Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But further acquaintance with the latest model forces me to acknowledge that the 1993 Applause is a well-equipped and well-finished machine . |
| 2 | They 'd like me to retire if the truth was told , but what I say is , why retire when you do n't want to ? ’ |
| 3 | Hoffman 's face has never been very expressive ( sometimes his rabbit stare makes me think that the great Maureen Stapleton has spawned an emotionally retarded.son ) , but he has always been able to get our empathy . ’ |
| 4 | That 's what makes me think that the man may have been a foreigner perhaps even killed on the other side of the channel . " |
| 5 | Carol began to sing a very rude version of ‘ Pretty Flamingo ’ which made me think that the stories of graffiti in ladies loos were all true . |
| 6 | It was built before the war , and I have a Shanks loo , which makes me think that the British must have had a hand in building it . |
| 7 | It was he who told me to see that the room was prepared for you . ’ |
| 8 | For example , adding a little recycled paper to a package enables them to claim that the item is made of recycled materials and convey a sense of ecological responsibility . |
| 9 | What makes me laugh that the Labour party always say oh interest rates in , sorry the tax rates in this |
| 10 | Well then Pam made me laugh cos the tiler he , she said he 's go up on the roof and he 's there for hours ! |
| 11 | Would it not have been better for them to wait until the children came home for Christmas ? |
| 12 | All of them say that the MacSharry plans would be devastating for farmers in every part of the United Kingdom . |
| 13 | Hayling had let them know that the move would complicate his personal life . |
| 14 | The actual state of the market is that it 's flooded with property , so we have a case where supply has increased , demand is still at a fairly low level , so we 're having to be very honest with our clients , our vendors , and let them know that the situation is that their property has to be of good value in the market place . |
| 15 | Er , let me apologize if the motion appears a little vague . |
| 16 | The centre of Matson was brick-built , a few buildings rising to three storeys , a few of them whitewashed but the rest left the whisky colour of the local clay . |
| 17 | He listens to me explaining that the front door was unlocked . |
| 18 | We shall return to this issue later , but it surprised me to discover that the population of Waltham Forest needed more expenditure per head for such deprivation than that of Cleveland and about the same amount as Knowsley ; similar observations stem from the comparison of Hackney and Westminster , although this is hampered by including components referring to ILEA . |
| 19 | So it should have come as no real surprise to me to discover that the ’ gear ’ Penny so briefly dismissed included a 17 foot aluminium boat , 24hp outboard , a trailer ( obviously ) , a seine net and a lot of angling equipment . |
| 20 | That morning , as usual , he found nothing to complain of , so instead he wheeled on me to demand whether the boat 's electronic instruments were functioning properly . |
| 21 | Got ta get them mended cos the erm whatsit 's got in here screw hole |
| 22 | I 'd even had a call from the Archbishop of Canterbury , Robert Runcie , who had been kind enough to phone to say that he had been greatly moved by the vigil and had wanted to let me know that the situation was n't hopeless . |
| 23 | If not , let me know because the copy you loaned me has been returned . |
| 24 | Promise me that you 'll let me know if the pain returns . |
| 25 | Take two or three of these before meals and let me know if the symptoms do n't clear up . ’ |
| 26 | Can you also please let me know if the drawings are at present mounted , and , if so , what their outside dimensions are . |
| 27 | Please could you let me know if the old mill chimney in the grounds of one of the houses there is a listed building and if it is not what is the correct procedure for having it listed . |
| 28 | But let me know if the CID turn up . |
| 29 | It was disappointing to discover on asking if I could have them to find that the museum had only just got round to registering what appeared to be Audubon 's proofs . |
| 30 | She opened them to find that the priest had come in and was blandly regarding her and her father . |