Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They say it likes chalky uplands … ’ |
2 | The film makers say it shows routine insensitivity to livestock , but experts say they 're wrong . |
3 | But critics say it gives false hope to millions and they predict chaos , as local authorities run out of money and those on the edge , like the homeless , are squeezed out . |
4 | In the first place it places great stress on individual responsibility . |
5 | ‘ I hope it gives other kids like me a chance — they deserve it . ’ |
6 | I vow she has speaking eyes ! |
7 | In the UK , Cambridge-based CadCentre 's GNC Plus is to support Hewlett-Packard 's 9000 series 700 workstations : GNC Plus , its Unix Cam package it allows CAD-generated component designs to be turned directly into machining programs for NC/CNC tools . |
8 | I know she does wrong things , she tries to organize other people 's lives , she ca n't see Mr Knightley is a man in a million . |
9 | It 's so important to be seen at these things and — I know it sounds very philistine — to show people that you have money . |
10 | I know it says fat collection but I |
11 | Tell me , will i be allowed — I know it seems awful cheek — in due course , do you think that I shall be able to display the photograph in my window ? ’ |
12 | " We know he has Nationalist sympathies … " |
13 | You know he pursues other women , in his ever-questing way . ’ |
14 | The other sizeable group of offences reported on is where the case involves someone well known ( e.g. Bronski pop man fined for sex offence or more frequently there is either fame by association ( e.g. GAY-SEX SHAME OF ESTHER 'S ‘ BROTHER' , where the inverted commas in the headline indicate the rather more tenuous link with television star Esther Rantzen than the headline immediately suggests ) , or the actor who was said to make £12,000 a year from impersonating Prince Charles , or someone who sounds from the headline to be well known ( e.g. CASTRATE ME SAYS GAY OPERA SINGER : He preyed on children . |
15 | I understand she has large ideas , but there 's nothing grand or glamorous about this place . ’ |
16 | I understand he sends regular postcards to his St Benedict 's friends . ’ |
17 | Now she sees many of the ideas being picked up by the commercial companies with which she had dealings because they believe it brings new talent into the industry . |
18 | The stress this causes varies , depending on what the parents perceive as tolerable , but some find it creates considerable tension . |
19 | There are , however , some hostile tribes far in the interior , but I trust he has sufficient prudence not to venture within their district . |
20 | ‘ I think she has other plans for this man , ’ murmured Adele . |
21 | I think he needs constant trips to the loo grandma |
22 | I think he has good potential . ’ |
23 | They do n't have to hunt foxes to do that the motion , the main motion not the amendment suggests drag hunting er they could , there there my , I think it means proper drag hunting not one er to previously er l l laid out er objectives er they could race each other , they can have treasure hunts , er there are plenty of ways in which they could enjoy riding . |
24 | Let's stick to this concept , I , I welcome it , I think it shows good thinking on the part of our officers and I would like to suggest that er , I take er , a back seat on this one , and I , I , I 'd feel probably , set up a sub-committee , I would think four or five is ample , and I would like to propose that Malcolm chairs this meeting , so that we have a fresh brain and a younger brain , looking at the future 's problems . |
25 | We think the forty one thousand dwellings give sufficient flexibility erm i it will ensure a substantial continuing house-building sector in North Yorkshire and I think it marries environmental requirements with er the with our wider responsibilities . |
26 | Anyone who has encountered a skunk will know that before it fires its stinking spray it issues clear warnings of its intentions . |