Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh dear me does this tape recorder understand Essex girls ? |
| 2 | ‘ Well , if it 's sexual she has less discrimination than I gave her credit for . ’ |
| 3 | To do this it uses raw materials that are drifting around in the cell , being , very probably , the products of other protein machines . |
| 4 | In the light of this it seems that severance is beneficial in that it stops one party acquiring the whole property in the event of the other 's death , but the actual shares of the parties would have to await determination by the Court ( or agreement ) . |
| 5 | By this he gives clear evidence of his innate greatness of soul . |
| 6 | Walker 's study of students at the University of Warwick is concerned with all mature students , however within this he distinguishes two groups , one in which the students did meet the university 's General Entrance Requirements ( GER ) and the second in which they did not ( Walker 1975 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm afraid it looks that way . |
| 8 | In this poem , as in 85 , the Poet claims that his Muse is ‘ tongue-tied ’ ; in 76 , 102 , 103 and 105 he gives conflicting reasons , all ingenious , why he writes such repetitive or uninspired poetry . |
| 9 | Now 12 years old he carries top weight in the Maze Handicap Hurdle . |
| 10 | I admire what Gorbachev is attempting , but I am afraid he has great problems . |
| 11 | As such she holds tremendous power and prestige in Ulthuan . |
| 12 | As such it means that vigilante heroes , no matter how good , are not the stuff of which Christians are made . |
| 13 | he 's got two of them up there , engines and the big bikes so I 've got ta ring him up and see how much he wants some bits for . |
| 14 | Right , you 've got a garden hose running off your mains as well using , say , twe I do n't know how much it uses twenty gallons a minute , something like that . |
| 15 | Yeah but , I think if you straighten lines and mess around with them too much it leaves little bits in underneath the other one . |
| 16 | Nothing down here we want cat food , lard and Ryvita Ryvita will be down the bottom here , I suppose and lard is right she wants brown Ryvita quickly . |
| 17 | Following on from that she shows American artist Sean Landers ( from 24 April ) . |
| 18 | ‘ They 're that tight they needs strong fingers . ’ |
| 19 | If your business is larger it takes more organisation and record keeping to know what the magic formula is for each customer . |
| 20 | In a brief discussion of the use of tense in English and Brazilian academic abstracts , Johns ( 1991 ) points out that some verbs refer to what is stated in the academic paper itself ( these he calls indicative verbs ) , while other verbs refer to what was actually done in the research on which the paper reports ( these he calls informative verbs ) . |
| 21 | In a brief discussion of the use of tense in English and Brazilian academic abstracts , Johns ( 1991 ) points out that some verbs refer to what is stated in the academic paper itself ( these he calls indicative verbs ) , while other verbs refer to what was actually done in the research on which the paper reports ( these he calls informative verbs ) . |
| 22 | Maggie , who once said ‘ Pennies do n't come from heaven — they have to be earned on earth ’ , makes sure she gets first-class treatment during her travels . |
| 23 | She took it very well , I am sure she understands that security is paramount . ’ |
| 24 | An occupational therapist makes sure she has such things as a walking frame , special lavatory seat and correctly shaped chair , and a district nurse visits each day . |
| 25 | I am sure she has more cards than anyone else on her ward . |
| 26 | Are you sure it says one point five quarts ? |
| 27 | The old practical experience is still the best advice : leave a good clear inch ( 2.5cm ) or more between bud and soil when planting , and make quite sure it stays that way , especially when mulching later . |
| 28 | We must make sure it stays that way , " says Dr Simon Lyster , WWF 's Senior Conservation Officer . |
| 29 | ‘ Make sure he does some homework today . ’ |
| 30 | Make sure he drinks enough fluids , but not too much tea or coffee . |