Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adj] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Olinda , ’ she brought out her name again for good measure , ‘ seemed to find you attractive the other night . ’ |
| 2 | This birdie on the 4th helped her complete the first round just two over . |
| 3 | And they want it open a little bit earlier because erm you know , in case anybody comes . |
| 4 | Of the programmes I 've watched-not all of them , let me confess-only the third , on the dhow in the Gulf seemed to enter into a wholly unknown , and dangerous environment , a way of life I could never have imagined . |
| 5 | We will send you FREE a full colour , comprehensive guide to how Dateline works , and ALSO a free copy of ‘ All you need is Love ’ , a book full of genuine stories of how real Dateline members found their ‘ perfect partner ’ . |
| 6 | Sometimes he would sleep in them and wear them unchanged the next day , but at other times he took hours to choose what he would wear , then positively preened . |
| 7 | He accepted the direction of a United States public-relations expert to help him present a favourable impression of the revolution , and was described by a Department of State official as ‘ a man on his best behaviour ’ throughout the visit ( Memo for the president from Christian A. Herter , 23 April 1959 , US Declassified , 1976 , 58F ) . |
| 8 | It is much cheaper to spend a little longer thinking about them beforehand and getting them right the first time rather than the second , third or fourth time around . |
| 9 | The blow to the back of his head might lay him senseless a short while , but certainly had not broken his skull , and could not have killed him . |
| 10 | Much more cost effective is n't it if things to be done once rather than have to do reading them two or three times and generally the reason that things are repeated a number of times is that perhaps people are not really quite sure or not that that are systems , yet productivity the better trained people are people who can do things , get it right the first time and they can do more work ca n't they than somebody else you are not having to pick it up as the manager responsible and put mistakes right . |
| 11 | I did n't really think I should advise , except to say , ‘ I got it right last time I did it — I hope you get it right the first time you do it ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ Best get it straight the old way first . |
| 13 | A professional photographer 's livelihood is dependent on getting it right the first time and most are members of either the Master Photographers Association or the British Institute of Professional Photography . |
| 14 | She could almost hear him sub-vocalizing the dreadful phrase — how vulgar it was ‘ three degrees over ’ . |
| 15 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |
| 16 | They made it clear the only way we 'd get out alive was by going on stage . ’ |
| 17 | Oh yeah we had that the other night , cos I got it wrong the other night as well ! |
| 18 | ‘ In as much as I cringe at the thought of making you sick a second time , yes . |
| 19 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 20 | It is a vastly complex process and unless you get it right in one , you will never live to tell the tale , to get it right the next time , in order to ‘ evolve ’ the skill ! |
| 21 | The first viewer to select an outfit from the parade will receive it free the next day ( Kinkead claims it is a uni-sex , uni-size garment ) . |
| 22 | She closed the door ; she was going to close it completely , but she changed her mind and left it open a few inches . |
| 23 | As Magee tugged it free a large lump of bone came away on the end of the knife . |
| 24 | If Fouga-flying 's exhilaration makes you forgetful a low fuel Bingo light warns of twelve minutes remaining . |
| 25 | The idea stuck in my mind and I contacted the local NGS organiser , who suggested we open the following year . |
| 26 | As he pushed it open a powerful gust of wind swept in from outside . |