Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make a list of any activities which make you buzz with energy , which absorb you so much that time dissolves , or which give you a sense of inner peace and satisfaction . |
| 2 | At the Red Cross warehouse , we were met by Stoyaeka who drove us to her house where she gave us a meal of soup , bread , stew and dumplings , all washed down with a very palatable local red wine . |
| 3 | Matt put in , ‘ Departing guests pay their accounts at the office , where she gives them a receipt , and Ling takes his list of commodities to her — things to be ordered for the kitchen , you understand . ’ |
| 4 | It was at , it was at the place where the football where you got us a grant playing with those little scum . |
| 5 | the only attraction of that is would be if you could both be able to tell me that if I erm , wrote them a letter , or you wrote them a letter on my behalf erm and they say of yes they are going to deal with this erm next Friday or something |
| 6 | Using a computer to help in your child 's education is fine , providing he or she understands what a keyboard is all about . |
| 7 | So you just bring them home at lunchtime or something give him a |
| 8 | You know , but we 're ever so excited it because we 've sold some , or we get him a , and we get excited by this , and he knows we 're after that . |
| 9 | In the houses — never a window opened — in the cars , in the gruesome , echoing hypermarkets set in the middle of nowhere ( where they wished you a ‘ nice day ’ at 10 pm ) . |
| 10 | Ever since then , whenever I left a job or anyone gave me a present , I was given more of the same . |
| 11 | Did n't we get a bit from the FA or whatever to make it a ground for the European Championships ? |
| 12 | While farmers themselves recognise that no-one owes them a living , there 's still an inherent desire to be on the receiving end of some support . |
| 13 | While farmers themselves recognise that no-one owes them a living , there 's still an inherent desire to be on the receiving end of some support . |
| 14 | Er Sadly , although I sent you a letter with suggestions for discussion I forgot to keep a copy of it for myself . |
| 15 | It was only when I got home and looked up the dictionary that I realised what a gem it had been . |
| 16 | ‘ It was then that I realised what a lovely person he was , ’ says Avril . |
| 17 | It was only after we had left , and were returning home that I realised what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in pain . |
| 18 | No , you do n't : for the simple reason that I suppressed it a few pages ago . |
| 19 | Tall , tanned , golden hair , and those blue eyes so full of honesty and humour that I thought him a warm , generous man . |
| 20 | I 'm unashamed to report that I enjoyed it a lot , and I 'm sure I would have loved it as a child . |
| 21 | I shall make sure that I send him a copy of my speech tomorrow , which will give detail after detail of what is actually taking place in the valleys . |
| 22 | It was suggested at the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council that I send you a copy of the objections made by the Parish Council to the siting of a communication mast on land off Higher Lane , Scorton . |
| 23 | Hanging around with the photographer sparked Tony 's interest in the medium , ‘ It was a combination of things ; one was the bull , the adventure , the romance , and I really found that I liked it a lot . |
| 24 | And so it went on in what was styled — even in the ranks — as the Baldwin Air Force , and it was in this environment that I found myself a mere fragment within a daily expanding Air Force . |
| 25 | Once I had said that I found it a lot easier to speak to her . |
| 26 | Having read what the Queen 's Speech says on matters of foreign policy , I must say that I found it a bit of a mish-mash . |
| 27 | But Jim insisted , insisted that I bought him a pint and asked me to caddie for him the following week at St Anne 's . |
| 28 | I 'd forgotten that I pay you a salary ! |
| 29 | You had a death in the family which I could understand , so I lent you a book , which you have n't returned . |
| 30 | He wanted work and to pay for the damage so I offered him a job . ’ |