Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adj] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you must know , Leonora , I am irritable these days for a very simple reason . ’ |
| 2 | When overseas students do present difficulties — and I am sure many academics will be familiar with distressing or scandalous cases — it is not because they are lacking in industry or intellectual ability . |
| 3 | ‘ I am sure these devices could be developed , ’ said Ledecky . |
| 4 | It was 4 oz here , 3 oz there , 2 oz to the head — I am sure most embalmers will understand , but not all funeral directors . |
| 5 | Mr Cook added : ‘ It is not a nice situation to be in but I am afraid these things happen . ’ |
| 6 | Also I 've asked you I 'm sure many times but |
| 7 | Er and the proposal that I shall report is the and in particular those matter our certainty of responsibility between various agencies needs to be addressed erm it arose obviously are much more widespread than in the past week , but er I was granted in fact to give consideration to this result of the parish meeting , conventional routine parish meeting at Barnham er on the fourth of January erm which led to the largest parish meetings I think they 've had in many years erm when because people were incensed with the suffering and the hardship that they had as a result of the flooding on the night of Thursday the thirtieth of December erm should let me say first of all that erm I would congratulate all those who were involved er in dealing with the present emergency operations erm it 's quite superb , it 's erm it seemed to be erm a remarkable reflection on the capacity er that to deal with certain circumstances reflects very well on this authority and in saying that I mean it 's not just the opposites to the men and women who are involved , but also whereas I 'm sure many members are here that members amongst our numbers have putting on very long hours in dealing with the present circumstances and I congratulate on the activities . |
| 8 | I 'm sure many members will have been sorry to have noted the erm , the thefts of materials and one hopes that security cameras has now in fact been er installed , and if not , why not ? |
| 9 | I 'm sure such generalisations are unjust , but I can only speak as I find ! |
| 10 | I 'm sure all guitarists go through phases like that . ’ |
| 11 | While some of us have sought to help , the real weight of responsibility has fallen on his shoulders and those of his wife and I 'm sure all members of Council will join with me in saying a very real thank you to them both . |
| 12 | Besides , ’ he said , ‘ I 'm sure those grapes are sour . ’ |
| 13 | Jonathan asks me to say that Mary wants these items delivered to her at , anonymously , if necessary — I 'm sure those members of the trade still in possession of their underpants after the Christmas festivities can be relied upon to do the decent thing , and not abuse this rare privilege . |
| 14 | I 'm sure these guitars are actually selling rather well , although all you starry-eyed 14-year olds out there with Ride or R.E.M . |
| 15 | I 'm sure several readers will wonder why we do have many similar races in Britain . |
| 16 | Whatever happens tonight , I 'm sure both managers will be keen to see this Cup Tie settled . |
| 17 | I 'm sure the minister does have a very good reason as to why these four statutory instruments are needed and I 'm sure both sides of the house recognise that they 're needed . |
| 18 | The same is true for amps and pickups , and I 'm convinced some manufacturers do n't realise this . |
| 19 | Yours is busy both sides , is n't it really . |
| 20 | Association chairman Andy Oatley said : ‘ We are delighted some members will be paid the sums illegally withheld , but for many it will be too late . |
| 21 | We are confident these reforms will contribute to the recognition of the voluntary sector , not only as a third force , but as a sector in its own right . |
| 22 | We are hopeful these figures show the numbers are reducing but it 's hard to say for sure . |
| 23 | They are factory-galvanised these days to prevent corrosion , and many are also available with factory-applied coloured finishes that need no decorating . |
| 24 | They are straightforward enough examples of scientific reform to convince many psychologists , and their scientificity also bestows some vicarious rigour on feminist uses of Gilligan 's work outside psychology . |
| 25 | This does not mean that they are eminent all scholars ( a term reserved for a handful of rare spirits — like Albert Einstein , Bertrand Russell and others — who have shattered the frontiers of human knowledge , earning world-wide distinction by their intellectual endeavours ) . |
| 26 | The levels are marked so that they are visible some feet away ; you do n't want undignified scrabbling around under a speaker 's feet . |
| 27 | Because they are vertical these looms allow the weaver easy access to every point across the width of the rug , and it is possible to produce much wider rugs . |
| 28 | They are popular these days because of the huge range of patterns and designs now available . |
| 29 | see if they are valuable these days |
| 30 | They 're nice these houses that we 've said have n't we John ? |