Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He gave me an ultimatum : either get down to training properly or we part company .
2 There are millions of people who admit to being members of the two Christian churches and their various sects , but who do little or nothing to give substance to that admission .
3 She did n't correct enough or she lost control or maybe she 'd had a few bevvies .
4 Claudia 's heart thudded fiercely and she felt Roman 's heart quicken in response .
5 They were genial enough and we exchanged pleasantries until the leading galleon said , ‘ Do you believe in destiny ? ’
6 Either he could wait until the pod splashed down at which point it would start to sink , and if the water was deep enough and he had difficulty in escaping from the safety envelope , or became entangled with the chute , he might drown before he was able to struggle to the surface — or else he could blow the hatch prior to landing , risking being either injured or knocked unconscious during an unprotected impact .
7 Now at the ages of 15 , 16 and 18 we speak to a lot more people , we know the staff a lot better and we take part in things such as karaoke and adult games etc , we do not go to the amusements and swim much now that we are older .
8 And I suppose it 's up to us like the erm the old stagers to we should know better and I think Tom the Union chap , he 's he can see that and he wants to avoid it cos he 's got to speak to the lot of them ?
9 There is a mystic , psychic quality about them that is pleasantly disturbing , and often one of them will gently take my hand and gaze steadily into my eyes as if willing me better and I feel sort of honoured to be welcomed into their society .
10 Then her wish was granted as his head blotted out the sun , and Robbie emitted a little ecstatic noise as the space between them melted away entirely and they lay body pressed to body , mouth to mouth , his hands moulding her to him with a sudden , startling ferocity .
11 But by the time they 're three , the two begin to work together and we introduce strokes . ’
12 They cheated in a spelling test together and they played kiss chase in the playground .
13 When they get together and they need money , the old school tie , the old party tie comes into play and money can be found for things that they think are profitable for them and their consultancies , and their companies , and their interests .
14 We had tea at the Savoy together and I dropped Mrs Blaney at her Chelsea house before returning here at about half past five .
15 Well not all but I mean Laura , Sarah , Rachel erm you and
16 Well personally I mean erm Margaret impressed me greatly but I think John was inclined to be full of his own importance for one thing .
17 Well no I mean they 're each gon na play each other obviously but you see England , New Zealand and Sri Lanka and West Indies have all got two points from one game , Australia , India , Pakistan and Zimbabwe have all lost so they 've got no points from one game , South Africa have still to play .
18 She seems outgoing enough but she keeps things locked inside her .
19 I did n't use her weaknesses enough but she used mind properly .
20 Fringe jumps well enough but he likes guidance .
21 It was just one horror in the midst of many taking place daily but it affected Anne deeply .
22 Maybe he caught some virus from a jungle or a desert somewhere , and it infected his brain and slowly ate it away and he got hallucinations and tremblings and gnashings of teeth till eventually he fell into a coma and was flown home .
23 Most of his face had been blown away and he had fractures of his skull , said Mr Taylor .
24 A superb ball from Whitton sent Palmer away and he drew Wright from his goal before unselfishly squaring the ball for Kiwomya to sidefoot into an empty net .
25 It 's a nice thing to know if you ever get tense , er decide that this is it , I 'll throw things Er well I do when I want to throw things at the kitchen and go away and you use aromatherapy .
26 For blankets they would send so much wool away and you got blankets .
27 Well they were nine till seven , really six , but mostly seven o'clock before you got away and it involved wiring er coal cutting machines .
28 So , anyway , I must have been downstairs doing something and I do n't ne sh sh I did n't know what time this interview feller was coming only , that I was downstairs and I heard Tracey say , oh what 's his name then Mike ?
29 Solid , rock like , you do n't move easily and you take things slowly but surely .
30 But he was , he was threatening him anyway and he said Pete was
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