Example sentences of "[vb base] earn [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The position of women has changed , and now more women work and want to earn a pension in their own right . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to earn a new contract with Everton , ’ he insisted . |
| 3 | Many more workers will be forced , by low pay , to claim benefits to make up their income , when they want to earn a decision wage . |
| 4 | And it 's self employment so the couriers that we er supplied with the parcels with are the p- umm er , they 're liable for tax and insurance if any is due , I mean earn a certain amount of money before you start |
| 5 | ‘ The manager has shown faith in me and I hope to earn a permanent contract . ’ |
| 6 | Too many young people , particularly young men , seek to earn the respect of their peers through risky driving |
| 7 | In the process , the landless poor , whose numbers grow every day , try to earn a pittance . |
| 8 | Hartlepool finished fourth when prop Neil Winn scored their third try to earn an 18–16 win at home to Sandal . |
| 9 | The things we all do to earn an honest living . |
| 10 | We 've earned every penny we 've ever had . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've earned a D minus . |
| 12 | You 've earned a kiss . ’ |
| 13 | So if you 're successful in achieving the full target with a full postal wallet then we everybody 's happy and you 've earned a lot of money . |
| 14 | Shall we have a a cu cup of tea , I think you 've earned a cup of tea , now . |
| 15 | He 's one of six young musicians who 've earned a chance to play alongside the professionals.Chris Moore reports . |
| 16 | You 've earned the full right to be a Brownie , Jenny — do n't you think so , Miss Clinton ? ’ |
| 17 | I 've earned the right to fight for the world title and I 'm anxious to get on with it . ’ |
| 18 | What 's more , 'e 's callin' on me late tonight to find out if I 've 'ad another go and if I 've earned the quid . ’ |
| 19 | Mind you , I have my own theories , but I think I 've earned the right to know if they 're correct . " |
| 20 | ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me , ’ he deigned to answer one of her questions , albeit hostilely . |
| 21 | He 'd been full of hostility , she recalled , when he 'd said , ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 've earned the place , ’ said double European Cup champion Grant after his win . |
| 23 | ‘ There 's poor Archie , he canna dae a han 's turn for himsel' , and I 've to earn every bite o' bread he eats . ’ |
| 24 | In managing their portfolios , the commercial banks have two aims that may conflict : first , they wish to maintain an adequate stock of liquid assets in case their cash reserves ratio comes under pressure ; secondly , they wish to earn a high rate of return on their assets in order to maximise their profits . |
| 25 | The starting point is a question which Adam Smith , John Maynard Keynes or Milton Friedman would be hard pushed to answer : why does it take longer for a carpenter or bricklayeer to earn the price of a pound of meat or a housebrick than it did five centuries ago ? |
| 26 | With a career spanning seventeen years and almost as many albums , it 's hard to deny that Motorhead have earned a bit of a breather , but those that feared the sun and the swimming pools of their self-imposed LA exile might dilute the band 's full-on thrust can finally rest easy . |
| 27 | A few years on , back in good old leafy Didsbury , vocalist Melanie and all-round muso Eric have earned a serious Stateside buzz as Temper Temper . |
| 28 | ‘ I have been so unlucky , I think I have earned a rest . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I have earned a comfortable living from Party Planners but I lost the bulk of my money as a Lloyd 's Name , ’ she said . |
| 30 | ‘ I have earned a fortune in my time . |