Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] the words " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't remember the words . |
| 2 | It only came out a couple of times , and I could n't get the words apart the end where it sounded something like ‘ scores off the bar , F*CK CANTONA , Brian Deane , Brian Deane , Brian Deane ’ . |
| 3 | I could n't follow the words , could n't appreciate the tone , light-hearted and reassuring . |
| 4 | If I tried I suspect I 'd find I could n't articulate the words . |
| 5 | ‘ I could n't find the words to tell Dorothy , so I said it was a wrong number . |
| 6 | But I could n't find the words . |
| 7 | As I entered the building a chant started up , but I could not catch the words . |
| 8 | ‘ I would just mime the words , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Now the pre-medication is a drug based on atropine which has erm I 'm not really Anti-something- or-other and er I ca n't pronounce the words concerned . |
| 10 | You see , you know I was talking to you earlier about , about punchlines basically , but I ca n't remember the words I was using for it , times like by the way , right right , or did you know or did I mention to you do you follow me , a lot of key lines that you can think on that you use |
| 11 | And then he was singing Frere Jaques right and I did n't know the words to it so I just sorry I ca n't remember the words and he goes . |
| 12 | Yo , do n't you , do n't you know ats , that 's erm that 's the erm as a baby 's I ca n't remember the words she used . |
| 13 | You must then recall the words of the statute as best you can , apply them to the problem and , as in all problems , look for the ‘ catch . ’ |
| 14 | She knew she might never hear the words again , but they would be there in every look , every word , every gesture . |
| 15 | She could barely get the words past lips grown strangely dry . |
| 16 | She could scarcely bring the words into her mouth . |
| 17 | His voice was so low she could scarcely catch the words . |
| 18 | The tears threatened and she could not say the words . |
| 19 | But , somehow , she could not find the words . |
| 20 | She wanted to tell him that he never would either , but her mind was awhirl with images of herself in Nathan 's arms , on the soft padded cotton sleeping-bag , and she could n't force the words out . |
| 21 | She could n't get the words out fast enough , terrified that Guy could n't possibly believe her , no matter what he said . |
| 22 | She could n't find the words to explain to him how she felt . |
| 23 | But then lions were n't generally subjected to the kinds of pressures she was under , Rory thought wryly , knowing she could never say the words aloud . |
| 24 | She could only whisper the words , her feelings were too intense , and his lips covered hers as he held her head to his and began to move inside her . |
| 25 | She could only whisper the words . |
| 26 | Ruth was giggling so hard she could hardly get the words out . |
| 27 | Always you see the written list after the tenth word and then go through the list again with your PP ( never repeating the individual word of course , but knowing the subject you will now find the words easier to recognize ) . |
| 28 | Signed Danish is not Danish , when you can not hear/distinguish the words — but another type of sign language , which has the primary advantage that hearing people can use it at the same time as they use spoken language , and the secondary advantage is that some — and only some — rules applying to the spoken language are conveyed to the deaf child . |
| 29 | Even if we can not understand the words of a foreign language , at least our minds are all human such that communication of meaning — human meaning — can take place . |
| 30 | The rhythms and tones of a public speaker , for instance , can help pupils to appreciate his techniques of rousing an audience , even if we can not understand the words . |