Example sentences of "[indef pn] [vb -s] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But not everyone agrees about the quality of epoflex .
2 Not everyone agrees with the dollar link ; some would prefer the Hong Kong currency to be tied to a basket of currencies .
3 Everyone drives on the left , the traffic lights are red , green and amber and people still wait until the lights turn to green before signalling that they 're turning right , leaving you stuck behind them .
4 Everyone sits in a circle with one child , possibly the birthday girl , being ‘ Sleeping Beauty ’ in the middle blindfolded .
5 Everyone sits in a circle with one person sitting blindfolded in the middle .
6 Everyone sits in a circle with an unbreakable plate in the centre .
7 In this sense , everyone belongs to a culture or sub-culture and is ‘ acculturated ’ ; any distinction between ‘ cultured ’ and ‘ uncultured ’ represents a particular value-judgement within that culture .
8 Nothing turns on the procedure adopted in this case and it suffices to say that when , on 8 April 1992 , the matter came before Mr. Simon Goldblatt Q.C. , sitting as a deputy High Court judge , the application for an order under the Act of 1975 was made by those who are the defendants in the United States action and it was opposed by the Treasury Solicitor , although purists might perhaps have expected that any opposition would have been made by or on behalf of the Attorney-General , the objection being one taken on behalf of the Crown .
9 ‘ Monsieur , everyone stands by the edge of the water and stares at the fish , that 's why we have such ponds .
10 We love the way everyone joins in the spirit of the thing .
11 And the answer 'll be no , cos nothing has at the moment .
12 Leave lights on in rooms you frequently use ; no-one lives in the hallway , but people often leave only these lights on — a sure sign that they 're out !
13 I prefer a more recessed sound with the guitar shade more forward , but nothing stands in the way of a hearty recommendation .
14 Nothing stands in the way but cultural inertia . "
15 Everyone lives in a world of such meanings ’ .
16 Often in films someone goes to a house where he once spent happier times and , slowly , the screen if filled with laughing .
17 It is n't every day that someone starts on the ground floor and ends up by being made a director of the firm .
18 It 's a bit like asking why someone looks at the sky or watches the sunset . ’
19 A fan activates air in the dining room to let Julia know when someone rings at the doorbell .
20 Bolt themselves in , if someone knocks on the door , you know , it 's sort of who is it
21 If someone stands at the front of the play , at the front of the stage and says , you know , I believe in democracy , then you know you are let into a political play , yeah .
22 And if later someone disposes of a record in some other way no part of the royalty can be recovered .
23 Thus when someone hears of the death of someone they are close to the reaction is , ‘ But it ca n't be true . ’
24 Someone gets to the entry damn fast , but he do n't stick his head round the corner , since with daylight behind him he 's gon na feel like a bullseye on a firing range .
25 Now Wrexham Maelor Coun Harold Taylor says Clwyd county highways department must repair the bridge before someone falls into the river and is swept away .
26 The best thing to get richer is like , going round car boot sales , like my mum , she 's so funny , dad said she 's a different woman , she 's just like , cos when Phil and I erm , were engaged , we were trying to save up money , so we , oh and like we 'd sell off all our old stuff , so just give me of money , and then , we got these and my mum was pricing everything up , and she 's going , if someone asks for a discount , do n't , just do n't give it to them , she said , everyone 's going round pricing everything up and erm , when they come to you , they just , they just want things for nothing .
27 Suddenly someone bangs on the drum in the corner , and we all look up .
28 Someone raps on the window .
29 At the kick off , Arse canter upfield , Merson or someone puts in a cross from the right which Arse players in the box ignore but which Jon Newsome guides home past Lukic .
30 It 's just like when someone pays for a park bench — they get a little plaque with their name on it , do n't they ? : - )
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