Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The large numbers of retired people , the tourists , the workers in the primary industries ( mining , quarrying , fishing and farming ) and the workers in the secondary industries ( manufacturing ) — all of them together need a great many services , or tertiary industries . |
| 2 | May I say that I wholeheartedly support a big increase in the tax on petrol ( even though I 'm a motorist myself ) . |
| 3 | With his wife Glenys choking back tears beside him , he added : ‘ I naturally feel a strong sense of disappointment , not so much for myself for I am fortunate , very fortunate , in my personal life . |
| 4 | Part of our case for the Radio News Network is that we must do better about telling our country about itself , not just in terms of law or education but also in terms of science , technology , medicine , the environment and an area where I personally have a great commitment — and that is coverage of business and our economy on which all our futures depend . |
| 5 | I only receive a severe disability allowance and finding two lots of money for dentists care will be difficulty . |
| 6 | I lie in the metal box hoping to hear the elephant passing or the lions roaring , but I only hear a distant hyena against the myriad squeaks and screeches of the night . |
| 7 | I only go a fair way . |
| 8 | a big graph like and and I only need a little tiny |
| 9 | no , I only have a small slice |
| 10 | I only have a little goodness left inside . ’ |
| 11 | I suddenly remember a nifty trick I know , and turn my mirror- and her reflection in it — a ghoulish purple . |
| 12 | Erm I just put a little arrow with ninety degrees in the semicircle . |
| 13 | Just wan na put a little thing that , I mean I 've written her a letter , I just put a little thing that erm |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't know it , I just have a good memory . |
| 15 | I just have a small preamp pedal to balance the volumes when I 'm changing from the Telecaster to the Gibson . |
| 16 | I just have a bad feeling about him . ’ |
| 17 | Er I just have a horrid thought Oh that was sent out to you was n't it ? |
| 18 | I just have a hard time writing songs ; it 's just not what I do real well . |
| 19 | I just do a normal job . |
| 20 | I just play a hard game of hustle and bustle . ’ |
| 21 | I just feel a little faint . |
| 22 | So I just give a little bit of pedal and carried on but he was complete and utter bastard , really was ! |
| 23 | But I mean basically , that means that for the , tomorrow morning 's breakfast programme , I want a package including lots of different views , but for drive time which is five till six in the evening , I just want a straightforward , two minute head-to-head , one-to-one interview but for lunchtime which is C A T O , which is Cambridgeshire at One , which is our lunchtime programme , I 'd like you to put all the views into a script of about forty seconds , and do n't forget , for the two o'clock bulletin , which is a very short one , I 'd just like three sentences of copy which sums up the story . |
| 24 | I do n't want to be the best , I just want a reasonable amount |
| 25 | I just want a short-term relationship , without responsibility . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Please , ’ I said , speaking carefully , ‘ I just want a one-way ticket to Stockholm for tomorrow morning at 10.05 . ’ |
| 27 | I just want a clean staircase , ! |
| 28 | So I just want a plain box and a plain stone , and a plain speech from the priest , and you can do what you like with the business . |
| 29 | I just want a big comfortable feel , so you look at a sofa and want to curl up in it . ’ |
| 30 | I have some sympathy for the Home Secretary in these matters , he is not an Officer of State who over-occupies the position for whom I normally have a great deal of sympathy I must confess , er but on this occasion I do have some sympathy . |