Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think Chelsea offers me the greater chance of winning something than if I 'd stayed at Carrow Road . |
| 2 | He intimidates me the first time I ever talked to him was in the pub |
| 3 | Secondly , their eyes are on eternal truth , of which each party deems itself the sole defender . |
| 4 | I rather like the Nimbus set , despite the generous acoustics and the occasional technical frailty , as not only has one the inestimable benefit of hearing the music shaped , balanced , and paced in a way that at least approximates the sort of thing Schubert originally had in mind , but they all sound as though they 're having such a jolly good time ( one palls at the though of all those ghastly , poe-faced Schubert records which litter the catalogue ) . |
| 5 | THE reader who lives in a council house and believes her rent is subsidising home-buyers has it the wrong way round . |
| 6 | Well it was like the two soldiers and the one person just holds it the other person just tried and knock the head off . |
| 7 | It 's fucking madness , I 'll ge I mean it kills me the next day , it 's madness , I do n't know why I do it . |
| 8 | The company 's chairman says its the only consignment they 've ever handled |
| 9 | Steve White says its the first stepping stone of a month , where they have all the top teams and it 's very much in their own hands . |
| 10 | Dave Newman … says its the premier event in mountain biking and the competition brings people from all walks of life |
| 11 | Dave Newman … says its the premier event in mountain biking and the competition brings people from all walks of life |
| 12 | Another runner says its the worst run of his life |
| 13 | chat with Chris Symonds who says its the biggest adrenalin rush you can get … it is sometime scary |
| 14 | Notes should therefore be taken in a consistent format that allows you the greatest flexibility when it comes to using them . |
| 15 | She says it the same sort of consistency as yogurt but it 's salty and it 's warm and it 's not very nice at all she said . |
| 16 | You know things like uppermost in people 's minds , I do n't know whether I suppose this question of fees might still be , I do n't know , it depends what the national executive say , but I mean I think it 's those issues and the fact we can respond quickly is , will be an advantage . |
| 17 | I find this emphasis generally correct in that it describes what the anorexic girl believes to lie in store for her as a woman : a passive role , a position of helplessness , a loss of self . |
| 18 | Which not only guarantees you the widest choice possible but also allows you complex control over the design of your beautiful new custom-built bedroom . |
| 19 | His work affects me the same way — which is why I bought that painting a few years ago . |
| 20 | Now a cursory look through our library cuttings today shows me the huge range of work in which you 're involved . |
| 21 | ‘ But he sees me the other way — he spoke of another photograph — he was telling me that … ’ |
| 22 | Health Home Cooking shows you the new way to serve food that 's light , tempting and satisfyingly nourishing . |
| 23 | That shows you the proper way to fill , clean your teeth . |
| 24 | so that when he sees you the next time , he 'll double check that . |
| 25 | ‘ As long as everybody else sees it the same way , ’ he said . |
| 26 | ‘ It shows what the Conservative Party is really about , ’ he said . |
| 27 | But today The Daily Mirror reveals what the Nineties teenager really thinks about making love . |
| 28 | Each one shows us the right way to go and we must learn to use it aright . |
| 29 | And that we have an obligation to listen to noise because it shows us the grim truth of reality . |
| 30 | And having my kind of build , being quite big and wearing miniskirts , I know that sometimes it gets me the wrong kind of attention from boys only interested in physical relationships . |