Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the reasons I like this club , sir , ’ I said , ‘ is all these extraordinary old Anglo-Saxon names that one rarely comes across any more . |
| 2 | All I can say is that I failed , and in this particular case I regret that failure . ’ |
| 3 | And I think I 'll stop right there with even more comments , erm , in case I lose that contract too . |
| 4 | But I think a lot of them were genuinely concerned , as in my case I think this person was genuinely worried about me because I 'd had , it was my third child and I I do think she was er worried about me because er you know you do n't want to keep having babies and losing them but I was n't worried about , I was worried about myself , to say I was n't worried that 's stupid , but er we just hoped and hoped and kept hoping . |
| 5 | As a car driver I have conflicting reactions to hitchers . |
| 6 | As Wimpol becomes increasingly international in technology and operations I intend that interchange of personnel of all disciplines will increase between the regional bases of USA , UK and Singapore . |
| 7 | ‘ I have a little prayer I say three times before I come down , ’ he said at the time . |
| 8 | Mum I 've that thing with a hole in it . |
| 9 | Mum I want some pop |
| 10 | But my studies go on , Music GCSE is just one of the nine exams I take next May ( 1994 ) , then I would like to do ‘ A ’ -level music , and hopefully , Music at University . |
| 11 | ‘ Of course I know some men find me attractive ! ’ she snapped . |
| 12 | Unless of course I have derma-optical perception . |
| 13 | And then of course I see great differences in feminisms in different countries — in first world , third world , whatever , and also principally between third world countries themselves and I think that 's a point we have n't really touched on yet . |
| 14 | Of course I accept that ruling entirely Mr Deputy Speaker but the point I was trying to make , I am going to give the speech very briefly indeed I do assure you , is that if you 're trying to assess the numbers er and the correctness of the numbers that are being er er going to vote for and indeed the boundaries associated with those numbers , it 's a perfectly I would have thought , fair question to ask oneself as they go off er from us as to what they are going off in to er and I I do assure you Mr Deputy Speake , I do n't plan to speak more than two minutes , two to three minutes on this matter , I do hope that you will allow me just to make a very brief point on this . |
| 15 | Returning to the office in the afternoon I write legal advice and comments on the proposed homelessness policy . |
| 16 | Looking at the other titles I infer that mine is the only lecture on literature , and logically , perhaps , my title should be ‘ Literature as communication ’ . |
| 17 | I mean , if I were to sell my house now supposing somebody came galloping in along before Christmas ooh ooh I want the house on the first of Feb and they 'd come and they 'd see the house and they say yes I want it , want it , want it and it was plain that they were going to want it and we started to talk money , as soon as we 'd got the solid block of money I want one O two you er estate agent tells me I can get ninety seven between ninety five and ninety seven say they offer me ninety six |
| 18 | It may seem that I 've never taken my title seriously , but below the skin I have great respect for it , and for this house too and the men who have gone before me who made it . |
| 19 | After a few minutes I realize this letter can not be written truthfully . |
| 20 | From these authorities I collect two things . |
| 21 | Right , at present I have fifteen speakers , plus the two seconders who have reserved the , their right . |
| 22 | And my Lord a short part I wish to refer you to and that is on page a hundred and seventy nine which is er the section when the judge was dealing with er the law of duty and the judge Mr Justice said during the trial I express some concern to what evidence has been called it is not necessary to refer to lawyers professional liability by . |
| 23 | Get them out for Easter I mean white lines up the seams |
| 24 | Doubly foolproof in a way , since the 103/4 is , as I had been led to expect from someone in whose ears I have complete trust , one of the most ‘ out-of-thebox ’ loudspeakers that I have had the pleasure to use — one can be very quickly up and running with it and feel only the need to make relatively small adjustments to positioning and so on in due course as listening progresses ; such changes with this loudspeaker result in subtle rather than profound modifications to the sound . |
| 25 | In future I believe that planning will be worse because there 'll be no sort of overview , and that it will lead to an over provision of the profitable services and inadequate provision of services like mental illness , the elderly and those with learning difficulties . |
| 26 | ‘ As a result I know some background to what Zbigniew Nowak was involved in . |
| 27 | Wes smiled and looked up at me and for a moment the tough mask dropped from the grubby features and in the dark wild eyes I read sheer delight . |
| 28 | Think it 's spring I suppose this weather . |
| 29 | After the programme I spend several hours just going round the wards chatting to the patients and collecting requests for my Sunday show . |
| 30 | He would n't of put it behind the car I mean some people are stupid but |