Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb base] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now can I have my jacket , you just dropped my bag across the bloody park give me a cigarette now Liam . |
| 2 | British Rail tell us the London Paddington to Liverpool train service which is , is due at Oxford at six fifty-five tonight 's going to be starting from Reading instead ; that 's going to confuse a few people . |
| 3 | British Rail tell us the eighteen twenty four , Manchester to Paddington train — that 's the train that 's due in at Oxford at eighteen twenty four- is fifteen minutes late this evening , and all trains from Paddington to Oxford are about twenty minutes late . |
| 4 | Will my right hon. Friend give me a categorical assurance that that order was decided solely on price ? |
| 5 | Finally , will the right hon. Gentleman explain what the trust could do that the district health authority , under its present management , could not ? |
| 6 | In Yugoslavia 's biggest postwar strike , nearly 700,000 workers in Serbia 's textile , leather and metallurgical industries stopped work on April 16 to demand that the Serbian government pay them the guaranteed minimum monthly wage , backdated to January , and that it abolish new taxes introduced at the end of 1990 . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , Falkirk will take more than a passing interest in two Premier Division matches tonight , and hoping that the Old Firm do them a favour by beating fellow strugglers Dundee and Motherwell . |
| 8 | If you want to know more about the Aquarian electronic thermostat drop me a line at |
| 9 | ‘ I heard that Lebanese guy offer you a room at his place . |
| 10 | Why not let the private sector provide what the public sector can not or will not ? |
| 11 | ‘ The lean-line droopiness of Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed 's big-drum bravado make them the best double act since Laurel and Hardy , ’ wrote Alexander Walker in the London Evening Standard . |
| 12 | A vase from the end of the century with Theseus at the bottom of the sea may perhaps in its central group give us the design of the fourth , but it is not a document of the same kind as these contemporary vases . |
| 13 | ‘ His natural Scottish wit , direct , authoritative , entertaining approach and instant awareness make him a TV natural . ’ |
| 14 | Its flattened face and its long , soft fur give it the rounded appearance of a ‘ super-baby ’ , appealing to many humans . |
| 15 | REGARDING the wolf whistling debate , should I ever receive such a gesture I think I 'd die of shock , But should some young , dishy male give me a whistle I would probably give a wink and a whistle back . |
| 16 | Carbonate which is not quite the salt not the sort of thing you get from an acid normally like sulphuric , sulphuric acid give you the sulphate . |
| 17 | May the good Lord send them a hopeful sign ! |
| 18 | Marco 's father realises that the quick wits developed in the London slums and the boy 's everyday , practical good sense make him a perfect companion ( aide-de-camp , as he likes to be designated ) for the quietly ardent , reflective Marco . |
| 19 | The questions which are asked about a still image tell us a great deal about the narrative interest in that image . |
| 20 | It would be mischievous to suggest that pupils who pay attention to the teacher 's traditional emphases in primary mathematics give themselves a positive disadvantage for future success in mathematics , but the evidence seems to point in this direction . |
| 21 | Since the Government obviously have no idea what to do about it , will the Prime Minister give me an undertaking that he will call a general election very early in the new year ? |
| 22 | In the second half Leeds looked slightly better but almost went 2–1 down when poor marking let one the Crewe forwards in with a chance , the ball came across from the right wing and the bloke had a shot at goal from about 12 yards out that only just missed . |
| 23 | Only Waylon Jennings wears a cowboy hat , but Willie Nelson 's bandana and grey pony-tail make him an obvious Indian scout , Johnny Cash wears the frock-coat of a gambler and Kris Kristofferson 's cut-off T-shirt suggests his pardners will be calling him ‘ Junior ’ well into his sixties . |
| 24 | On the one hand , does the integration of groups into the bureaucratic structure make them a threat to traditional democratic norms of accountable government ? |
| 25 | Should not we as a practical matter offer them the facilities of Burghfield and Dounreay to do something about the beryllium and other toxic compounds which are doubtless leaking from ill-maintained equipment ? |
| 26 | Programmes set within living memory give us a chance to peep behind the red velvet curtains of the upper classes . |
| 27 | WILL AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISER FIND YOU THE BEST MORTGAGE DEAL ? |
| 28 | Beyond this there is little agreement , and the women 's weekly magazines , for example , have argued strongly in recent years that their particular editorial qualities and high coverage of a female audience make them a superior medium even to TV for many products in , particularly , food and toiletry fields . |
| 29 | There has been a campaign by Customs & Excise , intensifying as the year has gone on , with valuable assistance from the accountancy profession , Sitpro ( Simpler Trade Procedures Board ) and similar bodies , to ensure that businesses buying or selling goods within the European market know what the changes to the collection of VAT and related statistics will entail . |
| 30 | Does the head teacher know what the faculty thinks on major matters ? |