Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The white boys admire the cheek of the black lad who nicks their Kentucky'n'chips , as well as wanting to beat him up for it , just as many of them secretly envy and try to emulate the black street style which at another level they experience as so invasive . |
| 2 | Thus in Ibrams ( 1982 ) there had been considerable ill-treatment and violence by the deceased towards D and his girlfriend , and this led them eventually to plan and carry out a night-time raid on the deceased 's flat , during which they attacked and killed him . |
| 3 | However , the basic concept of collecting and removing filth will not be affected , as any system which does not localise contaminants merely spreads them so think as to make the problem less obvious . |
| 4 | Further points were discussed , for example the need for public liability insurance , which I duly went and arranged ; the need for ‘ Caution : Work in Progress ’ signs at each end , which I duly had made ; the need to take care , when working , not to disturb the kicking stones ; and the need to avoid making heaps when distributing the spoil , so as not to impede the grass cutter . |
| 5 | So I duly smeared and squeezed . |
| 6 | I was also given an indemnity form , which I duly completed and returned . |
| 7 | I wholeheartedly welcome and endorse the proposals contained in the Gracious Speech , with only one minor caveat . |
| 8 | I knew in one case that every Saturday morning I would get a letter from a lad who was having a very trying time at an operational training unit , and he begged me week after week , I eventually relented and brought him back ; he nearly went through and completed a second Pathfinder tour . |
| 9 | He waited for the laughter to die down and then , ignoring Mickey Aronson , he leaned his head out of the window , gave his gravelly laugh and confided to the other men : ‘ A bigger ignoramus I never met ; he does n't even know that ships and cars are always female . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Look , I 'm not a feminist as such but I have to admit I rather resent that remark ! |
| 11 | It was indescribable and I intensely disliked that spot ever since . |
| 12 | Oh I better go and check the sausages . |
| 13 | Oh , I suppose I better go and do that ironing ! . |
| 14 | Oh I better go and see if there 's any erm if my Christmas pudding wants er filling up . |
| 15 | I thought , well I better go and see her else she 'll be playing around with me . |
| 16 | And then I better go and see Annette to tell her . |
| 17 | I think I better go and get my … my handbag , ’ she managed at last . |
| 18 | I suppose I , I better go and get hair done . |
| 19 | Right , I better go and ring and cancel my night then . |
| 20 | I better let that put your feet up Raymond . |
| 21 | I thought I better call and see how you were doing |
| 22 | I thought I better call and see how you were doing , now we know |
| 23 | I visited Blamey 's house and studio in Hampstead and admired his highly disciplined and organised working methods which were reflected in the immaculately tidy house with its magnificent north-facing studio , built as a rear extension over two floors . |
| 24 | I , I , I personally feel that give it to solicitor and let her deal with it , because |
| 25 | Imagine the horror on my beloved 's face when he discovered I had in fact flung in the rubbish his much prized and read collection of Guitarist magazines ! |
| 26 | If I inadvertently forget and use 1 cc or 1 ml , they look baffled . |
| 27 | ‘ I only hope and pray it does n't do too much damage , ’ he said , and jumped as they all heard a high-pitched , deafening roar which shook the house , followed by the sound of wood splitting as the wind tore at the planks and ripped the front door off its hinges . |
| 28 | It 's a great honour and I only hope and pray I wo n't let Monsieur down . |
| 29 | I only said that to annoy her as Fenella was leaning over the staircase banister to fix some tinsel with double-sided tape and one more inch and she need n't have bothered wearing a skirt at all . |
| 30 | Erm and we could offer this to the whole er er t to anyone who came to us and therefore be seen to be a church which was very accepting and outward going and missionary minded because all too often we hear ministers talking about erm using bapti baptism as an evangelical tool er c talk which I greatly resent and resist . |