Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought you 'd heard me answer his knock on the door as soon as you went in there . |
| 2 | The museum also houses a stuffed creature dubbed Bowes ' answer to Dr Dolittle 's Push Me Pull You . |
| 3 | And he sent for the Bishop of Valencia , and took their vows and made them plight themselves each to the other according as the law directs . |
| 4 | ’ If it wisnae too much trouble tae ye , ’ she went on , ’ I think my son might be glad of a read , if ye didnae mind keepin' them fir 'im . ’ |
| 5 | They offered me soup I was desperate for but took no notice of , asked me questions I answered with a catatonic silence and a stare . |
| 6 | By her next words to Dame Sirith all she says of her feelings towards Wilekin is : ( " Unless you bring me Wilekin I can never laugh nor sing nor be glad . " ) |
| 7 | Go — and bring me word what 's happened ! ’ |
| 8 | I mean , he 'd given me experiences I could never have hoped for . |
| 9 | Now , you 've given me Stelazine I 'm not sure when I 'm taking it , Doctor . |
| 10 | You 've got your questions and of course I could answer them Nicodemus I could tell the why 's and the wherefore 's of this , and of that , I could give you all the details and all the the the things that you want to know but , they 're not really important the real issue for you , Nicodemus , is that you have got to be born again ! |
| 11 | How come I got my head his head was here |
| 12 | Because when I first got my glasses they all went ‘ Ha , ha , four eyes ’ for about a week or so , and then they all shut up because they forgot about it . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ After I got my degree I told my mother I could keep her now and she should leave my father . |
| 14 | And once I got my A.S.O. I 'd be on a scientific grade and could work myself up . |
| 15 | ‘ When I got my doctorate I decided I would n't change my name , ’ she explains . |
| 16 | Seeing my disappointment he winked an eye and said , ‘ Well , I must admit that it makes a good story ’ . |
| 17 | He knew at once of a house to let for a whole year , the owners being abroad and failing to let it before they left last month and seeing my condition he took pity and had the caretaker prevailed upon to come to me at his premises . |
| 18 | I have my man and a bent old crone from the village who drinks my whisky which she thinks I do n't notice . |
| 19 | After re-decorating my kitchen I had a nearly new vegetable rack spare . |
| 20 | But she said leave my bed , I 'll make my bed myself now . |
| 21 | And that 's how she met my father you see . |
| 22 | And she said , ‘ George Dionisovich , at the moment I do n't want to sell them , but if I change my mind I 'll let you know ’ . |
| 23 | Touching my shoulder she said to me I want all the ones , all the ones . |
| 24 | ‘ But to confirm my diagnosis I need to do some tests . |
| 25 | I want to see my mother he said . |
| 26 | I asked my friends who have had au pairs what they 'd expected of them in the kitchen . |
| 27 | When I asked my wife what car she wants to replace the Peugeot , she said ‘ the safest one ’ . |
| 28 | I acted on what everyone had told me I then asked my friend who had a contact in Tesco 's about it she said well there is one . |
| 29 | On the way I asked my guard what the name of the village was . |
| 30 | When I asked my mother what she was doing , she replied : ‘ I thought if nothing were to come of your relationships , I could cut them out of the photographs ! ’ |