Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While your issue on Population ( NI 176 ) led me to adjust my thinking , I remain convinced that overpopulation is the Third World 's worst problem . |
| 2 | I say this because contact with the next of kin may reveal that the patient has made an anticipatory choice which , if clearly established and applicable in the circumstances — two major ‘ ifs ’ — would bind the practitioner . |
| 3 | I say mad and adultery , that 's what I say . |
| 4 | And if I administer right and justice here God will let me enjoy it , but if I do evil , and demean myself proudly and wrongfully , I know that he will take it away . |
| 5 | I feel that because I ca n't bring myself to talk about it , but on the other hand I ca n't forget it , I joke instead about hating my body , or hating being a girl , or hating men , then I get drunk and cry . |
| 6 | I remember this and smile , clamping my mouth shut as Wiggen goes into action . |
| 7 | Floy said , ‘ I shall not forget anything and I feel sure that Reflection and Flame will be greatly impressed by your sketches . ’ |
| 8 | I am aware that the economic situation of Italy is at the moment rather troubled , but I feel confident that piracy is not among our bad habits . |
| 9 | I do that but curtain across the window in case you get what is it . |
| 10 | I do this because cycling is cheap and ( from the point of view of physical exercise ) healthy and creates no pollution and virtually no congestion . |
| 11 | ‘ I think cold and hunger , and his fear that the police would catch him , drove him mad . |
| 12 | At first I move soft as mist |
| 13 | I live circumscribed and self-communing — 't is best so — not like a Princess in a thicket , by no means , but more like a very fat and self-satisfied Spider in the centre of her shining Web , if you will forgive me the slightly disagreeable Analogy . |
| 14 | But I see more than Rainbow does : I see something else coming over the wall . |
| 15 | Some tops have built-in deep fryers , and there are stoves which combine conventional and microwave or high-speed cooking in a single unit . |
| 16 | Those which say all or part of it , with perhaps the addition of a hymn , do so either because their numbers are small and their voices ageing , or as a result of a deliberate choice . |
| 17 | They are always distinguishable form other designs which show human and animal forms by the prominence of the figures and the clear narrative quality of the scene . |
| 18 | Students are encouraged to take an individual pathway through the course , encountering a range of disciplines which stimulate self-realisation and expression of ideas through a wide range of media . |
| 19 | Worrying about your problems , which seem larger than life at that time of night , is hard to resist . |
| 20 | Hindsight throws a retrospective shadow over people and events which distort light and shade as they were actually perceived at the time . |
| 21 | First , academic institutions have made only moderate progress in developing internal processes which encourage self-reflection and self-criticism at the institutional level . |
| 22 | It seems that in the case of the higher primates the diffusion and decay of specific instinctual behaviours has facilitated — perhaps even necessitated — the evolution of a primitive and elementary ego-organization , that is , one in which unfocused instinctual drives are increasingly brought under the control of the higher cortical centres which facilitate drive-management and decision-making on the basis of great adaptive flexibility of response . |
| 23 | One should therefore be cautious about generalisations which do less than justice to the contribution which friendship can make to the well-being of specific groups of old people . |
| 24 | This exploratory study is confined to a form of 500 employees , which include professional and craft workers ( largely male ) , and semi-skilled assembly workers ( largely female ) . |
| 25 | Of course , you make sure that Gran is n't about , either : the bathroom door used to be locked until I took the key away … |
| 26 | Erm the officers are suggesting that erm any paper comments and communications you make other than enquiry , should also emphasise that the need and desirability for these public passenger transport improvements to go ahead . |
| 27 | If you sell all or part of your business when you retire , you may not have to pay tax on the first £150,000 of capital gain with a further exemption allowed of one-half of gains between £150,000 and £600,000 . |
| 28 | Money Smith is ideal for those who want more than cheque book program but who do n't want to foot the bill for a multi-module accounting system . |
| 29 | But we wanted from the start to dissociate ourselves from the arrogant and ignorant belief that in some mysterious way English is superior to other languages , and that children who speak Bengali or Hindi at home should abandon these languages as soon as possible . |
| 30 | Despite the odd ache in a previously dormant muscle , I hope you are feeling more energetic as you become fitter and slimmer each day . |