Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] a nice [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when I became spokesman in opposition myself and he was the Foreign Secretary and we were sparring partners again , I made a nice remark about him and he said it was like being nuzzled by an old ram . |
| 2 | I got a nice home , a family . |
| 3 | I got a nice bit of money and such like I do n't know who to leave it to . |
| 4 | I got a nice letter back . |
| 5 | In those days they were very good at Leeds , I got a nice letter back and was also sent some programmes and stuff . |
| 6 | I think I could survive on my own in New York if I had a credit card and I found a nice hotel like Kevin . |
| 7 | Come on I want a nice drink please . |
| 8 | Lovely , now listen , I want a nice piece of brisket for the weekend , very little fat , how 's the baby ? |
| 9 | Highton Highton I came a nice part . |
| 10 | Well we went off , we got off at Peel which was the other side as you know and there was Peel Castle right on the hill there and erm well after , and she said we wo n't go to these sea front cafes , well I know a nice restaurant , she said , up that road , and she said , just turn to the right and there we are , see . |
| 11 | I like a nice curry and I love chips . |
| 12 | Actually , I like a nice bath now and then , and I 've got to be as fresh as possible for Tina , my childhood sweetheart . |
| 13 | ‘ Now that was a nice cup of tea , ’ confided Alf ‘ I like a nice cup of tea . |
| 14 | ‘ I appreciate it , and if I get a nice sky in a picture then fine , I 'll manipulate it in the darkroom and make the best of it . |
| 15 | By now I had almost convinced Rick to change to the boilie when I had another take on the Tropicana ; this was all the convincing he needed as I landed a nice mirror around the 12lb mark . |
| 16 | Oh I covered a nice trip , yes |
| 17 | A lot of people would turn round and say Right I 'm a lorry driver and I I leave a nice gap . |
| 18 | I bought a nice wedge yesterday . |
| 19 | So I went in there and I thought oh God , I mean I could , if you gave me , if I did a nice sketch and worked on it , if I spent a day a might |
| 20 | Pakeezah thanked her : ‘ Now that 's what I call a nice cup of tea , ’ she said . |
| 21 | I had a nice dinner last night , I did n't have my chips but I managed to get |
| 22 | I wish I had a nice coat of feathers — my mac ai n't all that warm , and my straw hat hardly keeps my head warm at all . |
| 23 | She was nice , you know , she said I had a nice bum , ’ said Derek . |
| 24 | And I had a nice letter from the commanding officer the Royal Artillery . |
| 25 | If anyone is into rolling dice I have a nice idea . |
| 26 | But everyone says I have a nice complexion . |
| 27 | I ca n't feel enthusiastic about the government training course I 'm on and although I have a nice boyfriend , I 'm trying to finish the relationship . |
| 28 | I have a nice feeling this is THE away game where we break the duck . |
| 29 | I have a nice house ; |
| 30 | I was right about the shop selling string , and I buy a nice ball of it — all clean and white . |