Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 2 | Where do evokes the infinitive as a reality , the modals evoke it as a potentiality . |
| 3 | Notice also how these skills provide us with a timeless wisdom , applicable to all people-situations anywhere . |
| 4 | Flows of assistance between generations provide us with an important example where , in practice , support is often one way , and where apparently this is regarded as quite proper . |
| 5 | Bob and I are progressing as a piano/clarsach duo , and of course some of the accompaniments to his songs tax me to the limit , or have to be vetoed altogether . |
| 6 | waves push me to the side |
| 7 | The language of the marketing echoes exactly that of any supermarket brand-name : ‘ our readers perceive us as a brand of books with a special flavour and image ’ . |
| 8 | But not any more , because you see this is how I look at it now : those kind of schools grind you into a certain way of thinking and … and somehow , unless you become very careful , you 're stuck that way for the rest of your life . |
| 9 | The Jews provide us with the single most illuminating incident of the episcopate of Avitus . |
| 10 | It 's just that most offices put them in the open near the coffee machine or the Ladies loo and anybody can see what 's coming over . |
| 11 | Overall , his churches and houses are no more than pleasant provincial work — examples are the rebuilding of St Julian 's church in Shrewsbury ( 1749–50 ) and Hatton Grange , Shropshire ( 1764–8 ) — but his decorative and funerary designs reveal him as a highly competent exponent of both the rococo style and the Gothic manner of Batty Langley [ q.v . ] . |
| 12 | Her next whimpered , broken words cut him to the heart . |
| 13 | He had been about to open the door into the kitchen , but now he turned and looked at her , and his next words cut her to the bone as they were apt to do when they spat the truth at her . |
| 14 | The casual cruelty of his words cut her like a knife . |
| 15 | The words cut me like a sword . |
| 16 | Popular images of parent-child relationships put them in a special category , distinct from other kin relationships , and suggest that this is where we will find the strongest feelings of duty and obligation . |
| 17 | You know , every week pop fans stop me on the street , the noo . |
| 18 | You know , every week pop fans stop me on the street , the noo . |
| 19 | Two lifts link it with the private sun terrace , bathing platform and sea water swimming pool below . |
| 20 | So , naturally , many insect-eating animals pursue them in the air . |
| 21 | Jesus ' sufferings draw us into the love of God and show us how much he loved us . |
| 22 | Structuralists trace it to the workings of a permanent arms economy , necessary both to capitalism and to state capitalism . |
| 23 | Once you 've found the words ring them with a pen , cut out the wordsquare or photocopy it if you do n't want to damage your magazine , and send it to us here at : Make sure you also enclose your address and boot size . |
| 24 | sitting there doing paper work and the ki erm the kids use it as a a an office and what have you , there with their paper work , Sarah does her homework there and we have our meals in there so erm sort of it does n't really matter but er you know it saves them all coming out for a meal , and having to do it cos trouble is it 's too small to keep an eye on people to see if they want anything , everything 's alright and what have you |
| 25 | It 's just I mean as philosophy just very standardly takes words from ordinary language gradually gets a technical meaning , er which is different from the original meaning and then when ordinary speakers use it in the original meaning they get told off . |
| 26 | Virtually all the Japanese martial arts use it as a means of producing extra power from within the body — just as weightlifters make great grunting and groaning noises when attempting a particularly heavy lift . |
| 27 | The present generation of British and American literary Marxists remind me of the small boy in Joyce 's story , ‘ Araby ’ , who got to the bazaar just as it was closing . |
| 28 | My eyes fail me like every other part of my body . ’ |
| 29 | A mule clattered past , its straw panniers thrust us against the adobe wall . |
| 30 | We normally on the first three months do it on a group basis |