Example sentences of "[det] [pron] [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only fill them in that I know for a fact . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , ’ she said , seeing me mixing rose madder and burnt sienna in my paint-box , ‘ what 's all this I hear about a new mother ? ’ |
| 3 | This I regard as a possible but less natural meaning of the section . |
| 4 | We stop the jeep for a few words with the Marines , some I recognise from a few weeks ago when they were on their way to take up positions on the coast , on the left of 1st Commando Brigade . |
| 5 | And er the fire was underneath this you see in a little grate and you used to open the door and stoke it up and er more often than not it was fired by slack , which was a residue of the coal out of the coal house , you know when you broke your coal up with the lumps the the little sl bits of slack they were all put on one side for the copper fire . |
| 6 | Some who enrol on a course may also find managing their work load and domestic arrangements traumatic and feel guilty , undermined by lack of support from partner , parents or children or emotionally blackmailed . |
| 7 | You know , very often when you go from one country to another you go through an area of re , what is called no man 's land , you come through from one frontier and then you 've got a distance and you come to the next frontier that does n't exist as far as accepting or rejecting Christ is concerned . |
| 8 | If teachers tap into this they plug into a powerhouse of emotional — and potentially intellectual — energy . |
| 9 | However , for this they lock into a different sort of electricity — that produced by the prey itself . |
| 10 | Every time two geladas are introduced to one another they go through a series of steps in which , characteristically , a fight precedes presenting , which precedes a mounting , which in turn precedes mutual grooming . |
| 11 | On the application , the walls are in wood , and that 's as much you get with a polycarbonate roof . |
| 12 | On to Wing On Street , better known as Cloth Alley , where you can find silks , linens and wools at incredibly low prices , and where the salesmen know exactly how much you need for a shirt or a suit . |
| 13 | As such they belong to a distinct and long-standing tradition , that of the ‘ mères ’ . |
| 14 | After that you go into a big room and they look through your clothes and they ask you questions , then you have to pull your knickers down to your knees and do a twizzle , twist round , pull your pants up and put your dressing-gown back on . |
| 15 | okay , I ju as I say i do n't want to promise you something that that I know I 'm not going to be able to achieve in these two days because that 's not yep certainly if you want to talk about that you know as a separate thing outside the time then then we 'll be able to help you do that , okay ? |
| 16 | These I put inside a paper bag , along with a pound note and a hastily drawn picture of a devil and a donkey . |
| 17 | Over and above that we think in a sense that it 's a series of disabilities , of intellectual functioning , and although it 's not by any means proven , we think that these are probably constitutional in origin . |
| 18 | Let us pray for all who suffer as a result of war : |
| 19 | The mountains have an undisputed lure , the Russian people a warmth and generosity that will come as a very pleasant surprise to all who arrive with an open mind and a readiness to respond with a smile . |
| 20 | First of all you advertise in a trade magazine , and your current chef , reliable , but limited in ability , sees the advertisement and leaves the kitchen never to return . |
| 21 | All you need for a marker is a Fishing Gazette pike bung or a piece of polystyrene tied to a stone with a length of line about 12 inches longer than the depth of swim . |
| 22 | All You Need for a Fun Day Out … |
| 23 | Well , you ought to know it well enough to write five or six lines about it , which is all you need for a book . |
| 24 | This will create a seating island which is probably all you need in a confined space . |
| 25 | ‘ Or is a chaste kiss on the cheek all you need from a man after all ? ’ |
| 26 | Incredibly , the fine 1972 Nutcracker has yet to appear complete on CD ( Previn 's RPO remake is a bitter disappointment by comparison ) so the generous selection here ( including the ‘ Snowflakes Waltz ’ and the Finale as well as the pieces from the Suite and some other movements ) is all we have from a fine set . |
| 27 | erm I mean a few of things that I would say , first of all we operate on a freephone system , also we turn claims cheques round the same day , and the name of the game as far as we 're concerned is service . |
| 28 | okay just think of a time when you were assertive and you all everybody think of a time when you were assertive , can you think of a time , anybody ca n't think of a time when they were assertive ? |
| 29 | Methods which make use of a combination of sensory inputs are likely to be more effective than those which relay on a single channel of communication . |
| 30 | The first which establish themselves by chance in a particular spot , tend , by the mere occupancy of space , to exclude other species — the greater choke the smaller , the longest livers replace those which last for a shorter period , he more prolific gradually make themselves masters of the ground , which species multiplying more slowly would otherwise fill . |