Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd get a brand new keyboard and Dad would have to make do with an old car — one that was always going wrong and making him embarrassed in front of his friends . |
| 2 | Miss Taylor said : ‘ Mr Patten wants to pile children high and teach them cheap but they are not like soap powder . ’ |
| 3 | Stack them high and sell them cheap . |
| 4 | TODAY 'S subtly-lit supermarkets , where loganberries nestle against kiwi-fruit , are a world away from Jack Cohen 's ‘ pile it high and sell it cheap ’ Tesco 's . |
| 5 | It has opened a dozen shops with an intriguing new concept — pile it high and sell it cheap — and plans a chain of 200 . |
| 6 | They seem to equate marketing with the ‘ stack it high and sell it cheap ’ philosophy of the discount supermarket . |
| 7 | Many of those taking part in the poll also believed DIY stores still ‘ stack it high and sell it cheap ’ . |
| 8 | Smith saw the opportunity to do for books what Jack Cohen had done for groceries at Tesco 's — ‘ Pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap . ’ |
| 9 | In the letter , Mr Lilley says : ‘ I propose a three-pronged course of action which would focus the benefit more closely on the long-term sick , make it less generous and make it taxable . ’ |
| 10 | I wish I may not be too fond and make him indifferent . |
| 11 | ‘ Mark has done well in pre-season and made it difficult for me because Dublin has also done quite well . |
| 12 | The right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) , the right hon. Member for Bath ( Mr. Patten ) and now the right hon. Member for Henley ( Mr. Heseltine ) have all been unsuccessful and got it wrong . |
| 13 | Art historians call it looking at life through a hall of mirrors … capturing the ordinary and bringing it alive . |
| 14 | Our God can still take the ordinary and make it extraordinary . |
| 15 | The brains in rock wear their disdain on the top deck , a glimpse of the ivories to warn off the unwary and make it clear that they are outsiders . |
| 16 | The brains in rock wear their disdain on the top deck , a glimpse of the ivories to warn off the unwary and make it clear that they are outsiders . |
| 17 | ‘ He was very friendly and told us other people , but no couples , had come forward claiming to be in his picture . ’ |
| 18 | are friendly and find it easy to establish good rapport with others |
| 19 | On the whole , one can deal with it on as voluntary a basis as possible and make it persuasive . ’ |
| 20 | But , be prepared to pay the penalty if you 're sloppy and get it wrong ! |
| 21 | He was weak and found it difficult to pick up his feet as he walked . |
| 22 | But they said that it was a different matter over in the west , around Appleby way , where they generally paid more money but worked you very hard and gave you little meat . |
| 23 | chuck me in there , chuck me in the closet hit me with your rhythm stick , hit me hard and hit me quick |
| 24 | Hit me hard and hit me quick . |
| 25 | The first attempt was abandoned in perfect weather when Davison fell ill and found it difficult to see . |
| 26 | To have won either award would have been a major achievement ; to have won both Environmental and Export Awards in the same year is remarkable and gives us great satisfaction . |
| 27 | It was despairing and made him uneasy for a long time afterwards . |
| 28 | Nor can Hewlett be dismissed as having been lucky and got it right first time : it did n't . |
| 29 | She had to say something fast and make it convincing . |
| 30 | If you feel very inhibited by the artificiality of the situation you will give a very inaccurate impression of the sort of person you really are , perhaps even overcompensating for nerves by being too gregarious and obvious and making it clear that you are not good at handling yourself in a social situation . |