Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could have arrested the manager of the field , but I thought it might be better to wait to see which way the cat jumped . |
| 2 | There is no reason why a lyricist should elucidate but in Gedge 's case the lack of chimera can make surveying his words an unrewarding exercise . |
| 3 | What Lyle , Faldo twice and Woosnam can do in successive years has broken whatever invincibility the home players thought they had . |
| 4 | On the last count alone , Jerry Lee Lewis has justified his status a hundred times over in the past few days . |
| 5 | ‘ The state it is in at the moment has limited our work a great deal , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Since 1983 , Stephen Marks ' French Connection fashion group has given its shareholders a roller-coaster ride . |
| 7 | It has given its owners a greater degree of mobility than they hitherto possessed but the social and environmental cost has been considerable . |
| 8 | But public sector trade union experience of previous administrations has given their leaders a taste of political power without responsibility ( 1986 : 82 , 89 ) . |
| 9 | Streicher has abandoned the softness of the other Viennese instruments , with their too delicate touch and bouncing rolling action , and on Beethoven 's advice and request has given his instruments a more resisting touch … so that the virtuoso … has more control … in the striking and releasing . |
| 10 | He believes that Signet has given his firm a competitive advantage — ‘ a major part of our practice is providing advice to all types of businesses and the sophistication of our system helps us to service our clients ’ needs more efficiently ’ . |
| 11 | Ravi Shankar has given his audience a work of undeniable beauty , but whether this captivating setting has rendered the tale equally ‘ meaningful ’ is another question entirely . |
| 12 | ‘ It does n't strike me that Joe 's dad has given his son a great deal of thought this year , ’ I said , bluntly . |
| 13 | Bob Sillitoe says that since he came back from Kilimanjaro he 's been looking for something else … another challenge … the climbing has given his son a great sense of confidence |
| 14 | Matthew and baby Jonathan ‘ he has given his brother an added dimension to life ’ Picture : JASON ROBERTS |
| 15 | It has given my mother a complete raison d'être , since she was n't of the generation that had careers or outside interests to involve themselves in . |
| 16 | You would probably need to pitch your voice a certain amount , but without shouting , and slow down . |
| 17 | When he finally turned into Brunel Road and stopped to catch his breath the others were nowhere to be seen . |
| 18 | We all ran like hell and when we stopped to catch our breath the police said keep on running , there 's another one . ’ |
| 19 | She also needs to know what stage the host birds have reached in their own nesting cycle because the timing of her laying can be crucial . |
| 20 | IF the BBC wants to secure its future the first thing it should do is cut down on the huge fees it pays to presenters . |
| 21 | If so , he will often need to know what action the local authority has taken before the matter came to court and whether this complied with the requirements of the Act . |
| 22 | Once the decision has been made to accept an invitation from the media you will need to know what form the programme is to take . |
| 23 | ‘ Richardson had a chance of qualifying in the world championships but he failed and now he has won his place the officials think that their choice was justified , but it was not . ’ |
| 24 | The home , in Portsmouth , Hants , has been bought by restaurateur Lim Walters who has named his eatery The Mayfair . |
| 25 | The sharpness of her observations on numerous aspects of contemporary life has made her journal a prime source for social and economic historians , ranking with that of Daniel Defoe [ q.v . ] . |
| 26 | Some local people say the fear of such crashes and the noise of the squadron 's manoeuvres has made their lives a misery . |
| 27 | He has made his firm the IBM of the 1990s . |
| 28 | Mr Waldegrave admits that this has made his job a lot easier . |
| 29 | My supervisor has made my life a misery . |
| 30 | ‘ It has made my life a misery — not constantly , but a lot of the time . |