The world-building process in which words are formed by means of changing the paradigm is called conversion. Conversion is highly productive in creating nouns from verbs and verbs from nouns.
(e.g. to talk – a talk, a button – to button).
In some cases it’s difficult to point out the initial form in the conversion pair.
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These are my short sentences (ex. 9, p. 75):
1. It’s fine to give a person a look, however if you start eyeing and fingering somebody, you may get a knock on the head and find yourself in need of doctoring.
2. The bartender handed a drink that was a find to a customer who gave it a pull with a shriek.
3. To referee successfully, one has to get a grip on the situation before voicing a complaint.
4. If you have fanned the flames of passion so much that your eyes start to water, you had better give the 001 a ring.
By AngryPenguin
Sorry, those were my long sentences =)
By AngryPenguin
1) The leading actor had a fight with a discontented spectator and that's why now he needs to be doctored to go on playing.
2) It was announced that Mr Brown is to voice the main hero of the new documentary film about the expedition to the Northern Pole.
3) It is so hot in Guatemala that tourists always fan themselves with newspapers, guides and so on.
4) When you eye somebody be aware that he or she may take is as an insult and turn away.
5) Don't finger strangers - that shows the lack of good manners.
6) Those whose work is to referee games should be reserved and attentive.
7) Policeman handed me the passport and apologized for that slight misunderstanding.
8) For many people it is a grave problem not to forget to water their plants in time.
9) I ordered a drink and turned to look at other visitors of that small pub.
10) Mrs Grey gave me a wistful look and shook her head. "Poor lamb!" - she said.
11) There was a loud knock at the door. I smiled a smile as I realized that it must be the newspaper boy with usual morning press.
12) - Why didn't you give me a ring?
- Sorry, I was too busy washing the dishes.
13) I hate people giving a pull at the public transport.
14) His grasp was such a strong one that I had no hope of escaping.
15) -Hey, I've found a coconut!
- What a wonderful find! Now we have at least something for dinner.
16) I was going through the darkness of dungeon, trying to light my way with a torch, when I saw it. The basilisk was just in my way. I gave a shriek but seemed that it was even more surprised than me - it leapt to his feet and ran away.
by Snowfrost
My sentences are:
1. He broke his leg and needed to be doctored.
2. She voiced the thought that flashed through all our minds.
3. It was so stifling in the drawing room, that she took the newspaper and began fanning herself.
4. Lisa eyed the cigarette case carefully. Where could she have seen it before?
5. He was so much amazed by the picture that he tried to finger it, but checked himself in time.
6. He was to referee the match and was very nervous.
7. She asked Michael to hand her the book, but he stepped back and hid the book into his coat pocket.
8. Roger asked to water the horses and prepare a room for his guest.
9. I offered him a drink, but he refused and went straight to the point.
10. She gave him a look full of contempt.
11. I was reading a book when heard a gentle knock on the door.
12. He heard a ring of the phone, made an excuse and left the room.
13. I gave him a bottle of water and he took an avid pull at it.
14. I was astonished at his profound grasp of the subject.
15. Her talent was remarkable; everybody kept saying she was a find.
16. When she saw him lying at the ground breathless she gave a horrified shriek.
by Monkey
1. When I hear a knock at the door I never open it before eyeing the guest through the peephole.
2. At great parties there is always a servant who hands drinks around.
3. My old earring was a lucky find for I had lost it long ago.
4. The pianist always fingers the keys lightly while playing.
5. The well-known umpire refereed the match between two teams of one league.
6. A friend of mine was so frightened by the sudden shriek that she felt faint so I had to fan her with my notebook.
7. when I happen to go anywhere by trane I always have an impulse to give a pull to the emergency brake.
8. Karlsson's granny always gave her grandson a warm and strong grasp.
9. I always get exasperated when I notice my interlocutor's faraway look.
10. A lot of great actors now and then voice cartoons.
11. I often forget to water the plants in my room, so my grandmother has to remind me of that.
12. I hate it when my granny tries to doctor old and broken things instead of buying new ones.
13. - Why didn't you give me a ring?
- Oh, sorry, I completely forgot I was to do that.
by Heilig.
1) She was trying to doctor her old mixer when Mark came.
2) You should voice his name and he'll wake up.
3) It was to stifling in the classroom so evrybody fanned himself with a copybook or a hat.
4) All the students eyed a new professor with interest.
5) Jamie cried out as she fingered the hot teapot.
6) There was no sense of refereeing him as he wasn't able to move.
7) Could you hand me same salt, please?
8) My mum waters her flowers 3 times a week.
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9) Let's go out and have a drink or two, I need to talk to you.
10) She gave me a furious look.
11) Then a strong knocj at the door followed and everybody felt nervous and suspicious.
12) She droppde her ring into the sink as she was washing the dishes.
13) He turned the key into the keyhole and with a pull opend a heavy old door.
14) He managed to pull out his friend from water as he had a strong grasp.
15)Nobody could cook better than he. He was a real find for a new developing business.
16) She let out a shriek as her brother tried to frighten her while she was sleeping.
By C.W.S.
1. I used to doctor dolls when a girl.
2. Sometimes it can be difficult to voice one's thoughts.
3. Everybody were fanning themselves during the summer's heat.
4. Eyeing is considered to be impolite.
5. Little children get to know the world through fingering objects.
6. If I am to hand somebody something very precious I will surely drop it.
7. Watering flowers is what I will never get used to do.
8. In winter I usually prefer hot drinks to cold ones.
9. My Mom gives me a depricating look when I'm lazy.
10. I'm never able to hear the loudest knock at the door when I'm listening to music.
11. A ring of a doorbell always scares me.
12. I am definitely a find to this university :) (nothing personal, just to fullfill the task)
13. A shriek never left my throat. (I hope so)
scary kid
1) Despite he was in great pain he refused to be doctored.
2) When little Maggie voiced the name of her father he was in the seventh heaven.
3) Mrs. Stoppard nervously fanned herself watching her husband flirting with a young actress.
4) All the pupils eyed the beautiful new pupil-girl with interest.
5) After they had exposed her deception, she was fingered as a criminal.
6) My friends were disappointed by the way their match was refereed.
7) The surgeon asked the assistant to hand him sterile instruments.
8) My granny made me water everything in her vegetable garden this summer. Now I’m an experienced gardener.
1)Light drinks often create comfortable and cozy atmosphere.
2) Julia gave them (fried potatoes ) a wistful look before she shook her head in refusal.(W.S. Maugham “Theatre”)
3)They were scared to death by that harrowing screams and persistent knocks at the door.
4) Maxie gave a few rings to the manager but he didn’t answer.
5) An abrupt pull solved a problem with his fly. It never fastens anymore.
6)His passionate and a bit brute grasp let her feel that he had worried about her strongly.
7) A new actor from Zimbabwe was a find. He was completely in his role.
8) Johny couldn’t broke himself of a habbit to let out shrieks if he knew the answer.
By Sleepwalking Dream
1) The editor told Emily, that she was a real find for their newspaper and offered her a job immediately, but she was doubtful. She wanted to doctor and had no intention of becoming a journalist.
2) He had to clear his throat before voicing the text.
3) The heat was unbearable and Gloria fanned herself with a copybook.
4) Anna was aware that the competitors could eye her and did her best to confuse them.
5) A girl was gazing at toys for some time and then fingered a small bear.
6) She wanted Fred to referee the match, but he refused.
7) He asked, if I could hand him the document.
8) Greg asked her to water the flowers, but she forgot about that. He gave her a deprecating look and said nothing.
9) Harry was having a drink when he heard a loud knock at the door.
10) She didn’t hear the telephone ring and missed his call.
11) He gave a pull at the bell and his sister opened the door.
12) Marina had some grasp of physics, although everybody said she was hopeless.
13) He was awakened by a shriek.
by Whisper.
1) You won't conquer the world just by eyeing and fingering it, crying like a little kid, who wants THAT VERY TOY.
2) When you are wet to the skin, even a quick look at a drink can make you furious.
3) If you has just fanned the house with all the doors, at which somebody used to give a knock, please be sure that you are well hidden before you make a call, so that the police couldn't call you a find to detest.
4) The dictionary was so heavy that I had to hand it to Barbara with a pull.
5) An exclamatory sentence needs as many shrieks as possible to make it look more emotional.
6)Many people need have their minds doctored.
7) He shook my hand with such am enthusiastic grasp that I could hardly check myself and not to give a shriek.
8) Water my flowers, please.
By Grobynja.Sklepoff
1. There was a knock at the door, and I had to get downstairs to open.
2. When Emily came home, Roger was enjoying a drink instead of doing the washing-up.
3. I gave him a disappointed look and turned away.
4. Though he started studying not so long ago he showed a remarkable grasp of the subject.
5. John looked at the picture once again and took a pull at the bottle.
6. We heard a loud shriek and shivered.
7. I should water the flowers regularly.
8. The room was small and there were a lot of people, so I had to fan myself.
9. I will never voice your name again.
10. James eyed the photo with doubt as if it was a fake.
11. I handed him the newspaper and asked to read the article.
12. This young actress is a true find!
13. I didn’t feel like talking to anybody, so I pretended not to hear the ring.
14. He was fingered as the boy who had broken the bike.
15. Could you please doctor my watches?
By PeterPan
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