Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [vb -s] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the authorities say she has little chance of getting them back . |
| 2 | And it is not enough to devote four pages to ‘ sexual orientation ’ and then lamely say it deserves more attention . |
| 3 | They say it shows little respect for the environment and have managed to pursuade council officials to consider putting preservation orders on the remaining trees . |
| 4 | I hope she stays that way . ’ |
| 5 | I hope he gets some sleep . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Cross your fingers and hope he has another order for me . ’ |
| 7 | I hope it stays that way . |
| 8 | Oh , I hope it lifts this fog today and we have a bit of sun . |
| 9 | I hope my movie is better than that : I certainly hope it makes more money . |
| 10 | Adrian Jones , who studied for a number of years at Parnham House , has made a similar cabinet , and in the September issue he displays that piece and talks bout his work as a successful furniture-maker . |
| 11 | ( De Wilde is also quietly vocal ; I know it annoys some people . ) |
| 12 | Yeah , I know it puts more work back on the people asking for the money , but if , if that went ahead , and they it up , and the whole lot came down . |
| 13 | Then it gives me great pleasure now to erm I always knew that John al , has had something different from the rest of us you know he has that kind of air does n't he , that that status in the pulpit which you know , ? |
| 14 | Try to recognise this man early in the meeting and , when an item comes up on which you know he has some expertise , ask him for his opinion . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I suppose it takes all sorts to make a world . ’ |
| 16 | It can be frustrating when I 'm pursuing some grand design such as building a shed or planting a hedge ; but I suppose it teaches that life is a process of becoming . |
| 17 | President of er has warned that there could be a real and serious civil war and the conflict that there is between Armenian people and Azerbaijan , I 'm not sure that I understand it , but I suppose it has some similarities to so many other conflicts we see around the world , Northern Ireland , er Yugoslavia , just , it goes back hundreds of years and . |
| 18 | Suppose he notes that Elmer is likely to use the inheritance in ways that will benefit the community more than any use Goneril and Regan are likely to make of it . |
| 19 | Mind , ’ she added fairly , ‘ I suppose he has some justification ; even I have to admit that he 's the most devastating-looking man this side of the Boyne , and women do tend to try and — er — interest him . ’ |
| 20 | Your implication that the high handed attitude of the LTA has contributed to the demise of junior tennis in this country is so far removed from the truth that I believe it bears some examination . |
| 21 | We work closely with the Department of Social Security in developing such guidance and are keen to preserve this relationship as we believe it provides more flexibility and enables actuaries to apply their professional judgement ultimately for the benefit of the pension scheme member . |
| 22 | Its straight up that side — ’ he waved his clipboard at the hill — 'but it twists this side . |
| 23 | " If I find he has any connections with Ireland , I 'll kill him , " Katherine Lundy snapped , and Michael Lee suddenly realized that hi did n't know if she was serious or not . |
| 24 | Worse , they feel it has little relevance to everyday business decisions , where right and wrong are by no means always clear-cut . |
| 25 | Sir Kenneth Newman — then commandant — suggests that the book 's claim to attention is that its contents are contributed by insiders ; while in their introduction , the authors claim it goes some way to challenging Holdaway 's claim ( 1979 ) that ‘ research from the Police Staff College has not resulted in a major project on the police ’ . |
| 26 | From what I gather he spends more time in the hay loft with young Mabel from the village than he does in his church . |
| 27 | I think she wants some tea . |
| 28 | ‘ I think he has enough talent to have been included many more times . |
| 29 | I am looking forward to seeing Brian Deane , I think he has more strings to his bow than Chapman . |
| 30 | Now erm if he had any as somebody says , well no I think he has some thought er simply |