Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wishart thought back to what he had heard about that fateful night at the banquet . |
| 2 | I only y well you see the Romans did have a word you know they had a phrase , have you heard about that Roman phrase ? |
| 3 | It turned out , however , that the police had heard about possible sexual abuse before the father appeared in court on the physical abuse charges . |
| 4 | ‘ You 've heard about this Hawaiian jaunt of mine , presumably ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Have you heard about this new senator everyone is proclaiming as the next President , John F. Kennedy ? ’ |
| 6 | No good , has anybody heard about this magic word conservation lately ? |
| 7 | Walking is taught through this detailed control of all the different aspects involved in making single steps . |
| 8 | Amendments , etc. , can be traced through two Current Law Statute Citators , one for 1947–1971 , and one for 1971 onwards . |
| 9 | We do not need to wait for new efficient technology : as Stewart Boyle described in ‘ More work for less energy ’ ( New Scientist , 5 August 1989 ) , the technology exists to take the first step towards the targets we have set to save energy and fossil fuel , and to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 10 | Erm the tools were made up in a kit and er every time there was a work study exercise done on a job , er the tools were all numbered and laid aside and registered for that particular item . |
| 11 | The list is endless , but for starters : liver diseases caused by alcohol ; drug-induced illnesses ; overdoses ; aids developed through promiscuous sexual behaviour ; heart disease and circulation problems in severely obese people who can not control their desire for fattening foods ; osteoporosis and other arthritic conditions caused by ‘ couch potatoes ’ who refuse to take exercise . |
| 12 | Whilst I have said 2 years as the expected time to be collecting Community Charge I think this should be qualified with 2 years plus , with income being received for some considerable time thereafter especially through Sheriff Officers . |
| 13 | I think , she remembered , as he walked a little behind her , it was a title received for some public work or other … . |
| 14 | Anyway , I got through this tricky interval , and even the sea co-operated for once , coming in just after the explosion and sweeping away any tell-tale tracks I might have left an hour or more before Diggs arrived from the village to inspect the scene . |
| 15 | The sentencing powers of magistrates are subject to certain general statutory restrictions in addition to the maximum penalties prescribed for each individual offence . |
| 16 | The NIMBY ( not in my back yard ) attitude , whether at home or abroad , does not make for good environmental policy . |
| 17 | She said , ‘ What am I going to wear for this old party tomorrow ? |
| 18 | To obtain a free camera take any film along to your nearest Supasnaps branch for standard overnight film processing . |
| 19 | To die , to sleep ; To sleep : perchance to dream : aye , there 's the rub ; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil , Must give us pause . |
| 20 | When we have shuffled off this mortal coil |
| 21 | We agreed on the use of Gordon Ingles for another commercial film and Leon suggested I could make any necessary further contact on such matters directly with Hellen who was apparently designing film sets , writing scripts and sometimes directing Shelly productions . |
| 22 | Existing employees are refunded for two private survey fees ; new employees are allowed only one . |
| 23 | The Government say that in all this , one of their main aims is to go for greater local accountability , er but this h people can hardly claim to know more about the community than the elected representatives , or more for example about educational or social service activities which can be relevant to police concerns and there are many local government member as enquiries have shown who can claim outside management and financial expertise . |
| 24 | As for Monica Seles , her desire to play at Wimbledon this year , coupled with the fact that she already has the Australian title under her belt , might be all the incentive that she needs to go for that Grand Slam this year , that same Grand Slam which she passed up last year with her refusal to play the British leg of the four majors . |
| 25 | Or do you strain every sinew to go for that elusive target set on a small plateau ? |
| 26 | So if you look at individuals making erm decisions about punishment or some decision where there 's a consequence or an element of risk , you 'll find that groups quite often tend to go for more extreme behaviour than any one of the individuals in the group . |
| 27 | I mean there 's no reason because we have n't got men 's issues , because all issues are men 's issues , nobody expects a male Prime Minister to go for any particular issue , but why should we expect a woman Prime Minister to go particularly for certain issues ? |
| 28 | Er I 'd like to go for some little light relief at this time of the day , and look at sources of supply . |
| 29 | The way was down this slope , then crash through those low pine branches , then round the top of that steep bit , then over there — I think . |
| 30 | One song could even be the Tom Tom Club singing about rough Sapphic sex . |