Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People come up to them daily and thank them for helping with ‘ the best thing that 's happened to the valley in decades . ’ |
| 2 | James and the Nazarean hierarchy send their own missionaries in his wake , to undo his preaching and compromise him with his own converts — for Paul , by now , is preaching something very different from what the Nazareans themselves , under Jesus 's brother , have sanctioned . |
| 3 | When will you realise that so-called ‘ funny-man ’ Vic Reeves is n't actually funny and see him for what he is — a talentless , dumb Northerner . |
| 4 | Miracles can and do happen , if we are willing to stop struggling and allow them into our lives . |
| 5 | Keep close watch on the stitches , it is worth working a little slower to make sure that all the stitches have knitted and should you find that an occasional loop stays over the needle after knitting the row , set the main carriage for EMPTY and move it across the knitting to knit any unworked loop . |
| 6 | He wanted to be different and run it in Germany ! |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I know you 'll treat 'er proper an' get 'er on 'er feet again , ’ said Mrs Beavis , ‘ you ai n't one for 'anky-panky , that you ai n't . |
| 8 | I used to roll them in my hand and get them warm and get them in my finger like that and shoot it down , and watch it go down er |
| 9 | Jermey 's aim is not to turn out chefs who can produce Chinese wedding feasts , but adventurous chefs who can borrow techniques where appropriate and incorporate them into their own style : ‘ They 'll see new ways of finishing dishes , new combinations of flavours . ’ |
| 10 | The potential for disaster lurks very close behind the bright shiny facade waiting to pounce on the unwary and relieve them of substantial sums of money . |
| 11 | This would increase group revenue before tax by £171m in respect of companies which are profitable and reduce it by £141m in respect of loss-making companies . |
| 12 | That 's right and surround it with grass . |
| 13 | Phone Rich and ask him about the sound ! |
| 14 | The Rev. Owen could therefore use sign language , and together with another clergyman , encouraged the young man to seek out as many local deaf people as possible and bring them to church services . |
| 15 | Hold them as high as possible and pull them towards each other 30 times . |
| 16 | Count Edward Raczynski , the distinguished centenarian ex-President of Poland in exile living in London , has created a foundation whose aim is to recover as much of his property as possible and return it to his country house of Rogalin outside Poznan . |
| 17 | It is essential that all Teachers fill in the enclosed form with regard to information for the Annual Report as soon as possible and return it to the Office or to at the latest by the end of January . |
| 18 | We shall come back as quickly as possible and take you to the Hall . |
| 19 | Mount tubes as close to the front of cabinets as possible and shield them with a baffle or small valance or cornice attached to the bottom of units . |
| 20 | You should remove the cichlids as soon as possible and transfer them to a separate tank which is set-up specifically for African cichlids , or take them back to the place you bought them . |
| 21 | If , on the other hand you are married to a man who , on the surface at least , appears to be more attentive to his mother 's needs than to yours , try not to become upset and regard her as a threat or a rival , and avoid jumping to the conclusion that your marriage is a failure and that you are unloved . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm sorry ; I did n't mean to fall asleep and use you as a pillow . ’ |
| 23 | The natural physiological mechanisms put us in a state of alert and prepare us for what is called the fight-or-flight response . |
| 24 | He comes away from the roots and I swing the rod over to my right , parallel with the water , to keep him low and prevent him from splashing at the surface . |
| 25 | ‘ As it has never impressed me either , you can pretend that I am normal and address me by my name . |
| 26 | ‘ Take her away from Woodborough Junior and send her to St Saviour 's . ’ |
| 27 | But it made sense to keep the running titles intact and transfer them as a set to another forme on its way to the press , saving a little of the compositor 's time . |
| 28 | It will make you feel alive and help you towards a new beginning . |
| 29 | Nevertheless the constructive work of Communists in the Blitz and the war factories kept the Party alive and put it in a good position to exploit the opportunities for expansion that followed Hitler 's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 . |
| 30 | If you need to keep them longer , rinse and pat dry and store them in a sealable container in the fridge . |