Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know jackets protect your arms from thorns and falls but you do n't seem to get brambles or stony ground in show rings . |
| 2 | I like pupils to find their own way round . |
| 3 | And Tony from Telford says , I spent years combing my hair over my bald patch , it stopped four months ago and I 'm much much happier . |
| 4 | Good Lord , I feel tears pricking my eyes now . |
| 5 | I think I took drugs to escape my problems , because I thought I had the world on my shoulders for a number of reasons . |
| 6 | I think negotiations involved your own department , Education and DoMIS at the time . |
| 7 | But when I see managers present their ideas in just this sort of well-if-you-don't-like-it-that's-all-right way , I can understand why so many are so ineffective in getting new things done . |
| 8 | And do you need code-names to establish your identity ? " |
| 9 | She has very definite ideas on , and devotes two chapters to healthy eating and sensible weight control , which are applicable to anyone and discusses such thought provoking lines as ‘ Do you use foods to nourish your body every day or do you simply use your body as a rubbish bin for whatever food you find about in the kitchen ? ’ |
| 10 | She spent hours unpicking her pre-war frocks in order to remake them for her daughter . |
| 11 | Before Gabriel acted for the first time , she spent hours brushing his hair and fluffing it out with a hazel twig into a frizzy golden cloud , quite indifferent to his squeaks and ouches . |
| 12 | You get others to do your bidding . |
| 13 | When you get blokes crying their eyes out , it 's not an easy ride . |
| 14 | You hear the rattle of gunfire here as often as you hear cars tooting their horns . |
| 15 | Can you suggest ways to help my weight reduction ? |
| 16 | She urged women to re-examine their roles in society and to work together to become decision-makers . |
| 17 | She helps clients furnish their houses : ‘ Matching is a bore : I mix florals with stripes with checks . |
| 18 | She felt tears blur her vision , she was weary and the grief of her father 's death hung over her like a dark cloud . |
| 19 | To her amazement she felt tears pricking her eyelids . |
| 20 | She felt tears sting her eyes . |
| 21 | Well what do the others think , I mean yeah it 's a sort of when should you let trainees answer your questions ? |
| 22 | When Liddie returned home she had difficulties breastfeeding her baby and quickly gave up in favour of using a bottle . |
| 23 | These are things to check when you have problems getting your machine to work . |
| 24 | If you have doubts take your plan along to the store and get advice . |
| 25 | ‘ First , if you or your misbegotten entity there , ’ he gestured towards me , ‘ plot any design against me , then the two gentlemen standing behind you have orders to slash your throats ! ’ |
| 26 | We want houses to reciprocate our feelings of loss but , like the rectangle of unfaded paint where a favourite mirror once hung , they give us nothing to reflect upon . |
| 27 | We want children to fulfil their potential . |
| 28 | ‘ This is the biggest rugby event in Hertfordshire history , ’ said Tabard president Dave Burrows , ‘ and we hope Saints bring their full team to Cobden Hill . |
| 29 | We spent days building our fire right opposite and only about fifteen yards from his front door — never was anything so well watched . |
| 30 | We encourage women to accept their body shape . |