Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [adv] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the simplicity of these pavements renders them less informative than many other arrangements they do present one of the clearest pictures in Britain of a uniformity in general design . |
| 2 | There was a rather sickening , glutinous sound as the eyes moved , the sort of sound you hear if someone with sore eyes rubs them too hard and they squelch . |
| 3 | In addition , all that is required is a chemical room-temperature mechanism which involves nothing more complicated than an experiment in a high school science lab . |
| 4 | The Mani , which offers many curious experiences , has none more bizarre than this . |
| 5 | If the user wants something slightly different or related , the system is then at a loss to provide the necessary links . |
| 6 | It was as if he had n't really wanted freedom , only to assert his right to be free if he chose , which is quite a different thing and has something both sad and comical about it . |
| 7 | Young corn has something inexpressively pure and tender about it , which awakens the same emotion as the expression of a sleeping baby . |
| 8 | Javad v Aquil [ 1991 ] All ER 243 confirms that the concept of a tenancy at will remains a reality and while the landlord may be concerned that the tenant should not become a periodic tenant until the grant of the lease , the tenant may wish to ensure that it has something more concrete than a tenancy at will . |
| 9 | He describes it as imposed as a quite explicit deterrent without reference to the actual availability of work . |
| 10 | His party , though divided over Macedonia and the economy , is entitled to claim that its record includes nothing as bad as the Socialists ' foolish first few years in power in the 1980s . |
| 11 | India could develop test-tube fusion cells , using them as a source of neutrons to make weapons grade materials , breaking out of the stranglehold that the USA has held them in since severance of nuclear ties following the Pokran nuclear test in 1974 ; they set to work at once before the US classifies it as secret and corners the world market on the essential materials . |
| 12 | gets them really pissed and there 's like |
| 13 | It votes to set up a force , but keeps it too small and sends it off with orders not to shoot . |
| 14 | My argument is that statecentrism , whether in its directly state-centrist form or in indirect forms , takes us quite far but not far enough . |
| 15 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 16 | Of the rumours , he said , ‘ Diana finds them very hurtful because they are not true . ’ |
| 17 | Maybe your man is about to leave you and finds you less lovable than you 'd like . |
| 18 | If your taste demands something more cultured than a shopping and scoffing experience , you may be fascinated by Dusseldorf 's wealth of museums and galleries . |
| 19 | He still finds her extremely beautiful and she practically apologises to Pip for all the suffering that she put him through and tells him that she hopes they will still be friends ‘ apart ’ . |
| 20 | The Russian Girl finds him as sarcastic and caustic as ever : the day may come when he suffers fools gladly , but it is not yet in sight . |
| 21 | And he says that is why he finds it so galling that one episode in the new series has trees growing right up to the line , which would never happen and describes how one of the engines used to stop to enjoy the view . |
| 22 | Indeed , such communities may not be typical of communities as a whole : Romaine ( 1982 ) regards it as certain that linguistic and social factors do not often interact straightforwardly in the way Labov suggests . |
| 23 | From the words of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State , it is clear that he regards it as vital that King 's Cross should go ahead as an essential part of the entire project . |
| 24 | ‘ He sends his most fervent and undying love . ’ |
| 25 | There is n't anyone left in this club who reads anything more demanding than the Racing Times or tits and bums magazines . |
| 26 | Perhaps the spiral designs originated in the ‘ Bandkeramik ’ of the Danube basin and arrived in Crete by way of the Cyclades , where stone pyxides were made with spiral ornaments ; but Stylianos Alexiou thinks it more likely that the spiral came from the Middle East , where it was used in gold wire jewellery from an early date . |
| 27 | The parallel line docs not simply repeat what has been said , but enriches it , deepens it , transforms it by adding fresh nuances and bringing in new elements , renders it more concrete and vivid and telling . |
| 28 | Underachievement , however , means something rather different when the focus of educational concern is black pupils . |
| 29 | And I think being a father means something quite different than dep , from depositing some sperm in a tube or in a woman ! |
| 30 | Progna I s to be quite h I 've forgotten , it used to me it means something quite interesting and I 've forgotten . |