Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted them to continue to distrust each other , continue to irritate . |
| 2 | The complexities of these situations are shown by the case of an applicant and his family who left what was described as an ‘ overcrowded tin or galvanised structure with no basic amenities ’ in Bangladesh and who were treated as intentionally homeless by one London borough ( who considered that it was reasonable for them to continue to occupy that accommodation ) but not intentionally homeless by a second London borough who referred the applicant back to the first . |
| 3 | They were similar types : happy , uncomplicated , but with an undercurrent of seriousness that made them want to take different directions , see with their own eyes , not other people 's . |
| 4 | On Oct. 25 France announced the suspension of aid , and the last French troops were withdrawn on Oct. 30 in spite of calls from the opposition for them to remain to prevent more killing . |
| 5 | Sure , nearly 60 per cent of them admitted committing some sort of crime or incivility in the nine months prior to being questioned . |
| 6 | Always work a sample for tension with these lace patterns , fabrics with holes in them tend to need fewer stitches because the work becomes more elastic . |
| 7 | Mothers shaved the heads of their daughters and then made them undress to take cold baths in public on the Hill of Calvary . |
| 8 | There was a silence after this during which both of them tried to integrate this information but could not . |
| 9 | I think it an advantage to a student to have something to react against , but this has not led me to struggle to reach firm conclusions on every topic . |
| 10 | As it flowed , it incorporated into itself masses of loose debris , mud , rubble and boulders , some of them reported to weigh fifty tons . |
| 11 | Nature before me has come this way , |
| 12 | Ever since the age of 13 I 've been hoping my spots would go away — but constant picking at them has left some scars . ’ |
| 13 | It simply refers to all the things the retailer does to look after the customers — the things that make them enjoy visiting that shop or store . |
| 14 | There are few places on the globe unmapped , but there are millions of people in the world who have never seen the sea , or mountains , or a desert , or a snow-covered landscape , and many of them want to experience such places because the unknown is one of the great pleasures of travel . |
| 15 | Then I asked to go straight back . |
| 16 | I applied to do Voluntary Services Overseas ( VSO ) . |
| 17 | Do I want to buy more hash , a chunky offering for my wicker mini-basket ? |
| 18 | It is for these two different reasons , then , that I advocate adopting graded tests . |
| 19 | I 'ad to pay three bob for a decent one . |
| 20 | Erm before I sent , I only did it the other day , I regret to say any rate . |
| 21 | you see I 've got two subsids now literally the transfer |
| 22 | I shall go for it mesen tomorrow , you see I 've got five pound in house which |
| 23 | I mean got lovely places they do n't do they ? |
| 24 | But it 's sad really because I mean does all sorts of things with them which |
| 25 | that and so on , erm , erm , I , it would be nice in fact if the er Ipswich evening tabloid which gave us prominence to this rule er would give just a little space to er this latest development , erm but I would like to , not being excessively caracole I mean reading this document I do feel a slight er switch on your comments on er Pipers Vale , er which you note , there are no er nationally er or er common species which sounds as though you have designs on it , erm I , I wonder if this would be the place to ask you , you know , to make some sort of statement about Pipers Vale , you know that we are basically looking for a route which does not touch on Pipers Vale |
| 26 | I mean close that area down . |
| 27 | And everybody that sent cards , I mean it was really great I mean get well cards are sort of things that you see in shops and you never really think about it , but when when you 're lying flat on your back in hospital and you get cards for people , I mean it really does give you a lift . |
| 28 | That 's what I mean get some exercise in your legs . |
| 29 | I mean to take another example er and this illustrates Mary-Jane 's point about it , it can be conscious , is is n't there a tendency would n't you say John for Clinton to see himself as Kennedy returned ? |
| 30 | I mean to take drastic action in this matter , I assure you . |