Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one summer when I was around ten or eleven I developed a nasty sore throat which the doctor thought was tonsillitis . |
| 2 | Four weeks before was due I started a new job here in Birmingham leaving and in Yorkshire . |
| 3 | I 'm only sorry I had a prior engagement , otherwise I 'd have been here much earlier . ’ |
| 4 | Sorry I got the wrong item , I , my note is not very good . |
| 5 | Now I was a man of property , the joint owner of a large house in North Oxford , with investments so extensive I had no detailed idea of their scope and access to current and deposit accounts totalling well into six figures . |
| 6 | At half past eight I have a final walk in Buron 's Court , opposite the Royal Hospital Chelsea , and then I go to bed about eleven — hoping it 's a breakfast day tomorrow . |
| 7 | If the opportunity was n't there , and by that I mean a realistic chance of winning the Championship , then I would n't be racing in Formula One any more . |
| 8 | Now if you get a situation like that I mean the key question is do people actually want to change in this kind of way , or would they at least like to sort of experiment a little bit in the way they handle a group of children ? |
| 9 | ‘ So , given that I have a political opportunity , I tend to become an enthusiast harnessing the forces that are at work , trying to get the best out of them , trying to use them for the political purposes that I believe in . |
| 10 | After that I swept the pock-marked linoleum , and then washed it , working from the far corner under the bed right round the angle to the door , backing along on my knees . |
| 11 | I very nearly took you then and there , standing up , in a cold dark cave … after that I needed a little time to sort through my feelings , sabiha tieghi … ’ |
| 12 | As usual I felt a little trepidation before the climb , but this was dwarfed by the thought of skiing down from the refuge , across the Argentiere glacier , and up to the bergshrund below the face . |
| 13 | But as usual I affected a supreme unconcern , and floated past them with a sway of the hips that was a touch exaggerated . |
| 14 | Storming on up this I reached an ominous overhang . |
| 15 | So , it was , it was , I , a as soon as I knew I 'd be teaching this I thought the only way |
| 16 | In view of this I make the following suggestion . |
| 17 | From this I derive a great sense of security , and I can stand on my own without worrying about the critics or the art establishment . |
| 18 | As I failed to do this I spent the entire journey staring intently at the zip of my coat and at least I learned a lot about clothes fastenings that morning . |
| 19 | Soon after this I received a favourable response and I began house-hunting and discussing the details of how to meet my care needs . |
| 20 | But despite all this I had a successful Championship , winning the 100 metres and tying , in an exciting race , with John Regis in the 200 . |
| 21 | In this I had the enthusiastic support of the Prime Minister who believed that the state scheme should be replaced by individual private pension provision with a minimum compulsory requirement . |
| 22 | So I , this I have no more room for erm , for glasses . |
| 23 | And of course we 've got this I have a little dog and she loves to roll in this . |
| 24 | This I found a great help . |
| 25 | The very last thing I note is which direction a swim faces and for this I carry a small compass . |
| 26 | He enjoys it all with equal enthusiasm , and when I visited him in a small hut on Denham airfield where he was instructing ab initio pilots in Cessna 172s I detected the same dedication , pride and affection he has for all his aviation exploits . |
| 27 | This type of plan is know as I think B is the answer , you know , of anybody got that wrong I think a severe smacking on the head is probably due . |
| 28 | In July 1972 I spent a whole afternoon discussing teaching and children with the headmaster of what corresponded roughly to a middle school . |
| 29 | In 1972 I suggested a fresh categorization of the processes involved to take into account an additional meaning of ‘ propagate ’ ; namely to rear to sexual maturity . |
| 30 | ‘ When I was 12 I won the one length freestyle , backstroke and breaststroke events at the local schools gala , but after that I concentrated on the backstroke most of the time . ’ |