Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [noun] but [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all his undoubted talent Grayson may not have been a budding Ian Rush but he turned out for one of the country 's most famous clubs , perhaps not the best but certainly one of the best known — Accrington Stanley . |
| 2 | I I 'm grateful I I I 'm winding up that we on this side we do believe that these additional six seats are very important because we believe that the European parliament elections are going to be very important and fighting them on these new boundaries with the minimum of delay in spite of the delay that had been caused by the government' incompetence , we regard as very important , we regard this debate tonight as very important to approve these orders because we can not so far work out whether the government will be fighting the er the whole campaign on the basis of back to basics while the E P P will be doing it on the basis of some other manifesto , vorsprung durch technik or whatever it might be , and they 'll be trying to merge those into two slogans of o of er vorsprung durch basics or or whatever it might be and this we do not know at all whether the government want to be part of Europe and whether their back benchers are gon na be willing to cooperate with the European peoples party or they take the money from the European peoples party but they do n't want to participate with them in the manifesto . |
| 3 | You would if it was a proper division sum but you 've actually put the equals sign there . |
| 4 | A similar thing happened with the 5 lb 12 oz fish but I had luck on my side . ’ |
| 5 | been a lot of crucial areas this afternoon Alan but I for me I think by and large Leicester have always had the edge in midfield . |
| 6 | public liability insurance but you see we can |
| 7 | It was it was very , it was very sixteen year olds find this hard when they 're doing the , the high level stuff but it 's no good giving you the easy stuff cos you 're both very bright , both very clever and it 's no good saying , well what , does anyone know what one add two is is it ? |
| 8 | Well it 's another Vauxhall ad but it does n't make sense buy a Nova with a good deal or very little . |
| 9 | At the same time not only was there another G number but it was the same make of car as the last five G numbers had been and it was the same colour as three out of the last ten cars that had passed the other way . |
| 10 | I have a six-month-old German shepherd dog but he is under my constant control when there are children around . |
| 11 | Becau Because I forgot That was the day I was thinking of having a proper lunch party but I wo n't do it if you 're going out . |
| 12 | We did offer him some ice cream but he said no thank you . |
| 13 | I asked Make-Up to give him a few mosquito bites but he refused point-blank . |
| 14 | Thus , not only are there ambiguities in practice in terms of the organisational design of public sector organisations but they do not tell us very much about the power and status that attach to particular departments . |
| 15 | Yes Mr Chairman erm I understand the motive behind this proposal resolution but I think the mover perhaps is unaware of what 's actually going on and have to decide and so I would like to speak against this resolution and I think the constructive thing to do so we do n't send the wrong messages would be to er I , I will move an amendment er and I will explain what I 'm doing as I speak . |
| 16 | Re M is important as it clarifies the law on privilege and social work records but it is important to consider it within the wider context of access to information generally . |
| 17 | It led to some job losses but it was justified in the company 's longer-term interests — and therefore the interests of the majority of employees . |
| 18 | He looked as if he would like to sear her with another acid remark but he remained silent , as she did , apart from a few non-committal remarks , all through dinner . |
| 19 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 20 | Now , Muze magazine may not have been a high profile organisation but it did provide a much needed platform for the flourishing Manchester rock scene . |
| 21 | Well , I mean , we have a different costing form but we have costing forms . |
| 22 | I 'm sorry to go on about this BBC thing but it does seem important to me . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We 're so sorry about what happened to poor old Goosie Lucy but she gave us no choice . |
| 24 | There is very little known abut the carvers of medieval bench ends but it is thought that most of them were ordinary local craftsmen , and so there would have been no reason to record this fact . |
| 25 | The 28-year-old champion was booed after taking a points decision over Hitchin 's Danny Porter at the Scottish Exhibition Centre but he said : ‘ They are the mugs , not me . ’ |
| 26 | Werewolf had opted for clear plastic goggles but he had already dispensed with them , tying them to his belt . |
| 27 | Well I have got some peach ones but they ai n't |
| 28 | Mm I had to go back it suddenly occurred to me I 've got the back door key but it might still have been bolted . |
| 29 | and you know , tonight , tonight , tonight I wanted to , I wanted to have a knock about with my old sparring partner but he 's ill , he 's very ill from what I 've heard tonight and he should go see a doctor . |
| 30 | A registered charity , all dogs and prospective owners are vetted and this accounts for the high success rate but it must be kept in mind that people who need to find a new home for their dog usually have a problem , or a problem dog . |