Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] be [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can appreciate Edouard would rather have me wasting my time at the museum instead of going round to his flat and trying to persuade Barbara Coleman to leave , but sending someone to kill me was rather an over-reaction . ’ |
| 2 | It was no comfort at all to know she was probably the only female in existence who did n't thrill to its rich , deep tones , who was left completely unmoved by its huskily sensual undertones . |
| 3 | A MAN has found his long lost sister after a 41-year search — only to discover she is now a he after a sex change . |
| 4 | In the electronics industry that Wild and Hill studied particularly , female turnover rates showed a high relationship with job satisfaction/dissatisfaction : many women , like many men , express a need for personally satisfying work and the failure to find it is often a reason for changing one 's job . |
| 5 | She looked at the clock , frustrated to find it was only a little after eleven . |
| 6 | Deciding what to feed me was clearly a problem for Remedios Bajamunde . |
| 7 | This is the point erm , well Plato made the point that the people we most want to rule us are probably the ones that are the least likely to want to take on that duty and Ben Williams made the same point the other way round that the people who rise to the top in politics are likely to be the ones that we would least like to have governing us . |
| 8 | Because very often you , a father can be very keen on gardening and getting the children to help him is just the last thing . |
| 9 | But this in itself must have been a difficult decision for the authorities : to dismiss her was to create a security risk and , as she had proved herself dishonest , to retain her was also a potential threat to Ultra . |
| 10 | WELL , IF you want to go on strike , the place to do it is obviously the London borough of Barnet . |
| 11 | The defenders pushed at the makeshift scaling ladders , and at least one went crashing back down into the crowd below ; but those who exposed themselves to do it were immediately the target of a dozen archers . |
| 12 | If kitchens are the most complicated rooms to plan they are also the most rewarding to get right , the kitchen , after all , is primarily a working room and although good looks are an integral part of its design , easy function should be the prime consideration . |
| 13 | Yeah , cos I think Ann 's been two courses now and we 've picked her brains so we can have basic use , but er you start to realise it 's only a little bit of the system you know , you could do a lot more |
| 14 | I would like to think I am just an ordinary person . |
| 15 | A lot of people think that they 're housewives and they 're cabbages ; I do n't like to think I 'm only a housewife … |
| 16 | I preferred to think she was just a jealous bitch . |
| 17 | I defy any woman not to think he is simply the most scrumptious thing on two legs . |
| 18 | Everything I 've said about the training of Dawn might lead you to think it 's just a question of patience and keeping her weight at the right level , but there really is much more to it than that . |
| 19 | Low , the last question I want to ask you is really a rather naive one . |
| 20 | ‘ Kinnear is entitled to his opinion , but really it 's too ludicrous for words to say we 're just a long-ball team . |
| 21 | That 's not to say it 's just a question of luck whether you win — nothing could be further from the truth . |
| 22 | It 's not fair to say it 's just a circus atmosphere . |
| 23 | It will vary because er erm er we we ac remember that we have a formula which will expose to what your er erm , nominated income was in previous years what the membership , you know , these have all changed so it could be i I would n't like to say it 's exactly the same could be a bit of a problem ! |
| 24 | She wanted to say it was only a joke , about boiling oil , but they had arrived at a building with several steps leading up and told to get into single file so that their names could be checked at the door . |
| 25 | The ‘ Davni Chasy ’ issue was important because it helped both the band and RCA learn a great deal about each other , although it is probably closer to the truth to say it was really a case of RCA simply learning more about the staunch and pedantic attitude of The Wedding Present . |
| 26 | ‘ Here am I , in my thirteenth summer and wedded to a boy of ten who will be unable to complete the marriage for at least five years — and with no sign of a bosom to show I am truly a damsel full grown ! ’ |
| 27 | He ca n't cuddle me any more and tell me everything 's going to be all right , so he hits me to show he 's still the boss . |
| 28 | ‘ So ‘ ow would it work ? ’ asked Charlie , beginning to feel he was always a yard behind the girl . |