Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed there is , if anything , a tendency for the final events to be revealed early in the investigation while the factors which led to them remain obscure until a much later stage , and some do not ever emerge at all . |
| 2 | I remain convinced that a democratic majority exists in Scotland for higher spending on public services and on our infrastructure . |
| 3 | I say this because a few days ago Spurs were linked with a different ( Swedish ) defender , so may have pulled out any interest . |
| 4 | Should n't worry you we alright , I want more than a c ake |
| 5 | Our Minister Mr. Robinson entred as a subscriber three years past and one man was sent and was soon sent back uncucarable which year was as I understand settled and a Declaration was sent to Declair off … |
| 6 | ‘ I feel guilty because a teacher in school asked me to stay friends with her after we left , but somehow I never seem to have time . ’ |
| 7 | Glancing back through what I have written so far , I detect more than a note of cynicism . |
| 8 | You could do but I mean , I I the n the amount of money needed for completion sounds a lot but actually it 's probably I think two and a half two hundred and fifty thousand to complete . |
| 9 | So I need one and a half boxes |
| 10 | It 's home to the vast fish plants which process two and a half million tons of fishmeal every year … to be sold as animal feed . |
| 11 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 12 | His use of skilled craftspeople to make his objects , his thorough-going professionalism , his choice of imagery — ‘ whitened ’ black pop star Michael Jackson , porno-politician La Cicciolina — pose questions about the relationship between the commodity and the object of affective value which deserve more than a one-line dismissal . |
| 13 | In the consultative document , the DTI proposes two courses of action : monitoring registration of branches at Companies House to ensure that the law is not abused by companies being incorporated in a lax jurisdiction to take over a British business ; or requiring branch accounts from overseas companies which conduct all or a substantial part of their business in Great Britain . |
| 14 | However , most laboratories which produce more than a modest number of thin sections are now equipped with appropriate automatic and semi-automatic systems . |
| 15 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 16 | And even if you lose two and a half stone , you 're still not gon na look like , you know , some skinny model because you 're still gon na be about six foot wide with your hips and your shoulders , but I mean , you 're just gon na have gangly longer legs and walk around like this . |
| 17 | Admit you want more than a mere boy can offer . |
| 18 | Port Solent has a choice of houses and apartments to suit the various needs of the yachtsman and those who want more than a home on the waterfront . |
| 19 | So we use cardboard boxes and even if you 're moving crockery , you put half or a third of what you 'd put in a tea chest goes into er a a a cardboard box . |
| 20 | ‘ I think you deserve more than a certain amount of punishment for making me wet and nearly giving me a heart-attack — Do you know how difficult it would have been to get an ambulance out here to you ? ’ |
| 21 | You deserve more than a medal . |
| 22 | Good luck , Mr Greer , you deserve more than a medal . |
| 23 | At The American College in London you earn more than a degree — you receive an education with a career focus and individual attention from faculty who are professionals in their fields . |
| 24 | If you then assumed that half the houses in the nation were converted to solar water heating in this way , you found find that you save one and a half percent of the primary fuel . |
| 25 | You save seven and a half P a pint . |
| 26 | You save seven and a half P a pint ! |
| 27 | Erm you could n't put erm anything that was you know more than a small pedal bin size . |
| 28 | With our ingenious roofrack , you get more than a practical convertible . |
| 29 | Well , I , I wan na go skiing as well , so you get more than a day trip . |
| 30 | What , wh wh feeling slightly bigger , you get three and a half , but er what goes into conven what goes into conventional memory ? |