Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel somewhat like a Saint Bernard as I track down the American conductor John Nelson by telephone across the Alps . |
| 2 | I sketch out the whole scenario in seven minutes flat . |
| 3 | they charged me thirty six quid for a plus V A T , plus a fiver till I bring back the other one . |
| 4 | And I bring back the livin' herbs , some overproof rum , some italvital dubplates and some duty-free ribbed condoms . |
| 5 | I make out the sunk foundations |
| 6 | I gulp down the orange drink and order another one . |
| 7 | ‘ They wanted a dramatic ending where I kill off the central character and they also did n't like me making fun of the audience . |
| 8 | I cut down a big tree , and then began to make a long hole in it . |
| 9 | So I cut out a straight section of wire coat hanger , heated one end until it was cherry red , hammered it flat , then , when it cooled , filed the edges smooth and drilled a small hole in it . |
| 10 | I put on a tremendous act . |
| 11 | Although she is now slim , Liz confesses to a terrible struggle with her weight , which makes peasant-style clothes , such as Monsoon 's glorious Tibetan embroidered skirt ( see page 16 ) particularly good for her : ‘ I put on a great deal of weight after the twins were born , and when I started diving , it became very obvious because fat floats , so you have to balance your weight with extra diving weights . |
| 12 | I put on a dark grey suit with a fine stripe , a grey woollen tie and a soft white shirt . |
| 13 | yeah , so anyway erm , he bought the car in to tell me that , garage down here , five hundred and forty eight pound labour right and that was put on another wing , save repairing the wing , put a new on , so what I did with mine is , I put on a new wing , right , and reduced the labour by sixty five quid to four hundred and five , I make plenty on the parts |
| 14 | I put on a clean pair of socks . |
| 15 | I put on a clean collar and go along , happy just to observe . |
| 16 | I put on a different one each time I get up . |
| 17 | ‘ I put on a light foundation and , using earthy browns , subtly highlighted Fiona 's eyes and shaded in her lips with an amber-coloured lipstick . ’ |
| 18 | But I put on a bright new grin . |
| 19 | I put on the black basque and the lacey-topped stockings . |
| 20 | I put on the cockney something rotten . |
| 21 | Concentrating on maintaining a foothold on rocks worn smooth by winter torrents , I put up a startled grouse that exploded into flight . |
| 22 | I put down the empty can . |
| 23 | I walk round the rocky coast , clambering over many walls , and am baited by three small boys . |
| 24 | I walk down the real staircase , but I know , like Lot 's wife knew , that everything is crumbling to a smoke screen behind me , the urge to look back slaps at my face , but there has been enough powder to nothing in my life . |
| 25 | I walk down the steep flight of stairs . |
| 26 | I walk into a dance rehearsal as a well-adjusted 44-year-old woman holding on to my valiums and the hope that I 'm growing old gracefully , and I walk out a 19-year-old hooligan with purple hair extensions , leopard-skin cycling shorts , black lip-gloss and the word ‘ menopause ’ blocked out of my consciousness . |
| 27 | I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs . |
| 28 | I look round the old place ; the window surrounds have been painted , the flower-beds look a bit unkempt . |
| 29 | I run up the open wooden steps to the office to ask the price of a self-catering suite . |
| 30 | I run down the spiral staircase and along the empty corridor . |