Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb base] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is our reasons for asserting a dependent conditional which bring in a good deal more than what is brought in by the conditional itself . |
| 2 | That is why in this manifesto we set out a clear analysis of Britain 's problems and our proposals for putting them right . |
| 3 | For instance , ash we build up an initial market share with a tyre that does not wear out we move away from the long-term profitability because replacements fall sharply . |
| 4 | As a personal trademark we put up a straw model of a short-eared owl made locally especially for us . |
| 5 | The political argument for conventionalism I set out a moment ago supposes that this kind of situation is inevitable , that no theory of adjudication can prevent it . |
| 6 | No , once you take over a job you take over a job . |
| 7 | You ca n't wait to buy a copy and read some intriguing article you glimpse over a strap-hanging shoulder . |
| 8 | Said Len Brealey : ‘ The plain facts are that after Mr Woolhouse failed to reach payment in an original contract we set up a new agreement . |
| 9 | Of course we go back an awful long way do n't we ? |
| 10 | With the patience and advice from my local vet we set up a recovery programme . |
| 11 | Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ? |
| 12 | Following the very worthwhile discussion at the seminar we set up a Working Party to explore the main issues of concern and to suggest practical guidelines and recommendations for implementation . |
| 13 | Remember the communiqué they put out a couple of days ago ? |
| 14 | Every week I carry out a 10-gallon water change and two gravel cleans . |
| 15 | In the course of our psychic experiences with the objects of our feelings in our environment we build up an inner world which is peopled by ourselves and the residual images of these objects . |
| 16 | Friday nights are hot at Apples and Snakes — every week they bring on a new lineup of outstanding poets and performers . |
| 17 | They can go upstairs to the first floor , almost directly above this passage ; in this case they walk up a gentle incline and arrive at the west door leading from location 54 . |
| 18 | Dams will not be built , and roads will not be laid in case they wipe out a rare plant species that could yield a new organic hair conditioner for Westerners to enjoy . |
| 19 | In summer they set up a video camera on Berry Head near Torquay to show close-up views of cliff-dwelling birds . |
| 20 | Work on the house still continues , and each year they take on a new project . |
| 21 | But in the second order system they take on a different set of structural features . |
| 22 | I ca n't write much this time because I 'm so near to coming home that my hand shakes every time I pick up a pen . |
| 23 | As Oliver , Davis and Bentley ( 1981 ) remind us : ‘ The ‘ suburban semi ’ is a cliché which summons up a mental picture of rows of red-roofed , roughcast pairs of houses , each with its bay windows , its porched entrance , its ‘ third bedroom ’ above ’ , ( Oliver , Davis and Bentley , 1981 , p , 11 ) , recalling images of small front gardens and bigger rear ones , side garages and garden gates . |
| 24 | I do n't trust you and I shall be breathing down your neck next time you pick up a phone . ’ |
| 25 | So what you 're saying is then , you like the idea of every time you pick up a phone you make , you earn a pound . |
| 26 | when you want to put in highlights at the end of your painting , the paint will tend to sink in each time you put on a pale colour if the paper is still damp . |
| 27 | You could actually shorten this still further and , each time you make up a ten , cross it out and put 1 . |
| 28 | Tell your audience that you are going to spell out the names of a complete suit of cards and , each time you spell out a letter , you are going to take the top card and place it on the bottom . |
| 29 | What this means is simply that each time you line up a shot in the viewfinder and before you press the button , you should look on it not as an individual shot as you would a still photograph hut as one of a group of shots . |
| 30 | For example , the speech we hear over a telephone line is perfectly understandable . |