Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lowell had heard them a few times before on the Sundays when life was normal and they were just background music at the commencement of an ordinary day . |
| 2 | It has become a familiar complaint of managers this season , dissatisfied that the ‘ brave new world ’ of the Premier League merely offers them the same problems as the old . |
| 3 | Our parents live some distance away , she only gets to see them every few weeks , but I 'm close to hand , I 'm here to listen . |
| 4 | My father did in fact sneak up to see me a few days later . |
| 5 | Three , six , nine twelve , can you lend me a few fingers ? |
| 6 | Simultaneously mythic and painstakingly real ( ‘ the giant Exxon sign/That brings this fair city light ’ ) , his cityscape was inhabited by characters whose lives were condensed into their names , a few gestures or scraps of dialogue ( ‘ Hey , Eddie , can you lend me a few bucks … |
| 7 | ‘ And you 're sure that this Bermuda company controlled by you will lend me the half-million pounds in cash to buy these shares , at no interest ? ’ |
| 8 | The third John Booth provided much of the capital for his partners , Samuel and Aaron Walker , when they established the business that eventually made them the leading ironmasters in the North of England . |
| 9 | I would be glad if Miss Marsden could spare me a few moments . ’ |
| 10 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 12 | Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private ? |
| 13 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Grey ’ issues of money occur whenever enterprises that are short of funds to pay their obligations insist that the banks should make them the necessary advances to restore their ‘ liquidity ’ . |
| 15 | Firstly , may I thank Mr Bence and the editors for allowing me a few lines in which to formally meet you all . |
| 16 | They asked me a few questions and they said , ‘ You 'd better come along to the police station . ’ |
| 17 | They asked me a few questions and withdrew to grunt amongst themselves , then came back and welcomed me as one of them . |
| 18 | It was of course my mother , and she asked me the same questions as my neighbour . |
| 19 | Right can one person from each table please bring me the red files Boys can I have your red files please What was that ? |
| 20 | ‘ So he got me a few gigs round the Irish pubs , and I had to learn off some traditional Irish ballads quickly for the sort of audiences you got there certainly did n't want to hear me singing songs by James Taylor or Simon and Garfunkel . |
| 21 | That 's what got me the two years inside , pal . |
| 22 | When an animal is brought in , especially an otter which is very nervous , we 've taught them the basic techniques of how to save them . |
| 23 | He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’ |
| 24 | That 's okay , she 's also given me the right words to use to put it through urgently , okay , cos I mean you , I know you have n't exchanged yet , but you want to do that fairly quickly . |
| 25 | They 've given me the main facts . |
| 26 | These same people the , even when faced with the blatant facts of their mistakes , still hurl at the hapless retailer who unwittingly sold them the five 3″ goldfish that they tried to cram into a small glass bowl full of raw tapwater . |
| 27 | The ‘ Dragon-in-charge ’ sold me the requisite shoes , leotard and headband , finally producing a crossover cardigan in a scratchy wool , of a dirty mustard colour . |
| 28 | The members of the household , once they realised that their watches and jewellery were safe , ‘ asked them a thousand questions ’ about America , and , as the children 's governess later wrote ‘ they behaved with great civility ’ . |
| 29 | He asked them a few times . |
| 30 | In his absence , I afterwards asked them the same questions , and they were able to explain quite adequately . |