Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) it enables them to demand standards of quality , and ranges of goods which fit into their market strategy , rather than accepting what the manufacturer might prefer , |
| 2 | But we usually work it into the show format somewhere , rather than make it a part of the news . |
| 3 | She had felt she 'd die rather than give him the satisfaction , but now she 'd have to be clever , for by implication she had denigrated his power and his commitment to protect her . |
| 4 | We are planning to get another newsletter out before the next one to give you all the details but if you want to know how to label the stuff before than give me a ring |
| 5 | ‘ Adolph , I would like nothing better than to give you the chance to start your life again , but Colonel Goreng … he 's the cautious one . |
| 6 | Worse than calling him a Jew , |
| 7 | In this situation it is obviously easier to find the fish than understand what the feature is that keeps them coming back to that swim . |
| 8 | There is nothing more interesting to a busy chief executive or personnel director than knowing what the competition are doing , what they are being paid and who is moving where . |
| 9 | Once in the Essoldo Cinema a lad had moved away when he 'd done no more than offer him a piece of chocolate in the darkness . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've seen all his films except Do Me A Favour ! which funnily enough I 've never managed to catch although it 's on TV all the time . |
| 11 | He knew better than to ask her the time ; she was edgy enough as it was . |
| 12 | But I did wonder , after a year or more , how it was that he and Mme G expected me to use the public baths rather than offer me the convenience of the bathroom in the pavillon . |
| 13 | ‘ He handed it to me as if it was no more than offering me an apple in a market-place . |
| 14 | Well I do n't know as I d I d although to tell you the truth I 've always had a weakness for pictures ever since I was a boy . |
| 15 | What am I doing , Caroline , except offering you a way out of a situation you claim to abhor ? ’ |
| 16 | I think it is well to begin by admitting that the Austrian people , as a whole , have more potential artistic ability than have we the English . |
| 17 | He glared across the breakfast table at them , quenching the morning cheerfulness in the kitchen , and fiercely examined them at tea-time as if to see what the day had done to them . |
| 18 | What happens if give me an scenario , a cautionary tale like the insurance man does to his customers . |
| 19 | The lathes were serviced with a light oil film , draped in it as if to give them an overcoat protection that would ensure their survival against age and wear . |
| 20 | A girl in an apple-green school tunic advanced on me , her hand raised as if to give me a slap . |
| 21 | She drained her glass and swept her arm upwards , palm extended as if giving me a gift . |
| 22 | Fleury faltered backwards as the sepoy advanced , still making as if to offer him the sabre . |
| 23 | as if obeying her the bus did appear and ten minutes later she and Erika were at Frankfurter Allee , a roaring road choked with an army convoy : dozens of lorries , their contents masked by huge tarPaulins . |
| 24 | Alice decided to sleep in the sitting-room again , because to choose herself a room would be a final separation . |
| 25 | Paige had raised her eyebrows at Lori 's claim , but had said nothing , because to give her an opening was only to invite more of the same . |
| 26 | Yeah I do n't think she she would have that because see what the report says when it comes through . |
| 27 | With regard to intrauterine devices we suggest that in some women developing endometriosis while using them the disease goes unrecognised and they are treated by removal of the device . |
| 28 | And if that child is sensitive and caring and does not wish to hurt or disappoint his parents , perhaps he may even enter the medical profession and spend years doing something he does not really want to do while denying himself the opportunity of fulfilling his life in the way he would have chosen . |
| 29 | Doctors can convince trusting patients that they will get better even while giving them a course of pills which consist of little more than sugar and water . |
| 30 | It aims to provide the boys with a good education , in a caring environment , while giving them the opportunity to train towards the specific goal of reaching the top 50 in the world , as professional tennis players . |