Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You and Daryl where in the first form room before afternoon school and I 'm sure we 'll all remember you saying you 'd like to put a spider down Mary Lou 's neck . |
| 2 | It would be worth it , if it put an end to such irritations as the inconvenient way I 'd suddenly find myself visualising you when I was with other women … |
| 3 | ‘ There are some suggestions I made for changes but this would not prevent me signing it . |
| 4 | However , from the moment he entered the Mess he was quite an outstanding character — and I hope he will not mind me mentioning it — against a rich harvest of exceptional characters at that time . |
| 5 | If he did not know that , I do not mind him admitting it , but it is extraordinary ignorance on his part . |
| 6 | I do hope the senders do not mind my reproducing them , but they certainly brightened Mike 's and my days as we slogged through the sorting and despatching process : |
| 7 | My dad always used to say that we could not afford lunch , although , I have to say , this did not stop him eating it . |
| 8 | There was no way the police could hold Philip Drew , but this did not stop them following him . |
| 9 | I had tried hard to destroy all feelings of love for him , but now that I saw him again , I could not stop myself loving him . |
| 10 | The Minister 's only defence I do not recall him using it in Committee — against the charge that he is wantonly selling public assets cheaply is that we always have recourse to the Public Accounts Committee . |
| 11 | You may say that you could hardly trust me saying it because I 'm wealthy enough to be able to come here from Japan to study . |
| 12 | it must have poured on us but I ca n't ever remember it raining You know there was when we used to go to Deerness I had very long hair and we And Kirkwall was n't just the cleanest of place at places at that time . |
| 13 | While this might stop the behaviour it might also stop him ringing you when he is really in difficulties . |
| 14 | I would often see her watching me as I played in the fields . |
| 15 | I can understand the reason for other people having them , but I ca n't really see myself having it . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't recollect you measurin' me . ’ |
| 17 | So obviously if Mike 's been chosen once or he 's done it he does n't want somebody asking him again . |
| 18 | It 's just that sometimes — well , I do n't even know if we have a relationship , and I do n't want him thinking he can take me for granted . ’ |
| 19 | I was even glad now I 'd had trouble with the M-16 ; did n't want him thinking I was too handy with weapons . |
| 20 | I did n't want him thinking I 'd only fired in self-defence . |
| 21 | She did n't want him thinking she was a slag . |
| 22 | She did n't want him following her to the bedroom . |
| 23 | She placed the cheque in her bag , let herself out through the back way and , checking that Ryan had gone , because she did n't want him following her , she walked along the lane , careful not to trip on muddy ruts . |
| 24 | I do n't want him asking me questions like where I 'm going and stuff like that , just in case he tells Mr Jackson . |
| 25 | ‘ But ’ Agnes decided ‘ even if it was the Secret Service we do n't want them knowing you 're off to St Louis and points West any more then we want the Bravoes … |
| 26 | We do n't want them thinking they 've been sold short or rumbled . ’ |
| 27 | Bit my lip — did n't want them dragging me back in there for a patient . |
| 28 | I did n't want them noticing me even a little . |
| 29 | And we do n't want them fighting us . " |
| 30 | ‘ Let's just say I would n't want them protecting me , ’ Whitlock replied . |