Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I did n't want my parents to know I had a boyfriend : they would not have approved because they would have felt I was too young . |
2 | ‘ Do you want my neighbours to think I 'm raping you or something ? ’ |
3 | I have upon my shoulders so many cares as a landlady that I feel bowed down whereas , and I do not think my memory faults me , I was freer as a maid . |
4 | Girls it was n't nearly so important that they should be er er an and also I , I do n't think my parents thought I was really worth educating . |
5 | I do n't feel black and I do n't think my friends regard me as such . |
6 | Do n't ladder my tights thank you . |
7 | You did n't know my name did ya ? |
8 | A GIRL Friday who quit her job because she could not trust her boss to leave her alone was yesterday awarded £2,390 for sex discrimination . |
9 | ‘ You did n't ask , and I did n't tell you , so how did you know which hotel to take me to ? ’ |
10 | I do n't know which department employs you , but you can come and work for me whenever you like . ’ |
11 | Smith , who summed up the philosophy as one of ‘ Discipline and Religion ’ , hoped that by emphasizing masculinity and the becoming of ‘ Christian men ’ , the boys would come to see the ‘ manliness of Christianity ’ and that this would counter their tendency to regard it as ‘ effeminate and weak ’ , an idea which seemed to be too popular . |
12 | He does n't need his father to bail him out of trouble any more . |
13 | Jimmy gulped and sat down on a chair beside the bed almost as if he did n't trust his legs to support him . |
14 | ‘ I do n't know what Sarah thinks she 's up to . ’ |
15 | Do you know what Tracey wanted me earlier for ? |
16 | I do n't know what reasons brought you to me or whether they have any connection with certain events — I have my suspicions I 'll confess , but I accept it is n't any of my business unless it reaches a point where it outwardly affects me . |
17 | I do n't know what colour to do it . |
18 | In an intensely competitive world , if any team-member does n't know what contribution to profit he or she should make , the probability is that profit will not be achieved . |
19 | I think the bottom line of this issue , frankly , is that the U S er attorney the governmental er investigating authorities in this matter have had this information at their disposal for several years now , had there been any question of G Tec 's behaviour er we would certainly be the subject of something that we are not right now , and that the bottom line is we have been assured from the outset that G Tec has not been a subject of this investigation , that G Tec 's behaviour has been above reproach , and as far as his comments go we we do n't really know what context to put them in . |
20 | I do n't know what hill do you know perhaps you know erm Road or something like that how |
21 | you wan na fuck your mother do you ? |
22 | ‘ Irony ’ is a strategic term that indicates the capacity of poetry to resist or elude our attempts to reduce it to conventional modes of expression . |
23 | It 's no good you see waiting and thinking er and then finding you ca n't get out and you do need your arms to pull you out , but then if it 's no good , be no good if there 's no power , they ca n't do it . |
24 | CATHERINE D' you really need your father to help you ? |
25 | Even so , she did n't need Our Mam to tell her what every pretty girl knew if she had any gumption at all . |
26 | We recommend children under about 11 should join ‘ Minders ’ , when they 'll get a little local sailing , and you 'll enjoy your day knowing they 're being looked after properly . |
27 | I do n't think her parents gave her much very much freedom . |
28 | I do n't think her mum uses it very much . |
29 | yeah , I find that , that I 've done it and I 've written down the answer and then I ca n't think which number does it go to , and by the time I 've got to number one they 're on about six , so I might as well , I 'm lost it completely , so I ca n't do that either and my project work , course work , goes towards certain percent of my marks and I ca n't think for the life of me why |
30 | No , I did n't want to tell you about her , because I did n't want her story to become yours . |