave a BS5750 certificate around as though it guarantees them a divine right to business success . |
| 2 | Already the young men in Harare have been coming to Arthur , knowing his record in Mount Darwin and sensing a kindred spirit ; and he offers them a better way than stone-throwing and kidnapping tactics . |
| 3 | Somewhat later came the present owner , John Matta , who now takes great pleasure in greeting Citalia guests and welcomes them on arrival with a gift of the wonderful Chianti Classico from his excellent cellars and offers them a typical Tuscan dinner at a reasonable price , which is taken most weeks in the castle 's impressive banqueting hall . |
| 4 | It means the League champions have gone 11 games unbeaten , a run that offers them a final placing that would erase much of the disappointment of a frustrating season that includes two defeats by Coventry . |
| 5 | Following this they release blood into their eyes which turns them a dull red colour . |
| 6 | Cole grants them a grudging accolade . |
| 7 | and also supplies me a great deal of work . |
| 8 | He offers everyone a serious comparison of Keaton and Charlie Chaplin ( with Harold Lloyd and Fatty Arbuckle trivia thrown in for good measure ) , revealing that Keaton was , for him , the true genius on account of his invention and comic daring . |
| 9 | He owes me a grand ! |
| 10 | I 've spoken to right er and owes me a few favours and I 've said er would you consider her completing her training until the end of May middle of May which she does at the and then if she 's any good , take her on , providing she gets a driving licence . |
| 11 | Well , that 's how it all come see he owes them a hundred and seven pound and er |
| 12 | he needs me a new home |
| 13 | ‘ Until we 've got stable testing , that worries me a great deal . ’ |
| 14 | But something about your comments worries me a great deal , and that 's the fact that many women tutors , you say , have been looking at this issue , but they have n't looked at the major part of the issue , which is from the students ' perspectives and the problem that goes on between students . |
| 15 | So I would have thought would be better to buy low sulphur contented diesel rather than analyse it , and in c thirteen , it worries me a little bit , because I believe that the district councils are the drainage authorities with the right about land drainage , and it was taken away from the county council several years ago . |
| 16 | Well this is the thing that worries me a little bit , but can I say |
| 17 | He has everything a swashbuckling hero needs — except good looks . |
| 18 | This tears her and causes her a sharp pang of pain , making her cry out . |
| 19 | Has it a long publishing history ( many impressions ) ? |
| 20 | Has it a dimensional or polar bias ? |
| 21 | If no — has he a weak visual memory ? |
| 22 | Has he a secret agenda to put VAT , for example , on items which bear no VAT at present , such as railway fares , books and periodicals ? |
| 23 | Has he a secret agenda to increase VAT to 22 per cent ? |
| 24 | Has he a secret agenda to do both ? |
| 25 | In some circumstances , a commercial party may be able to invoke doctrines such as economic duress , that an oppressive term was introduced into a contract without adequate notification , or that another owes it a fiduciary duty . |
| 26 | Everyone writes it a little bit differently , with a personality all his own . |
| 27 | Has anyone a friendly grocer or newsagent etc. who would be willing to display it in their window ? |
| 28 | In recounting his early lessons on the farm Mervyn Cater illustrates what a high standard of craftsmanship meant , not only in horse matters but in general work on the farm : and what kudos and local reputation the highest standard gave to the horseman . |
| 29 | The discussion on the perception of risk in Section II illustrates what a difficult area this is . |
| 30 | yes , mm , one wonders what a British company are doing manufacturing leg irons anyway in the twentieth century . |