Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [pron] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | The brief memories written for R. L. Watson in the late 1940s by the poet 's second and third brothers say nothing about this period . |
| 2 | THESE Hartlepool lads throw everything into this two-track demo , and end up sounding like early Eighties ' pop combined with touches of Nineties ' hardcore . |
| 3 | And how many schools avail themselves of this opportunity each year ? |
| 4 | well ca n't we parents do something about this ? , |
| 5 | A number of explanations suggest themselves for this strange impulse towards self-effacement in men who loved power , besides the official one that it served to maintain the standing of the native authorities in the eyes of the people . |
| 6 | Well , it 's erm , fairly local incident , that this paper has been er borne , er to give the er permission for borrowing , when the labour , liberal er controlling group find themselves in this embarrassing position , er , of having to find an extra eleven million pounds to maintain their services . |
| 7 | Books are essential and it is a sad day when financial troubles force us to this action , ’ he said . |
| 8 | The greatest sculptures from Sicily in this period have none of this backward-looking character : the metopes from the temple of Hera at Selinus . |
| 9 | Many Salvadoreans fear something like this . |
| 10 | How in the world could a worthless louse like Guy Sterne melt her into this uncomfortable aching longing ? |
| 11 | Trading standards officers urge anyone with this type of mixer to stop using it immediately . |
| 12 | Ancient towns , majestic chateaux , houses clinging precariously to sheer cliffs and deep natural caves await you on this tour of remarkable south-west France . |
| 13 | This can result in fast access if the application files lend themselves to this type of structure . |
| 14 | Do n't let the volume of traffic discourage you from this superb walk . |
| 15 | We had erm no we we actually had done that we have given questionnaires out as programmes we actually asked people to I mean it 'll be interest to see how many people fill it in this evening but there is a built in resistance by some people to actually fill in any sort of questionnaire er and in the past when we 've actually done that I think the response 's has n't been that that brilliant . |
| 16 | A non-pedigree dog is always referred to as a mongrel and , strictly speaking , this is the correct term for a non-pedigree cat , but few people use it in this way . |
| 17 | More people play it in this country than snooker and yet even the top players ca n't make enough to live on . |
| 18 | Now only the deserted mine stores , gunpowder huts and relics of old machinery remind us of this former industrial occupation of the valleys and hills . |
| 19 | At NEWTONDALE HALT peace and tranquillity greet you in this dale where no cars can go . |
| 20 | Two reasons strike me for this . |
| 21 | Certain psychological processes have something of this quality , too , and although we can achieve a degree of insight and control over them , they need to be handled with care . |
| 22 | Some of my former colleagues would agree that my recent work is unhistorical but on the contrary condemn it for this — or rather they would condemn it did they not resort to the easier course of dismissing it as the gutterings of a senile mind . |
| 23 | The Cartesians concede something like this in the case of brute animal life . |
| 24 | Electrophysiological measures suggest themselves in this context but the problem of artefact , that is , of actual or potential eye movements producing an asymmetry in the EEG record ( Anderson , 1977 ) , would have to be circumvented . |
| 25 | Cliftonville manager Frankie Parks put it like this : ‘ There was a lot of frustration on the day but the better side won . |
| 26 | If you feel further clarification is required BEFORE setting investigations in hand obtain it at this stage — otherwise unnecessary investigative duplication may arise . |
| 27 | ‘ I canna see it in this light ya fule , ’ the top-hat swayed angrily as its owner knocked the hand away . |
| 28 | In the more restricted circumstances in Britain , where such households are smaller and contacts between women in different households in some respects more difficult , women lose something of this support network although they may gain a greater degree of independence in their interactions with men . |
| 29 | The Greens put everything into this election , believing that people had finally realised the seriousness and urgency of the issues they campaign on . |
| 30 | Could the convenor of the panel on doctrine help me with this one . |