Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them made it and a lot of them did n't , and the agencies , particularly the photo agencies , exploited these people mercilessly . |
| 2 | ‘ I asked him whether the person he was meeting was anything to do with him being followed , but he just laughed . ’ |
| 3 | So I asked him if the task force would be going to the Gulf ; how many people were involved ; and what experience they had . |
| 4 | I asked him if the fundamental problem is that those who have are too selfish to help . |
| 5 | But as a preview , this was her reply when I asked her whether the problem was , not whether women needed more education , but that men needed educating about women . |
| 6 | The Secretary of State for Scotland will recall that , when my colleagues and I met him and the Secretary of State for the Environment during the consultation period on local government funding , we argued our case on local income tax and pursued the issue of costing . |
| 7 | I tried it but the paper was stuck down , stuck down already |
| 8 | Someone found her before the farmer did and so she survived . |
| 9 | ‘ Like a fool , I told her that the only reason I 'd married her was because she 'd told me she was pregnant . |
| 10 | So I told her that the most ancient creeds did not mention the Devil . |
| 11 | I told her that an aunt of mine used to insist that Charles , the crippled brother in the book , was secretly in love with his cousin , Lady Eveleen . |
| 12 | I told them that the grand piano was two feet too short and DeFries said , ‘ Cancel the gig — no gig . ’ |
| 13 | I told them that the Sandinista soldiers were also Catholics ; were also fighting for their country ; were also longing for peace . |
| 14 | I told them that the rain comes in and everything ! |
| 15 | I told him that no Currer Bell lived in Haworth , and sent him away . |
| 16 | I told him that the police wanted to see him . |
| 17 | I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren . |
| 18 | It was when we had settled down to talk in comfortable armchairs that I told him that the man for whom I had substituted at Marlborough , in the hope of replacing him altogether , now planned to return , so that once more I should be out of a job . |
| 19 | I walked back from the Meeting with Quintin who knew by then that he was Macmillan 's selection , and I told him that the idea had my support . |
| 20 | ‘ I told him that the Chester option would deliver a better service for the Army and a better deal for the taxpayer . |
| 21 | ‘ When I told him that the van was standard apart from a roll cage he found it even more difficult to accept . |
| 22 | I told him that the weather was horrendous on Tiree also , with cloud and heavy rain , and getting worse . |
| 23 | Would you be surprised if I told you that the seven major shareholders in GEC , Westinghouse , Con Edison , NBC , and CBS , are Mr El , Mr Elolhim , and Mr Adonai , YHWH Inc. , Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh , Shaddai Holdings , and Zebaot International ? ’ |
| 24 | I told you that the law does not forget you . |
| 25 | ‘ I told you that the letter gave me advice on how to deal with the family and that is all . ’ |
| 26 | I noted you that the company bought Alton Towers . |
| 27 | Someone told him that the way to make money was to buy when the shares were low and sell when they were high . |
| 28 | If someone told you that a major ensemble of some twenty bronzes has recently been permanently installed in a public park hard by Wall St and that its subject is an allegory of greed , would you believe it ? |
| 29 | I assured him that the man concerned had as good or as bad claims as anyone on the List and that my remarks were not addressed to him . |
| 30 | Erm that we had no alternative to do what we did er that C I D officers would speak to him and I believe that he would better understand er wh why we have done what we did er and I assured him that the damage to his door will would be repaired . |