Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Say I 'm surprised Ann and Rita have n't sort of did n't |
| 2 | I acknowledge there are certain anomalies in policy regarding employees between the two companies , but I feel strongly that there should not be any regarding customers and they should be seen to act as one . |
| 3 | But then suddenly discovering writers like Joyce , Beckett , Kavanagh and Hardy you realise there are certain books that are about your life , even if reflected through another person 's eyes . |
| 4 | The nuns say there is insufficient evidence that the chickens carry the virus . |
| 5 | But the organisers say there are other lessons to be learnt . |
| 6 | Doctors say there are reasonable prospects that his sight can be restored . |
| 7 | But county hall staff say there are practical problems which prevent them from laying speed monitoring cables . |
| 8 | I do I mean , I think a as you say there are marvellous conversations but that 's |
| 9 | The receivers say there are potential buyers in the frame for the club so the meeting should be postponed . |
| 10 | Meanwhile 57 per cent of nurses in the north east Thames region who participated in the RCN survey say there are empty posts in their workplace . |
| 11 | The joint report shows that 49 per cent of nurses in Northern Ireland say there are empty posts in their workplaces . |
| 12 | But with the summer holidays … and freedom … around the corner the dangers need to be balanced.Crime prevention officers working with children say there are obvious guidelines … |
| 13 | Police say there was widespread drug-taking at the party . |
| 14 | The Liverpool Coastguard say there were particular problems on Saturday because some rafts were fighting against the tide . |
| 15 | They say there were blank sheets bearing Dali 's signature alongside 20,000 fake Miros and 650 fake Chagalls . |
| 16 | As we see , therefore , for Spenser in both poem and tract there are explicit parallels . |
| 17 | ‘ I expect they are good children and do n't need to be punished . ’ |
| 18 | They forget they are mere statistics . |
| 19 | When you see people who have been victims in a completely different situation you realise they are human being and you have got to do your best for them |
| 20 | It would ensure the house being taken care of , and the staff maintained , since you say they 're good tenants . |
| 21 | ‘ They say they 're dope-testing jockeys of the first three , ’ he muttered out of the side of his mouth . |
| 22 | say they 're continuing Operation Screwdriver indefintely |
| 23 | The detractors say they are relative newcomers who would have constituted a gamble . |
| 24 | and they do have different standards , but I say they are different classes of the gy |
| 25 | But no , if you hang it up that long it 's hard work . |
| 26 | They say it is good news and they will shop where its cheaper . |
| 27 | One avenue for a claim is that you paid too much for the house , but remember that you say it is common knowledge that these houses suffer this fault . |
| 28 | Imagine what it 's like if I say it 's right lip and he 's read it an inch left . |
| 29 | Party officials say it 's dirty washing under the bridge , or words to that effect ; not everyone agrees . |
| 30 | They say it 's normal procedure at other Universities to wash contaminated materials like rubber gloves and glass containers . |