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Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb base] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	That 's a flash little powerpack you made there , Tammuz .
2	Now he is poised here in Paris , sipping a champagne so dry it tastes like flint , on the brink of old age .
3	Does academic freedom necessarily have anything to do with higher education ?
4	Cathy Massiter made it very clear in her television interview that MI5 and Special Branch alone decide who merits a dossier and which group they belong to and can open a file on any person or group of people or organisation they please , put into it anything they like , be it only gossip or hearsay , and once opened the file remains there indefinitely .
5	Did you , saying that , did you see that programme on let me think oh dear .
6	and the money for your daughter in the future so do you feel that it 's been of some benefit to you today to have had this discussion ?
7	The picture , measured by the statistics , has not changed significantly since the Budget a month ago , but consumers who had braced themselves for the biggest cut in living standards ever imposed at a single stroke suddenly find themselves spared .
8	The price however , was expected to rise as the quality of product became known , and the vessels " doe continue longer & when they become worne or broken are changed with farr less wast which untill now of late was never knowne nor looked into . "
9	and then cut some bacon up , put that in saucepan just let it brown a bit
10	So when you having the car back do you think ?
11	‘ Ashenden backed a horse yesterday-a horse he said someone in Cambridge had tipped — he put a fiver on it — and it won !
12	Wonderful have you got a typewriter here do you think I could use
13	Those who have genuinely fled from persecution and who carry on normal , non-violent political activity and demonstration here have nothing to fear .
14	Yeah but if you have a secret vote how do they know what you voted for ?
15	That 's in no dictionary how do you spell it and what does it mean ?
16	I I know the question about rent was mentioned but , I 'm just talking generally now , I asked this question to another housing association how do you justify rents of sixty pounds and above for accommodation and social housing ?
17	It 's now available for only seven shows out of twenty seven in the next programme and only on the first night of each show and only at a cost of two pounds and these are the audience of tomorrow as I wrote to you Mr you neglect these people at your peril why 've you changed the scheme ?
18	He was all ciao ciao and kissy cheeks ; she practically said , Bird-of Ill Omen where have you sprung from what do you want ?
19	she was made of snow why do you think
20	The exercise successfully complete he jumps today for real at 2pm .
21	It would be very long-winded if we had always to answer a question like Do you like mangoes ? with a sentence like Yes I like mangoes or Yes I think I like mangoes .
22	In a village near Dahuk they executed 17 Baath Party officials .
23	Many of the sports we mentioned as being good for stamina also require you to stretch and swing and twist your limbs and torso and are therefore good for suppleness also .
24	Ca , I 'm going to make some carbonara tomorrow do you want to try some ?
25	‘ You will add great distinction to the office in ways to which I could not aspire ; but I fear you will find a great deal of the work here work which does not really interest you . ’
26	You did n't last time did you ? do something this week lunch today Have you got it ?
27	So a whole generation that has learned how to break the law how do we create them into law-abiding citizens ?
28	People have mentioned that Madame used to have a dancing session there do you remember this ?
29	Well I I have to pose the question then do we want the
30	I think it 's almost like asking somebody the question how do you decide what you 're interested in , or how do you decide what 's worrying you or upsetting you , or pleasing you .