Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every practising barrister knows before which judges he would prefer not to appear in a political case because he believes , and his colleagues at the bar believe , that certain judges are much more likely than others to be biased against certain groups , like demonstrators or students , or certain kinds of action , like occupations of property by trade unionists or the homeless . |
| 2 | Her hand strayed to touch his short thick hair , a small yelp of surprise escaping her as her wrist was grasped by strong fingers and she found herself looking down into alert blue eyes . |
| 3 | I suggested to RCA in America that instead of going the normal route that they try makin' a classy but inexpensive TV ad and get it on during shows like The David Letterman Show . |
| 4 | Shadows and sunlight race about inside the confined cockpit while reflections of white and blue chase one another across the mirror-shiny canopy as we describe the laziest of barrel rolls . |
| 5 | sorry If we get one of the main problems that I find is that , I 've already said , is that people produce short-term programmes and they get issued . |
| 6 | We 'll probably find out in due course but it has been a disappointment . |
| 7 | They weighed up the prospect of knocking on the door and members of the jury , you have to consider in due course whether they got that act right . |
| 8 | We still cherished the idea of putting together a ‘ counterblast ’ ; but I perceived in due course that we had begun to differ regarding the objective to be demolished . |
| 9 | She made some weak excuse when she telephoned to break the appointment , but she knew perfectly well that she was apprehensive about going out in case the weather changed and it began to rain . |
| 10 | This ‘ instinctive revulsion from regulation ’ is the foundation of his libertarian heritage and it gives rise to a particular vision of how broadcasting should develop and what its purposes should be . |
| 11 | But I always knew you were fiercely independent and I knew how you 'd react to my eternal presence if you realised I was there as a self-appointed bodyguard . ’ |
| 12 | Antoine might have been blind on all normal frequencies but he knew how to assemble his do-it-yourself rig by touch and she marvelled at his deftness . |
| 13 | NOT CONTENT with Physics or Maths homework 25 years ago , a group of young men wanted something more than the usual pastime so they built a railway . |
| 14 | the trouble is not having enough modern catalogues of , of things that you can actually buy today because when they manufacturer them now they do n't erm make catalogues as often as they used to do er , it costs so much money in it I 'd er , I , I think that probably the next trend is going to be in lighting fittings er which will take in er you er , low energy lamps er , at the erm , the new fluorescent lamps er where erm , well there 's one in the hall which takes eight watts and it 's given us as much light out as a hundred watt lamp , er and |
| 15 | Most airlines I 'm told by the multiples have one person who look after that camp and they go down from erm regional , regional level to regional sales manager . |
| 16 | we 've tried to incorporate an element of B one office within that provision but we feel it 's not feasible to monitor effectively erm I twelve type office development within central areas . |
| 17 | Where directorate systems work well , there seems to be an increase in staff morale and greater co-operation between professional groups as they cohere around an integrated programme of patient care . |
| 18 | Do n't bother doing that I 'll have that money before I goes |
| 19 | I hate to think how much money I have paid over to Anglia Gas if I 'd known what I was into I could have walked into that house then and I could , while I had all that money before I gave any away I could have said , right , I 'm going to have to spend that , that , that , that and that and I would have done it and it would have I would 've been alright because I would n't have had things going wrong ! |
| 20 | all that money that they keep demanding from the er th wa th wa the firms and such like that ought to have been ploughed back into the firm ! |
| 21 | you 're going to work in there , you 've just been given a , your , your standard value which is gross , thousand and thousand of dollars , now how are you going to spend that money that you 've got for |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , that money that I took to the taxi rank this morning . |
| 23 | If a company does not pay a supplier 's bill on time it has the use of that money until it does so . |
| 24 | If a company does not pay a supplier 's bill on time it has the use of that money until it does so . |
| 25 | and granddad Pat was saying that there 's , Steven Fry on the telly he was , he was saying he made , ha I think he said he made half a million pounds out of something and he was , he says I 'd like to join go into parliament as a Labour thing , granddad says oh that 'll be really sensible , he said you 'll loose half of that money if you do that |
| 26 | Etched into Kinder Scout 's northern flanks , the clough provides pleasant rock-hopping as it twists and turns upwards until you enter a fine , hidden amphitheatre which gives good scrambling up rocky steps . |
| 27 | Phil got up from the bed abruptly and turned away with an awkward gesture — his usual response when he felt insulted . |
| 28 | ‘ In Germany there is more emphasis on technical skills and I learned bricklaying while completing my education . |
| 29 | ‘ I suspect poor Irvine was murdered in that convent when he loosed his trews , either to relieve himself or … ’ |
| 30 | and it immediately dies down and then it 's okay , but there was this tremendous roar and a loud click and it went out . |