Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb base] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Where you learn to do that ? ’ |
2 | they or you have to get any c casual work , I mean y sort of part-time little jobs ? |
3 | The point has now been reached where we need to finalise this work . ’ |
4 | ‘ A small minority of Members of Parliament after these weeks and months of debate have still been unable to tell us what they want , where they want to lead this country and who is going with them . ’ |
5 | This means assessing their likes and dislikes by means of preference tests where they can simply choose between different options , or ‘ operant conditioning ’ tests where they have to perform some task such as pecking a button to get access to ( or to exit from ) a particular environment . |
6 | The reason why people sometimes think they ca n't shed weight on a strict calorie ration of 1,000 daily is that they are guessing at the weight — and thus the calorie content — of their portions of food , or forgetting to add in the calories provided by little items like the butter spread on that bread , or the milk in all those cups of tea ; or they fail to realize that innocent-looking things like that canned soft drink or glass of orange juice , or the mayonnaise coleslaw served in the office canteen ( 'Ca n't contain many calories — it 's salad , is n't it ! ' ) can add a sizeable number of calories to the daily total . |
7 | And it is some of those shared beliefs and concerns that I intend to address this evening : |
8 | I declare here and now that I intend to follow that same path . |
9 | The one that I tend to use most of the time is this one not least , because it only three pounds , and it 's quite affordable but a , again , it 's got a loud sound to it , and I found that if you carry one of these with you and somebody does approach you , you 've always got this in your pocket and you can actually aim it them , cos they do n't know what you 've got in your hand . |
10 | This does not mean that I do not believe there are issues where principle is paramount ; but there are great many issues where principle is misguided or even hypocritical , and it is a fair accusation that I tend to suspect this more often than most people . |
11 | No it 's just that I like to get all this out of the way . |
12 | I mean I I went in there yesterday , I think it was , or this morning erm he put wet shirts into the wardrobe admittedly with the doors open but that bedroom is not a bedroom that I like to get any dampness in at all , Brenda . |
13 | It 's the rest of the stuff that I want to do this month . |
14 | What do I what is so important to me that I want to spend all this time on it ? |
15 | Yeah that 's it 's just that I want to clarify that . |
16 | There was a trace of exasperation in his voice as he said : ‘ I 've told my promoter Dan Duva that I want to fight all those contenders that the people want me to fight . |
17 | I 'm not sure that I want to share that with a family magazine ! |
18 | Erm and I would just comment on Mr 's er criteria assessment that I fail to see any difference really between any of the three re er regional routes in terms of the potential of opening a station on any of them . |
19 | Not being too vicious , is that I hesitate to support this , until we see what the level is . |
20 | Some of the poems in the present book , only his second , are so old that I seem to remember some of them from another world . |
21 | Firstly , that I seem to spend more time out of the house than in it , and then more time away from home than at home , and finally but just as significantly , more time just watching the world go by then dashing around with it . |
22 | It is to the connected questions of developing and making available our unpublished collections , and dealing with the problem of what constitutes a published source , that I propose to devote most of this paper . |
23 | I 've always got on well with adults , but it 's only now that I 'm starting to get on with my own generation , and I realise that I have to do that if I 'm to become a whole person . |
24 | I would n't want to prompt their disapproval and anger , so I try to eat less and my trips to the biscuit tin become fewer , or more sneaky . |
25 | ‘ So I have to fail all my GCSEs so I can find out what you knew all the time ? ’ |
26 | By using this facility it is possible to create a totally new garment simply by combining pieces from other garments , providing of course that you remember to make any necessary alterations to ensure that the pieces will fit together correctly ! |
27 | Finally , confirm that the details are correct and that you wish to submit this package for approval , and press the RETURN key . |
28 | Finally , confirm that the details are correct and that you wish to submit this DC , and press the RETURN key . |
29 | Finally , confirm that the details are correct and that you wish to submit this SPR , and press the RETURN key . |
30 | Finally , confirm that the details are correct and that you wish to submit this SSR , and press the RETURN key . |