Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb past] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | See my dad likes videos and things like that but he wa he , I know he likes aftershave , he likes that Old Spice and that so I thought well I 'll get him something like that or I thought I sort of saw cos I 'm going shopping Saturday , I 'm trying to get it all Saturday if I can . |
| 2 | It defined traders as all persons using the trade of merchandise by way of bargaining , exchange , bartering , commission , consignment or otherwise , in gross or by retail , or who sought their living by buying and selling , by buying and letting for hire or by the workmanship of goods and commodities . |
| 3 | Yes , but very restricted erm in other words if you look at the history of Kuwait for the time that we received or we got our independence , we had to start our nationalisation process as an independent country . |
| 4 | And we made within two minutes to sort out what we were going to , or we decided what charity first , then we decided two would decide on the script while the others cut out relevant pieces that we thought might be useful words . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't know if it was false alarm or they got my name confused , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Or they made their contribution through Lutheran forms , as happened in the famous case of Greiter 's melody for Ps.119 , ‘ Es sind doch alle ’ . |
| 7 | But if she did n't try , or he refused her food because she would n't do as he told her , she would quickly become too weak . |
| 8 | ‘ And nothing attracted your attention ? |
| 9 | He wrote : " I at last scarce ever went out and nothing occupied my thought but how to escape from this bloody country . " |
| 10 | Catherine and me gave you Coke and I gave you loads this morning . |
| 11 | It was a way of escape and I buried my nose in their fragrance . |
| 12 | I used to love riding , but I went over a jump seven years ago and the horse stopped , but I kept on going , and I fractured my back , so I thought , I 'm too old for that . |
| 13 | ‘ But if you got that for this place and I sold my apartment , together we 'd have enough money to get married and buy — ’ He broke off , a flush appearing beneath his tan as he realised he was pushing her too far along the relationship path and could also be sounding mercenary . |
| 14 | ‘ In fact , Ursula and I accepted his invitation to go over to Macau with him and Cavell Fielding on Tuesday evening for dinner and a spot of gambling in one of the casinos , and a very enjoyable few hours they were too . ’ |
| 15 | As you know , you have always had my warm personal support , and I accepted your decision with deep regret . |
| 16 | The coffee hit the spot , though , and I drank my way through the whole pot and threw in a couple of cigarettes for good measure . |
| 17 | And I , I was issued with that and er I took lessons on it up at head at headquarters and then when I took me proficiency test , I was asked questions on the Browning automatic and other ap things appertaining to the army and I passed me proficiency test . |
| 18 | We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting . |
| 19 | Once the sweeping machinery fell over and I sprained my wrist . |
| 20 | just happened to go in one day for some meat and I got me bacon there for Christmas , that 's what I went in for were n't it ? |
| 21 | So , and I got your dress . |
| 22 | We did all right until we got to the last bit and I got my foot caught in Otley 's pocket when he tried to bend down , he fell and flung me over his head knocking my wig skew-whiff . |
| 23 | When I got my first job out of training it was at Worthing in a juvenile leading role and I got my Equity card because I had been chosen . |
| 24 | And erm it was like crooked and I got my nail behind there like that right ? |
| 25 | Ah well I got my freezers from Millers , and I got my fridge . |
| 26 | I opened it , and I got my answer , and it set me thinking afresh and seeing clearly where I had formerly been blind . |
| 27 | And I got his kid . ’ |
| 28 | The weights moved , tumbling over me like a cold sack of potatoes , and I eased my head round them in order to breathe . |
| 29 | This time he seemed ill at ease and jumpy and I noticed his face was slick with perspiration when he spun to greet me . |
| 30 | And I chewed my lunchtime sandwich thoroughly , being careful not to get my trachea clogged up with cream cheese . |