Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her lower legs were so badly crushed there was no hope of saving them . |
| 2 | Council members mostly agreed they are a hazard , and Peter pointed out that if the car that hit him on a roundabout had been fitted with them , he would n't be here now . |
| 3 | But the answer is , each one secretly thinks he 's the best . |
| 4 | Go on say I 'm a Swede ! |
| 5 | Rarely has there been a franker admission of the rot at the heart of our ‘ Mother of Parliaments ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ They said there was nothing wrong with her , but they were concerned about marks on her hips and would keep her in to see what was the cause , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Maurice Johnson obviously realised who were the real patients in the house . |
| 8 | She said of the IRA : ‘ I can only think they are a dumping ground for psychotics and maniacs . |
| 9 | She said of the IRA : ‘ I can only think they are a dumping ground for psychotics and maniacs . |
| 10 | His face screwed up into what Delaney thought was pain , but suddenly realised it was an attempt at a grin . |
| 11 | And it was one of our viewers who , after watching the programme , provided the crucial breakthrough … he suddenly realised he was a workmate of the killer . |
| 12 | What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply . |
| 13 | Department of the Environment ministers announced that though they had been advised that the statue was part of the listed building , and that consent was therefore required for its removal , they none the less considered it was a chattel , and would not take enforcement action . |
| 14 | I only say he is a man and will act like a man , given the chance . |
| 15 | And the whole process is made as simultaneously agonising and amazing as it could be — you labour to give birth , that 's the right word all right , and it 's about as ghastly as possible and then at the end there 's this absolutely wonderful feeling , that the conspiracy has never hinted at , when you hold it and see it and you suddenly realise there 's a whole new emotion you did n't know anything about . |
| 16 | ‘ But enough to know there 's an anniversary imminent , ’ Shales said . |
| 17 | ‘ Enough to know it 's a waste of time and money . ’ |
| 18 | Most ‘ organisers ’ swan in at eight-thirty looking important , only to discover there 's a big hitch and they have no time to put it right . |
| 19 | As government has expanded so has there been an increasing need to coordinate the administrative side of the state machine . |
| 20 | Not only has there been a serious questioning of the principle of the licence fee , but there has also been a reassessment of the idea of scarcity in the airwaves , the idea of equality of service to all , and of the need for regulations . |
| 21 | Not only has there been a reluctance on the part of directors to enforce such a remedy on behalf of the company by suing fellow directors , but its adoption in the context of insider dealing does very little to help the real victim . |
| 22 | During the 1980s rural populations have grown more slowly then they did ten years earlier and some have declined ; in contrast not only has there been a substantial slowdown in the rate of London 's population decline ( Britton 1986 ) , but it has now gone into reverse in a small way . |
| 23 | Not only has he been a season ticket holder for 15 years , he 's also the landlord of The Gunners pub and is used to having his ear bent by supporters . |
| 24 | Will the right hon. Gentleman , in his swan song at the Dispatch Box , admit that not only has he been the most expensive Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food , supporting an increase in CAP spending of 55 per cent. , but that , by his failure to get meaningful reform of the CAP , he has been the most unsuccessful one , as well ? |
| 25 | Dougal tried to disguise his disappointment : to have come so far , only to find it was a blind alley . |
| 26 | She told them everything , right up to the fact that two of the notorious Felton brothers had actually brought her home to this very street , only to find there was no home to go to . |
| 27 | We flew over Bali , with its temples and beautiful beaches , before being slowed by head-winds , landing at Waingapu Island , only to find there was no fuel at the airport . |
| 28 | We also had to settle in at the new apartment , which I 'm very impressed by ( and only hope it 's a long let , but I 'm scatterbrained about such things and leave all that to Tod ) . |
| 29 | ‘ I can only assume there was a problem on the day , ’ says the spokesman , of Guildford 's difficulties . |
| 30 | Mr Cleave says he can only assume it 's a grudge attack : |