Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [vb base] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I said I was subject to them , not that I let them rule me ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Meaning that I let you kiss me once I realised that was your intention , because I too thought that it would serve a purpose and stop Terry Lewis making any more waves . |
| 3 | It 's just that I 've I mean I want a curtain there as well because otherwise it all looks a bit heavy but I do n't think I could put a blind down there because of the way |
| 4 | There are so many possibilities for pressed flowers that I hope you find it hard to contain your enthusiasm ! |
| 5 | Yeah well b well what I 'm trying to say and I ca n't emphasise it too strongly is that I do n't want anybody going round like writing another stupid letter to somebody saying that erm you know the reason we 're inundated that it has n't been advertised properly cos I tell you what it 'll come back right in our faces cos it 's our bloody fault Well that 's right well we know that I mean I told them all I told them all quite clearly when I was up in Glasgow that they 'd be quiet for at least a month because p it 'll take time to filter through . |
| 6 | It it 's one of those unfortunate things that I mean I think we 've we 've got to look around and see what we can do about . |
| 7 | and all that I mean you know they 're not hav they do n't have to be as committed |
| 8 | ‘ Not that I mind 'er pullin' me leg , I 'm just thankful you ai n't beatin' 'er black an' blue , it upset me when — ’ The landlady stopped . |
| 9 | They are in the sense that I think we believe they 're mandatory , do n't we ? |
| 10 | And they told me about Azul , in Jersey , and before that I think it was before that they showed me the forensic photographs of all of them : Bissett skewered on the railings , grotesque and spread and limp ; the blood-smeared vibrator used on the retired judge , Jamieson ; the drained shapeless white body of Persimmon , tied to his grid above a pool of blood , then nothing when there should have been something ; then what was left of Sir Rufus Carter , blackened bones , distorted and bent , the black skull 's jaw hinged down in a blind scream but the flesh all gone very much a dental-records job and it was all black , the nails , the wood and the bones too but it 's their mouths their jaws I remember , their silent screams , hanging slack or jammed open and it gets worse because they show me the fucking video they show me the video they think I made or that I think they think I made but I did n't ; they make me watch it and it 's horrific ; there 's a man and he 's dressed in black or dark blue and he has a gorilla mask on and he keeps sucking on this little bottle he 's carrying which must be helium because it gives him that baby voice disguising his own voice and he has this fat little guy strapped to a chrome seat , his mouth taped , one arm tied down onto the arm of the chair , shirt rolled up and the little guy 's shrieking as hard as he can but it sounds quiet because the noise is having to come down his nose while the man in the gorilla mask looks from the camera to the guy in the seat and holds up this huge fucking syringe like something from a nightmare from an old movie from a horror film and I can feel my heart beating wildly because that 's what this is . |
| 11 | Now look at that I want you to see them in the bath , they enjoy themselves like children . |
| 12 | ‘ So much so that I want you to do it again . ’ |
| 13 | When I drive off , I am so churned up inside that I find myself hoping I sha n't make things worse by having a coronary on the way to work . ’ |
| 14 | because where all the sort of a route that I reckon I know I , I am not gon na know it all . |
| 15 | on this side , you know where the little piece that , that bend , that you uncatch it to fold it up |
| 16 | I have not often coldness with you , sweet heart ; yet I often feel that you teach me to love you . |
| 17 | Whether it 's everyday or special occasion glass that you desire we help you through the crystal maze . |
| 18 | And now that you know that Carol and I are there erm , you know somebody to speak to , cos sometimes you go into a shop and you 're not really sure who 's there , and when you see a face that you recognize it helps you does n't it ? |
| 19 | And why it 's vital that you help us to stop it . |
| 20 | Okay , have you come across anything else that you 've I suppose you have n't had , you have n't been coming across much at all . |
| 21 | Yeah and what , what , what do we think she means that you know what do you stuffy , yeah ? |
| 22 | I suspect now that you know I mean I they might still to move given to one or two of my family members , but basically I could more openly say you know that in fact I suppose my view in Britain but not in Australia but my view in Britain is okay , the Royal Family could continue to exist they must A pay taxes B I do n't genuflect to any of them and C we 've got ta put them in perspective they 're in which is they 're a tourist attraction erm you know but I and I can make those comments which would be met by a lot of Britons with hostility , people who would totally disagree with me and say well they are the Royals and you know bow , bow , bow , but others would agree with me and that is something that has changed over the last three decades it really has , it 's changed during , during my absence in Australia , it is something you know that I came back to and I mean I kept , I 've been back about three or four weeks and there 's a pro I mean there 's some delightful radio programmes here comedy , political comedy shows and there was one show I listened to and I had been back a couple of weeks and it was about erm the Queen had a P R issue and she had to sort of do something about it , so she decided they 'd have a public execution of Edward and they described Edward was a cream puff and they the Queen and and er Andrew and everybody else was on the balcony at er Buck House and the crowds are cheering and the rolled and the the execution . |
| 23 | The counsellor said , ‘ You are describing Sarah in a very loving and respectful way — but you sound angry when you say that you expect me to pull you up for not describing her as a lover , too . |
| 24 | But , never one to miss an opportunity , ‘ I insist that you allow me to take you to lunch , ’ he followed up , and smilingly waited . |
| 25 | And — ’ She turned her daughter 's face fully to her and cupped her cheek as she said , ‘ You must tell Daddy that you want me to bath you . |
| 26 | I surmise that you want me to tell you how Gustave was as a lover . |
| 27 | This is why I know that you need someone like me to explain about competition . |
| 28 | But it 's interesting to know that a lot of the copies either must have copies , which they should have or that they know what bin it . |
| 29 | Once you 've made your call , they might ask you to stay by the phone erm , to contact you back it might be that they ask you did you want anybody contacted to tell them that , that you 've broken down , they will do that for you . |
| 30 | ‘ Might it be , I 'm only hazarding a guess , you realize that , but might it be that they want you to get them out here again ? ’ |