Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the handshake it was only when I got notified that I 'd been awarded the gold badge , I realized I never got my hand back that day . |
| 2 | I do n't think I even heard his name . |
| 3 | Do you think I only saw his Ba ? |
| 4 | Say I really appreciate your time |
| 5 | So he found himself unexpectedly spending his holiday in the little port of Cassis . |
| 6 | They had all been inhibited from plain speaking by the lavish hospitality , the fresh scampi with avocado had been too ‘ mucked about ’ for her taste , while that dreadful black man had insisted on telling her all about his times in and out of the ring with ‘ Big Frank ’ ( ‘ a lovely suit of clothes ’ ) , interrupting himself only to raise his glass of pink wine to Sir Ralph who had , in his opinion , ‘ done us proud ’ . |
| 7 | CATHERINE D' you really need your father to help you ? |
| 8 | ‘ D' you still practise your religion , Hilda ? ’ |
| 9 | COLIN WALLACE : Determined to discover who really killed his friend |
| 10 | So we urge you now to place your order by post or by phone . |
| 11 | To obtain one please send your contribution to Oxford Preservation Trust with details of the wording required , and stating ‘ Magdalen Birdtable ’ . |
| 12 | The actor Paul Blake and his wife Kate , who are friends of ours , have two young daughters and Abi and I found we really enjoyed their company . |
| 13 | Watching him as he leaned easily back in his chair , studying the wine list , she found herself reluctantly examining his face with compulsive curiosity . |
| 14 | Has anybody actually started their assignment ? |
| 15 | He is splendid company though you must know him well to have his trust for the scars of rebuke when called a traitor for playing in South Africa a decade ago remain etched on his character . |
| 16 | He is splendid company though you must know him well to have his trust for the scars of rebuke when called a traitor for playing in South Africa a decade ago remain etched on his character . |
| 17 | I 'd never known him believe in anything before , so it was an amazing novelty to find him literally staking his life on the principle of absolute patriarchal authority . |
| 18 | The charts entitled ‘ One-way channels ’ and ‘ Two-way channels show where people say they currently get their information ; the ‘ Supervisors and Grapevines ’ chart compares your department results regarding these two channels with results from a few other departments . |
| 19 | Right , they 're accusing him to be claiming to be God and they actually say they actually say their decision is that he 's guilty and should be put to death , they 've condemned him to death . |
| 20 | I did n't even know he still had my address , it all happened years before , we barely even had an affair . |
| 21 | ‘ And has he never discussed his will with you ? ’ |
| 22 | Has he ever mentioned his interest to you ? ’ |
| 23 | She used it initially to fan her face with . |
| 24 | People say he only joined your team by mistake because he loves dancing . |
| 25 | The girl who woke me also made my drink . |
| 26 | Her lip trembled briefly as Tony hugged her and Maureen kissed her again before they left , but she quickly recovered and told them unsmilingly to give her love to her father and the family . |
| 27 | Our invaluable handbook , which otherwise retails at around £100 is included in membership — and members invariably find that knowledge gained via membership , be it from the Handbook , a seminar or fellow members , allows them annually to recover their membership subscription . |
| 28 | ‘ Ray told me never to lose my individuality , always to believe in what I did best . |
| 29 | If necessary , he or she will advise on the detailed layout of the cash books , and suggest that he or she reviews them occasionally to ensure their adequacy . |
| 30 | Well let me just check me diary , I know |