Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [subord] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was thinking about that when the doorbell rang and he admitted Captain Jack Carter . |
| 2 | I mean how can you justify talking to her about that when the efficiency is improved since she has n't been talking to people ? |
| 3 | ‘ Well , ’ Merrill said weakly , ‘ we 'll think about that when the time comes . ’ |
| 4 | Possibly the twenties costumes would n't be too kind to Therese , but they 'd do something about that when the time came . |
| 5 | Also , the program has knowledge of qualitative physical principles relevant to its actual tasks , such as that if an object sticks out too far it will fall , and that it will pivot around the support point nearest to the centre of gravity . |
| 6 | Individuality counts for little as the nurse in the antenatal clinic brightly calls us ‘ Mother ’ , and the doctor treats us as if we were half-witted . |
| 7 | The surprise is not that an accountant stands for Labour while an iron and steel worker is an Alliance candidate , but rather that the class basis of the two sets of candidates is so distinct . |
| 8 | He was on bail for that when the Ashdown break-in at a London office was committed . |
| 9 | They were prepared to compromise because they I 'm sure that you know you ca n't imagine them not being really but because they 're such erm they were outraged at this machine but they were prepared to give it a try but the way it was bulldozed through that once the machine was there there was no choice then and almost you know get going boys get more and more and more slate you know greed they felt the employer was being greedy at the expense of quality . |
| 10 | Hooper said : ‘ I 've got more of a hopeful feel about this than the Auxerre game . |
| 11 | Hooper said : ‘ I 've got more of a hopeful feel about this than the Auxerre game . |
| 12 | Apologies too for being more boring about this than an Arsenal v Wimbledon game . |
| 13 | Second half , Platt went through on goal , Kuemann ( ? ) pulled him down it what was the most blatant professional foul I 've ever seen , and yet still remained on the pitch ( Graham Failure 's epo about this after the match was hilarious ) . |
| 14 | Where lead pipe is used for the rising main , it may also contaminate the drinking water — particularly in a soft water area — but there is not much you can do about this since the supply pipe into the house is also likely to be lead and this is difficult and expensive to replace . |
| 15 | He had no doubt about this because the party were the last people to go and they all went out together . |
| 16 | We are very annoyed about this because the matter was closed . |
| 17 | I 'm not too worried about this because the team should be well prepared by kick-off time and in Ronnie Moran and Roy Evans , there are two people on the inside whose European experience is second to none . |
| 18 | I was probing around with my tongue and trying to decide about this when the phone by my bed rang . |
| 19 | Why should we worry about this if the marriage remains the harmonious institution for pooling resources which is normally assumed , in economic theory as elsewhere ? |
| 20 | I tell you what we 'll do , what about this what about this if the messages are a bit late today , right , and we 've got ta go to er the court to pay the money and the shop to get your shoes why not , if when the minute the messages come , go straight up to Taughmonagh right ? |
| 21 | You should be as devious and cunning about this as the book is itself . |
| 22 | The minimum amount of time that is necessary er in an operation such as this when the operation is finished the officers are then allowed to go home , that 's the end of their shift because erm there 's a great deal of adrenalin flows on an operation like this . |
| 23 | We now see underlying inflation moving above 4% ( and outside the Government 's new 1% to 4% target range ) through 1993 as the impact of the lower pound feeds through . |
| 24 | ‘ I think they can make a much more plausible case for this than the invasion of Grenada [ in 1983 ] or the Dominican Republic in the Sixties , ’ said an American university law professor , Mr Robert Goldman . |
| 25 | There is a particular need for this if the school programme concentrates on reading-scheme materials that do not offer the narrative , emotional , or language rewards of ‘ real ’ books . |
| 26 | Not all the the MPs are voting for this because a lot of people ca n't have work , let alone have a pay increase . |
| 27 | I note that the C E C is opposing this , but I feel that maybe they 've missed the points and the branch should actually take some responsibility for this because the wording could be better , we concede that point . |
| 28 | Occasions occurred for this when the manager was sacked and when the admission charges were put up . |
| 29 | Thus , in all leases granted after 1925 unless the context otherwise requires : 1 " month " means calendar month ; 2 " person " includes a corporation ; 3 the singular includes the plural and vice versa ; 4 the masculine includes the feminine and vice versa ( Law of Property Act 1925 , s61 ) . |
| 30 | Parliament 's control over direct taxation thus increased in importance after 1558 as the Crown became more dependent upon that source of revenue . |