Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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1 | so he was quite gutted to miss it by one , maybe one well two , two questions . |
2 | All we know is that Nicola was due to meet him at nine o'clock and that he did n't turn up . |
3 | That 's , that 's Now when you 've got an A squared minus B squared , you can factorize that I mean you could just do that on your calculator , and do it in one go , but it 's quite easy to do it as three point O one . |
4 | Yeah , but it 's impossible to retain them with two four bedroomed houses , now is n't it ? |
5 | Different recognisers have different areas of strength and weakness , so it may be possible to combine them into one system . |
6 | Do n't be grumpy or touchy now — you 'll be glad to see them after 26.2 miles and you want them to be happy to see you too . |
7 | Whilst a through understanding of AI is not required they should have a little background since all are likely to meet it at one time or another . |
8 | Fullback Marty Roebuck could also miss out as an ankle operation is likely to sideline him for six to seven weeks . |
9 | Travis was quick to deny it with one of his charming smiles . |
10 | I was supposed to use it for 20 minutes on each side in between Holly 's feeds , which were every two or three hours anyway . |
11 | Anyone interested is welcome to contact me on 0703 476894 , or secretary Kate Rogers on 0962 760316 , or just turn up at our meeting on May 9th at the Holy Trinity Church Hall in Winchester , starting at 10.30 a.m . |
12 | At the age of 37 — old by Australian standards — Border accepts that he is nearing the end of his career but he is desparate to prolong it for two reasons . |
13 | I had pulled the team together by the second half , and Sporting found us a very different proposition and were lucky to hold us to 0–0 . |
14 | The ones that a friend of mine who was once in the TA has been promising to get me for three years now . |
15 | I could have done with it , I could n't get on the bloo they got this internal bus service that runs from each college , cos you have to go to the other colleges for your lectures , and I just sort , there 's not enough , and you , you get turned away , and I just thought , I went for that bus Tuesday morning , I was supposed to get it at eight fifteen , and he just said sorry , no more room . |
16 | Constanze 's guardian accordingly drew up a document that Mozart was required to sign , promising to marry her within three years , or else pay a large sum as compensation . |
17 | The track of the animals seemed likely to take them within two hundred yards of their hiding place , so they should crawl out onto the plain to try to get a shot from half that range . |
18 | During the period 1560 to 1640 , virtually all these conformist English Protestants shared a set of common doctrinal beliefs , but in terms both of liturgical preference and intensity of commitment it is possible to divide them into two broad and fluid categories : a mainstream Protestant majority which was relatively content with the hybrid character of the Elizabethan church ; and a minority , labelled ‘ Puritan ’ by their contemporaries , which aspired to bring about further reform of that church in the direction of continental Protestantism . |
19 | While each college is to a large extent sui generis it is possible to divide them into three main groups . |
20 | To understand the internal dynamic of debate , change and tension within Catholic history in this period , it may be helpful to divide it into three parts . |
21 | The South African government has declared the great white shark ( carcharodon carcharias ) a protected species , making it illegal to hunt it within 200 miles of the South African coast . |
22 | We should be able to see her on one of your screens , my pretty . ’ |
23 | I returned to London , and was unable to find you until two hours ago . ’ |
24 | Yeah because I 'm doing second year abnormal from two til three so you might be able to catch me at three |
25 | If y you know if you 're content to , to pocket five hundred pounds , they 'll never be able to discover it in fifteen thousand . |
26 | ‘ Shall I be able to reach you at 1027 , Westminster Drive ? ’ she asked . |
27 | Only with incredible luck , against all the odds , could he reasonably hope to make a safe exit from Russian soil and reach safe ground from which the Americans might be able to extricate him in one piece . |
28 | If the parties had not agreed on the naming of the appointing authority , or if the authority which |
29 | No one had ever been able to knock her for six , and if this man affected her at all it was because she disliked him so much . |
30 | Maybe we 'll be able to count him as one of our successes yet . ’ |