Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , but if you took the watch off it should stop . |
| 2 | Those are important and worthwhile projects , and we must ask the Government where the money for them will come from , especially if £1.4 billion is gobbled up by the proposals for King 's Cross . |
| 3 | And I think a contest between us will come off . |
| 4 | ‘ I knew if I was n't careful my obsession for her could destroy me . |
| 5 | Er and of course if you 're in one group , you might think that something 's trivial and you might denigrate another a group for talking about those things , when in fact that group sees it as an important talk about it might see the thing that the other group hold dear to talk about as something trivial , and to denigrate . |
| 6 | Golda Meir replied that ‘ if he was ready and willing to confront us and the world with a fait accompli [ i.e. annexation of Arab Palestine ] — the traditional friendship between us would continue and we would certainly find a common language in arranging matters of interest to both sides . ’ |
| 7 | A second ploy used by buyers is the ‘ sell cheap , the future looks bright ’ technique : ‘ We can not pretend that our offer meets you on price , but the real pay-off for you will come in terms of future sales . ’ |
| 8 | Explaining this popularity is not difficult : Edmund was himself killed by the Danes , and it was perhaps only natural that veneration for him should grow in the area which had formed his kingdom , and seen a great deal of the renewed conflict between Danes and English . |
| 9 | So where , if I 'm putting twelve thousand in for sort of a , a holding fund for , for individuals I might put three thousand into a local society so they can pop down to the Nottingham Building Society for any bits and pieces , and th the , the bulk of it can go into a postal account to , with a better rate . |
| 10 | I 'm here to tell you that if Alan is right and big Arnie ( pictured left ) did the body beautiful business behind the Co that night , anyone who happened to take a photograph of him should send it in to me pronto . |
| 11 | It reminded her of the old days when just a passing glance of his could reduce her to a state of burning confusion . |
| 12 | Oh , there 's a piece of I should imagine there 's bits of puzzles under the chairs anyway . |
| 13 | save up because fifty pound of it 'll go to my mum to ma , erm mum 's birthday present |
| 14 | For example , It turned scarlet does not entail It turned red , since the referent of it may have been some other shade of red to begin with ; nor , obviously , does the reverse entailment hold . |
| 15 | They take for granted , that if Christianity were true , the light of it must have been more general , and the evidence of it more satisfactory … if any of these persons are , upon the whole , in doubt concerning the truth of Christianity ; their behaviour seems owing to their taking for granted , through strange inattention , that such doubting is , in a manner , the same thing as being certain against it . |
| 16 | He wondered why Pinkie mentioned Laura , then realised with sinking heart that she was no longer keeping her discontent to herself and the echo of it must have travelled for some distance . |
| 17 | A child will learn far more about a dandelion if he has to draw it because to draw it he must observe it very carefully and the drawing of it will implant the shape and colour and texture firmly in his mind , even though his drawing may not be very good or life-like . |
| 18 | She began inching towards him , hugging the face of the cliff , praying that the rock beneath her would hold . |
| 19 | Tessa Sanderson , the great Olympic medallist , is associated with the ‘ Go for Gold ’ scheme … and your association with it will help push the appeal towards its target of £100,000 . |
| 20 | The conventions are so rigorous that any break with them would require a new genre ; the editorial leaflet makes this clear enough : |
| 21 | She might then have been younger than Oswiu and her liaison with him could have occurred c . |
| 22 | It was in the interests of the men , of capital and the state that the institution of the family and the division of labour within it should continue . |
| 23 | This introduction to a scene and the gradual unfolding of the action within it may seem to be a rather academic restriction on the freedom of the cameraman , but it is a most important movie-making technique because it gives the viewer the feeling of involvement as a participant in the exploration of the location . |
| 24 | One who inherits a title whilst a Member of the House of Commons or a candidate for a seat in it can remain or become a Member for only one month before disclaiming . |
| 25 | At all events the rent from them must have been very considerable . |
| 26 | Until the time will come when that enemy in you will win and your yearning for freedom will be only a lie which you turn into dreams that start ‘ if only … |
| 27 | Daily Telegraph If you did not put aluminium in you would have water that was cloudy . |
| 28 | ‘ Anyone who puts his mind to it can rise to the top , ’ was the confident reply . |
| 29 | telly on it 'll pick the telly up . |
| 30 | If there was a light on I could find my way out easy , but it 's too dark and confusing . |