Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And where would I most like to spend the rest of the day ? |
| 2 | One part of me , despite George Crowninshield 's reassurances , anticipated that the twins would emerge as shambling twitching wrecks , and for a second , believing my worst fears , I bitterly regretted accepting the senator 's charter . |
| 3 | ‘ The price tag worried me and I badly wanted to repay the faith Palace had shown in me . |
| 4 | Enough of the worms find themselves on the tight-fitting lid so that when I open the bucket I merely have to lower the lid into my aquarium to feed the fish . |
| 5 | In the meantime I merely want to emphasise the point I was making about change . |
| 6 | Oh I better start getting the dinner ready for tomorrow . |
| 7 | The C Mixolydian scale run in bar 5 and the tremolo picked closing phrase should be alternate picked throughout — I personally prefer to start the scale run and each of the tremolo picked notes with a down-stroke — but you should remember to experiment and use whatever picking scheme works best for you . |
| 8 | He won that actually on appeal because he said he needed to raise the funds for a project he 'd got in mind and they allowed him twenty eight days in the first year , he now carries on fourteen days without planning permission every year , but give him credit he does run it very well , er and you can not fault him , but we in our area do actually issue licences , you can not have a car boot sale or market stall without a licence and I personally have run the charity markets in er the village high street and got a licence at the cost of a pound . |
| 9 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 10 | Well if I only wanted to know the crossword and every single one is |
| 11 | Call me an egotistical slime , but I only want to preserve the purity and integrity of the current alternative , and hope that it wo n't pass through the mass-media grinder into the mainstream , where it will eventually be recalled as one more passive , stupid fashion . |
| 12 | and er I only have to mention the time though , oh dear |
| 13 | I do shut them up at night because of the stoats and the foxes , but they put themselves to bed , I only have to shut the door . |
| 14 | I suddenly wanted to see the work I was doing laid out in front of me . |
| 15 | It was against my will but I felt there was no use fighting it , because the social worker had many things against me , like my not going to see the baby , and my being in prison — there were many things against me . |
| 16 | ‘ I just had to turn the telly over . |
| 17 | all mothers are sacred but I just had to put the boot in on her , I 'm afraid , I said stuff ! |
| 18 | Well , after Marks advert for Clubcall I decided I just had to hijack the fax machines telephone line and call it up . |
| 19 | I just concentrate to put the heating on . |
| 20 | you know I just keep thinking the stuff 's on the way round and there ought to be some way of doing it , but I , you know , I mean maybe Brian 's idea of the , the , the organizations in the ci ci but that does n't help me you know with a , with a |
| 21 | Q ‘ I do like the ‘ double flap ’ method of making a neckband , but I just hate backstitching the band on to the garment . |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps I just like having the advantage , ’ he returned silkily . |
| 23 | to year eleven , but I just seem to get the feeling that we , we |
| 24 | Caller : Well , I just wanted to ask the manager if it is all right to bring my poodle with me ? |
| 25 | I just wanted to see the house again , to look at my father 's things . |
| 26 | I just wanted to clarify the point about derelict land in the A sixty four south corridor , which erm have referred to . |
| 27 | I just wanted to leave the tent , but as this was not possible due to the weather outside , I snuggled down in my sleeping bag and tried to make myself comfortable on the hard , stony ground . |
| 28 | And there will be opportunities to apply for support from the British Film Institute and elsewhere erm in order that we can expand er what we 're doing in that area and I , I just wanted to let the board know about that and to say that erm er this is the route that I 'm currently taking and erm I will be reporting to them when there are specific developments and that I hope that you approve of er me attempting to expand our provision in this area . |
| 29 | In the ambulance , I just wanted to know the damage . |
| 30 | I just wanted to make the point that the rules are n't everything … it 's an attitude . |