Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone will reach for a tin of fish-paste only to be brought up short by another member of the party reminding them that fish-paste is unclean , while someone else may get as far as the checkout with a year 's supply of baked beans , when , across the crowded shelves of the supermarket , comes a voice reminding them of the danger they are facing . |
| 2 | He said tie this and I 'll give you a penny , but he never gavr me any money . |
| 3 | Cancer has taught me that life is n't a dress rehearsal , this is it and you only get the one chance . |
| 4 | Paul you gon na throw me another pencil I seem to have lost |
| 5 | Because Britain offers them cheap labour . |
| 6 | Disturbing the Ritual : The adventurers can do this simply by stepping into the circle and attacking the Vampire and his minion , but the circle offers them some protection by the time the adventurers attack : treat Maximilian and Juliane as having 1 AP , all locations , and +10 bonuses to their I scores while within the circle . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , Japanese companies seem as willing to sell technology , or collaborate on its development , as any other firms , when doing so offers them some advantage . |
| 8 | He offers them another unsettling peacemaking idea ; they invent another excuse for turning it down . |
| 9 | He 's not bringing me any supper . |
| 10 | You will actually hold a policy review with your client , I E , you 're going to see them each year at least , but the policy reviews as regards the company are held to make sure there 's enough growth in the client 's funds to sustain all the charges . |
| 11 | You have to see them first hand . |
| 12 | Strange , Mowbray pondered , that Adam had not come to see them this Christmas . |
| 13 | They 're being told by Lucy 's father , who flew out to see them this morning . |
| 14 | You wait to see them next morning , but they do n't come back . |
| 15 | So I mean , John was right , she did come to see me that time . |
| 16 | Feeling desperate and willing to try anything , Kirsty finally came to see me one day in early spring . |
| 17 | Before I left , I asked if she would come to see me one day . |
| 18 | For instance , Denis Hamilton — a totally fair journalist , but an incorrigible Conservative — came to see me one day to warn me that The Times was prepared to break the newspaper silence that had until then , with the exception of Private Eye , been maintained by all news sources about her two illegitimate children . |
| 19 | Andrea was up to see me one day . |
| 20 | And the maintenance engineer at Ffestiniog , Mr , I know him very well , he came here er like you did downstairs , come to see me one evening . |
| 21 | ‘ Anyway , I 've come to see me old mate Bella here . |
| 22 | One of them came to see me last night when I got back from Paris . |
| 23 | The new owner , Mr. Bolsover , came to see me last week , and I 'm afraid he may not let us go on using the barn . |
| 24 | Come to see me any time , Jacques , I 'll be heartbroken if you do n't … ’ ’ |
| 25 | As for you , you 'd better come to see me this afternoon . |
| 26 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 27 | Q : It 's good of you to see me this evening . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm disappointed for those under 14s who have n't had a chance to see me this time , but I 'm looking forward to doing a full scale tour probably next year when everyone will have a chance to come along , ’ she added . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ He had to see me this time because I had a clue for him . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ They only stand for it because we bring them hard currency , ’ Jim explained , as he accelerated away . |