Example sentences of "[vb base] the [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I did not want to lower my standards and lose the special relationship I had with the fans . |
2 | watching the telly and eat the whole bag it 's |
3 | saying at this mediterranean diet that the more fruit and veg you eat the less chance you 've got of heart disease and cancer |
4 | A lot of folks drop their guard when they think they 're dealing with a man of simple mind — and if behind that kind of pose you hide the steely determination I 've been trying to drum into you , son , you 'll do just fine . " |
5 | And I said just get the nail out and re repair the inner tube he said no it 's the there 's a new regulation this year that if the outer case of the you know the tyre has |
6 | Steve Coppell , the Palace manager , pointed out that Arsenal remain the only team they have not beaten since they returned to the First Division . |
7 | It is possible to install an over-large CHP unit and sell the excess electricity it generates back to the grid . |
8 | Nevertheless , it is his questions , his ways of telling and , for want of a better phrase , his search in life that make Lepage the avant-garde artist he is . |
9 | Maureen , book the only thing you did n't get today |
10 | Talk to the exhibitors , too : as long as you pick the right moment you 'll find they are very happy to talk about their ponies . |
11 | Pick the mildest day you can and make sure you have everything to hand before you start so you do n't leave a dripping horse standing there while you hunt for the shampoo . |
12 | I raise the delicate question he 's been avoiding . |
13 | Just make the best decision you possibly can in the light of the information contained in Chapter 4 . |
14 | Er we are good friends , er although competitors and erm my view is that that whoever , who are the Walsall producers make the best leather we can be found in this country . |
15 | Our flexibility , specialist knowledge and contacts mean we can tailor make the exact holiday you want . |
16 | If you make the wrong decision it may seem like the end of the word , but it is not — it can always be put right by moving again ! |
17 | I mean the one department you would have thought would have been enough . |
18 | but Jack is so temperamental these days , I mean the other day he went by he said oh |
19 | I mean the other week she wanted to go to a school disco and I said look hang on n get your priorities right . |
20 | I mean the other morning I looked down and somebody had thrown up in the street |
21 | Yeah it is , I mean the first time I bought it |
22 | On one of these trips to London when I was at school , good when we went with the Brownies , I went two or three times and er , one time when I was a bit older , I mean the first time I went as I say I was only about seven , but , when I was a bit older I went again , they said if |
23 | I mean the only country I spent a lot of time in , in , in Europe is Austria , and then I only stopped in remote villages , you know , more or less , so er , I mean they rely on eh , tourist trade , they rely on tourist trade , where , where I 've |
24 | ought to be said really , since Alan is not here and is erm is resigning , well perhaps that could come a little later on because I think both Joan and Alan er there should be some record other than this about the work they have put in for the Society er I mean the only idea I have , I do n't know how much of a a precedent this is , whether , whether anybody should be offered life membership of the the society or is that only for do you have to reach a certain age |
25 | I mean the only reason I 'm I 'm running up these debts is that now I 've got so little capital left , that I 've got to keep the capital for sheer disasters like the boiler . |
26 | No , I mean the only reason I ask is if we do a mailing of a particular thing , then very often the the offer that the market can make , or one of them , is , you know , to see a specimen cassette |
27 | ‘ I mean the overwhelming desire we currently feel for each other , ’ he said softly . |
28 | If I think you I mean you can go into it if you 've erm I mean the minimum qualification they say is only G C S Es |
29 | I mean the next thing they 'd want to do is to come in and do in this kitchen before you do any cooking for yourself |
30 | perhaps she 's mellowed now , I mean the last time she went on with it , about it , was probably over a year ago , but she 's still going on about it definitely a year ago not just |