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motif Anglais:

1. motive motive


What's his motive for committing murder?
The motive for the murder is not yet known.
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.
They were there with some other motive in mind which she still didn't know about.
You may rest assured; I have no ulterior motive in making this donation.
These days, the motive for marriage is not necessarily pure.
Bomb-making criminals frequently have the motive of wanting public attention.
Your motive was admirable, but your action was not.
They still haven't been able to work out quite what her motive was for resorting to crime.
She is acting from some selfish motive.
Now we are better able to understand their motive.
We know the woman was murdered, but do we know what the motive was?
I don't get the motive of the killer.
What is your motive?
Catherine had an ulterior motive when she urged her father to buy a new car. She hoped that she'd be able to drive it herself.

Anglais mot "motif"(motive) se produit dans des ensembles:

Fiches du livre - "Wanda, Vol. 1 (of 3)" (Ouida)
Fiches du livre - "Life Of Johnson, Vol. 2" (Boswell)
Fiches du livre - "The Mystery of M. Felix" (B. L....
Fiches du livre - "Othmar" (Ouida)
Fiches du livre - "The Old Man in the Corner" (Bar...

2. pattern pattern


Your sweatshirt has a lovely pattern.
India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.
This vowel change has much to do with the overall accent pattern assigned to each word.
All B-class horrors always follow the same pattern.
A diametrically opposed kinship pattern is to be observed among certain South Sea Island communities.
Man lives in a community, and has to conform to a social pattern.
The shifting pattern of world trade is made clear in the following table.
Yet today only about 15 percent of American families follow this pattern.
1. You can copy this pattern if you want to. 2. Can you send me a pattern before I make any decisions?
Detachment provides perspective, which in turn permits a certain amount of pattern recognition.
The news interview under investigation follows the conventional pattern of the turn-taking system, which consists of answers following questions.
The pattern of family life has been changing over recent years. A whole variety of behavior (al) patterns affect infants.
behaviour patterns
When we study English one negative pattern, we tend to have is, we just looking the words we understand it, end we move on.
Around his facts the scientist weaves a logical pattern or theory which gives the facts meaning, order, and significance.

Anglais mot "motif"(pattern) se produit dans des ensembles:

Fiches du livre - "Mothers to Men" (Zona Gale)
Fiches du livre - "When You Giffle" (L.J. Stecher)
Fiches du livre - "The Long Remembered Thunder" (K...
Fiches du livre - "Fletcher of Madeley" (Frederic ...
Fiches du livre - "Letters of Travel (1892-1913)" ...