Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I right to adopt this stance ? |
| 2 | Like a chain reaction , such suspicions quickly breed upon themselves and in the convoluted world of intelligence find ready ears because there is always someone willing to denigrate another person 's opinions . |
| 3 | You may need to ask yourself questions like ‘ When am I likely to have some space to myself ? ’ , |
| 4 | Am I supposed to believe that story ? ’ |
| 5 | Am I silly to pass this offer up ? |
| 6 | Nothing eventful occurred that night , and as Hugh had not returned , and as a careful search discovered no trace of Marian and Allen , it was decided to move on with every precaution into territory which with every yard became potentially more hostile . |
| 7 | tongued and grooved or , or something pine for the kitchen wall , do it , pay it , forget it right , so , I mean I do n't know what wood I mean we 'd have , we 'd have to see it , but I said to him look I said something 's got ta be done , so I said to him shall we get Gary or somebody similar to do some Artexing in here and he said well with the coal fire and all that he said it 'll , it 'll get dirty |
| 8 | The test of obscenity still required proof that the matter was ‘ utterly without redeeming social value ’ , but it was not long before social value was claimed for sex , a Californian judge declaring himself unable to find such lack of social value in a film which ‘ appeals to the normal interest in sex and nudity which the average person has in such matters ’ . |
| 9 | The Revenger 's Tragedy Debate still rages over whether the play was written by Tourneur or Middleton , but its unlikely to make much difference to the Cambridge Theatre Company which is relocating the Jacobean drama to New York in the '40s . |
| 10 | Thomas found himself ill-equipped to answer this bidding call effectively : This doubt of myself is the more powerful , because I see how all along my senses are so powerful . |
| 11 | She had aged in four years , lost whatever attraction she had ever had , and it made her miserable to realise this son would not remember her without grey hair . |
| 12 | Again Adenauer , himself keen to avoid any revival of militarism in his country , proved ready to enter talks on the plan , which began in Paris in February 1951 . |
| 13 | When are you supposed to see this man again ? ’ |
| 14 | In fact , any attempt by the press to act as a free oppositional/ adversarial press was itself likely to generate some form of criticism since it confronted governments with powerful adversaries , a situation which governments ( and Parliaments ) did not , and still do not , appear willing to tolerate . |
| 15 | The Cuban government found itself unable to accept this counter-proposal and withdrew its own offer . |
| 16 | are you able to help this jury with this simple matter , to your knowledge , on this development , on a hundred and thirty eight or so apartments did you see the second addition of this brochure and the third ? , did you personally ever see it ? |
| 17 | Most important of all , are you able to accept each other as equal , mature individuals , or has the parent/child relationship never been outgrown , so that one of you may feel the need to dominate , and the other will begin to lose confidence ? |
| 18 | The expression of confusion observed on the faces of such cats as they pick themselves up is in itself sufficient to turn any cat-lover against the idea of claw-removal . |
| 19 | ‘ There exists a very fine line between a situation where the ball can not emerge and one where every effort is being made to present ball , but the opposition do everything possible to prevent that presentation . ’ |
| 20 | Shall be to promote a spirit of brotherhood among the Members , stir up a desire for self improvement , smooth and tone down the angularities so largely the product of isolated effort , encourage and stimulate individual endeavour , and in short do everything possible to assist each Member to make the most of his or her God-given talents . |
| 21 | He had long believed that France 's duty was to do everything possible to favour this evolution . |
| 22 | In fact something different to do each day if you wish . |
| 23 | How , in short , are we supposed to relate this kind of work to what the Chicago School called the ‘ cultural ’ sphere of consciously constructed relationships and structures ? |
| 24 | ‘ Ah , well , she had something special to do this morning , ’ Maggie said in what she imagined was a soothing voice , well aware that once again she was keeping a secret from Mitch . |
| 25 | Whereas for the other his faulty picture may go back to badly tangled family relationships which have left him unable to see any authority as good or loving . |
| 26 | Nor were they able to shed any light on the problem . |
| 27 | Let me just pick this music up . |
| 28 | Is it possible to disconnect each thing from itself and still arrive at a recognisable record ? |
| 29 | Nothing is easier than to obey a master who is perhaps exacting , but who rules over all details of life , assures one 's daily bread , and makes it possible to banish all concern from the mind . |
| 30 | ‘ Look , is n't it possible to tease each other about our politics — ’ |