Example sentences of "'s [verb] a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | er Apollo Leisure had decided that they would like to have arts and science under the same roof , er the arts has been something that 's considered an acceptable cultural pastime , and people will go out at weekends , take the family and will do something that , they would look at an exhibition , er or they would go to the theatre , whereas in science , there is n't really anything that you can do as a social or cultural pastime . |
| 2 | But no , he 's made a nice good job of the |
| 3 | For example , what might apply erm on a one year old vehicle that 's done ten thousand miles , might not apply on a vehicle that 's done a hundred thousand miles and is ten years old . |
| 4 | It 's got a hundred thirty nine up there , and it 's got a hundred |
| 5 | It 's warm , it 's rich , it 's classy , and it 's got a strong upper mid tone throughout the range , which makes it sound very ‘ together ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's got a nasty dirty little mind , ’ said Lydia , ‘ like a puddle in a pig sty . ’ |
| 7 | He 's got a nasty snide way of putting things . |
| 8 | It 's got a good long garden with this as well |
| 9 | ‘ She 's got a great wee figure — face like a tram smash though . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ She 's got a great big black cat — ever so fierce , ’ Janice Grey said . |
| 11 | No cos she 's got a great big garden like yours |
| 12 | Tony , he 's got a great big large Porsche |
| 13 | No , it 's got a great big steel girder at the back ! |
| 14 | She 's got a great big outside on her slag over the windows and it 's all lit up |
| 15 | The cottage next door to this on the right , it 's got a ghastly fake wishing well in the front garden , belongs to the chap who runs the garage up on the main road , Joe Fenniwick and his wife . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't know what it is about the ‘ 68 but as a Fender Jag it 's got a real thin sound . |
| 17 | Ray Hankin 's got a real uphill task now . |
| 18 | But she 's got a whacking great alibi , sir . ’ |
| 19 | She 's got a corking black eye , a nasty gash … ( oops ) on her forehead which requires multiple stitches and has temporarily lost the use of her right arm . |
| 20 | Alison 's got a nice fifteen three bay , very smart . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've always rather liked the idea of being a ‘ distressed gentlewoman ’ — it 's got a nice old-world sound about it . |
| 22 | Oh yes , erm I think it was generally , er , they had to match the colouring of the rooms that they 'd got , the furniture they 'd got really because as far as the room was concerned er when , when the , new houses came onto the erm , ready for occupation , er they were all cream coloured inside and anyway and pale cream so they , they 'd got er any choice they wanted there it , really it was just to match their curtains , match their carpets , all their furnishings and erm , of course I suppose they , the rose coloured ones er went better than say the lemon coloured one and that because er people just er liked the idea of moving into a place that 's got a nice cosy glow in it , place sort of thing , but we never sell any at all , there 's , none of that type of fitting in , sold now . |
| 23 | I like the Rivera because I can drive it quite hard at low level and it 's got a nice warm sound . |
| 24 | God bless , R.J. PS Please water ( and of course eat ) the tomatoes PPS Yaxlee says he 's got a nice young bay cob if you want to hack . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll give you your letter back , miss — unread , ’ the police-sergeant told Rosalind , with a grin , ‘ but I 'd like to keep the envelope , please , because it 's got a nice glossy surface and the man your sister saw stealing bulbs has left two lovely big fingerprints on it , which may or may not enable us to find out who he is , but will certainly prove whether the gardener who was sacked as the thief is innocent . |
| 26 | It 's got a nice little swimming pool although evidently it looks really nice on the photograph because it looks like a big rectangular one . |
| 27 | He 's got a potty old uncle living with him , who 's generally kept under lock and key . |
| 28 | Sounds like she 's got a flipping long dress on and a straw hat . |
| 29 | I think their kid 's got a bloody new organ |
| 30 | she 's got a bloody secret switch and a crook lock and |