Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [vb -s] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppleness or flexibility gives you a greater range of movements which will help you avoid the problems of pulled muscles and tendons and sprained ligaments . |
| 2 | It was just lucky that I spotted it in time and did something about it at such an early age , or God knows what the child might have turned into , with Saul 's soul possessing him . |
| 3 | Thus she concludes that being male or female gives one a distinctive viewpoint which should be included in any theory of human beings . |
| 4 | In a constitutional democracy , there are individuals whose status or office gives them the automatic right to be heard . |
| 5 | Although Sheila finds them a handful and is known to shout at them , she has always sought appropriate help . |
| 6 | What Trudy and Juanita and the rest of them are trying to say , it seems to me , is that Tod gives them the creeps . |
| 7 | I 'm not a psychologist , but I read , and I would say that attitude gives him a colossal arrogance . |
| 8 | I believe that Craigendarroch offers you the best of two equally irresistible worlds . |
| 9 | The remarkable Jean Gaye , who performed in many of the comedy-ballets , seems to have been capable of singing anything , although Prunieres calls him a baritone . |
| 10 | It can also be said that , unlike Winckelmann , Hölderlin has some intuitive appreciation of the Greek spirit 's darker depths to which Nietzsche will later attach the name " flionysiac " — although Hölderlin gives them no such definition , and only in the last draft of his unfinished dramatic poem , The Death of Empedocles , do these depths receive a comparably urgent emphasis . |
| 11 | She is insisting that Gerry finds them a ‘ love nest ’ a safe distance from his wife . |
| 12 | Sally Cline 's Women , Celibacy and Passion ( Deutsch , March , £15.99 , 0 233 98804 1 ) will reawaken the debate about sexual abstinence last seen in Liz Hodgkinson 's Sex Is Not Compulsory : Ms Cline identifies a new breed of passionate non-performers , ‘ women who believe that celibacy offers them the independence , the creative time and energy for their own growth and work which conventional sexuality has not allowed them ’ . |
| 13 | And although Hill-Wood assures them the cash is there , he insists there will be no panic buying . |
| 14 | Recognizing the distinct nature of Quebec 's French-speaking culture , it asserted that " the first priority is to ensure that Quebec feels itself a full and willing partner in the constitutional family once again " . |
| 15 | Josh erm if Chuck gives me the money before like Jed does , yeah , do you mind if I sell the ticket to him cos I 've sold one to Ian ? |
| 16 | Southampton 2 , Manchester City 1 City ripe for Kendall salvation if Swales gives him the time . |
| 17 | and she er she said what and she said oh well I do n't think I 'll phone Graham but if Maxine shows him the paper , she said I reckon he 'll phone them because er , it did say , I think in the paper that the , that she said they 're letting everybody know |
| 18 | Not all Heroes are nobles by any means — some are ordinary folk whose outstanding abilities and deeds makes them the equal of any other hero on the battlefield . |
| 19 | Not all Heroes are nobles by any means , some are ordinary folk whose outstanding abilities and deeds makes them the equal of any other Hero on the battlefield . |
| 20 | I butted in : ‘ But of course Martinez was right again — Harley starts to win and Martinez gets him a fat contract with Supersight . |
| 21 | Well , if Daddy gives you a pound again , Grant |
| 22 | Studying business management and marketing gives me the tools to ensure social work issues get positive publicity , ’ she said . |
| 23 | However , as with the similar topic of literacy , I would argue that it is important to separate out bilingualism and bilingual education because teachers ' personal experience and education gives them a particular view of the phenomenon . |
| 24 | And if they go a goal ahead in Turkey , the home-team are going to kick hell out of them and hopefully side-line most of them until the New Year ( and god knows what the crowd will do — have you ever seen Midnight Express ? ) |
| 25 | ‘ I enjoy using the Schut paper because the variety of weights and textures gives me the perfect surface for my work , from very detailed illustrations to the more spontaneous watercolours . ’ |
| 26 | That 's well over three thousand miles and God knows what the roads are like south of Valparaíso , if there are any . |
| 27 | I am going into the field to-morrow against King Henry 's army and against the Earl of Kent in particular , and God knows what the outcome will be . |
| 28 | ANALYSING THE trends of incidents and accidents gives us an important measure of performance , allowing us to compare year to year , company to company , site to site , and comparable operations outwith the Wood Group . |
| 29 | Thus , for example , the price of a rural railway line should be less than the private marginal cost if society judges it a good thing to protect the living standards of people in remote areas or to foster a sense of national cohesion . |
| 30 | Her determination to succeed and getting what she wants out of her career and life makes her a laudable influence . |