Example sentences of "[adj] 's [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps more revealingly , he is also consistently godlike on Radio 4 's Just A Minute programme , where participants have to talk for a minute without repetition or hesitation . |
| 2 | I think that 's partly the problem , and the prospect of sustaining this for forty or fifty years . |
| 3 | By the time we got home — the gatehouse to Wytham Abbey — Michael was saying things like , ‘ It 's ugly , but that 's partly the point ’ . |
| 4 | You pay , of course , but that 's rarely a problem for his clientele . |
| 5 | For instance , sometimes the Profitboss will disagree with a decision made by his boss ; but that 's rarely a reason to resign . |
| 6 | Erm yeah so I mean that 's generally the way to go so I th I think you know it 's probably worth working away towards a , a more specific set of questions that you might want to ask and , and think of ways of administering them so you get some sort of , you know , numerical information in the end . |
| 7 | That 's generally the message from some of the national surveys . |
| 8 | I wonder if it 's something to do with the job that you do or the people you have to work with I do n't know but that 's generally the tendency of people in these groups , team workers come out quite highly . |
| 9 | Chris Markham has a new club now , for children after school , So you see we 're pretty busy — and that 's generally the rule . |
| 10 | And on the day Henry is due to got to market , that 's exactly the tune he whistles . |
| 11 | Well you see that 's exactly the problem though |
| 12 | So that 's exactly the position that we have and there had been no proof as far as I can see to demonstrate that in fact the present situation is not working . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's exactly the kind of sneering remark I might have expected from you , ’ she observed in an aggrieved tone . |
| 14 | And some of you some of you did that this morning although you may not have realised it er but you said well well like Rob said and er just just making people feel part of it by by using their names and that 's exactly the purpose of having these plaques in front and why I asked you to use erm to put your name on them is so that we can do that . |
| 15 | It 's as though that 's exactly the present the industry was hoping to find under the tree . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's exactly the trouble , we do n't really know . |
| 17 | You would n't let a thief tow away your home — but that 's exactly the sort of invitation you give a criminal if your caravan is n't secured ! |
| 18 | That 's exactly the sort of Stupid Cult that gives culture a bad name . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's exactly the term I would use to describe you ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But it was n't just individuals who hunted animals ; that 's exactly the point , ’ I told him . |
| 21 | ‘ That 's exactly the time many gentlemen do go astray , ’ said Bill . |
| 22 | That 's why a lot of skins argue that the only ‘ authentic ’ music is the original Jamaican ska and rocksteady of the early to mid 60's . |
| 23 | That 's why a lot of people will go into medical secretary who have children . |
| 24 | That 's why a lot of people suffer illnesses . |
| 25 | I mean , that 's why a lot of people have gone over to recycled erm toilet rolls because fancy cutting down trees just for that ! |
| 26 | Yeah , well that 's why a switch , a switch on mine , so oh no the cable did n't come |
| 27 | Well if you go by by bus every morning that 's why a bus in the night , in the |
| 28 | That 's why a blood donor if they 've given a pint of blood they 're told not to smoke afterwards if they 're a smoker . |
| 29 | Well that 's why a dog that limps slightly very often there 's practically nothing wrong with it . |
| 30 | That 's why a number of clubs were represented at last night 's reserve game against Coventry . |