Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The third defendant denies the plaintiffs ' claim against him but if contrary to his contentions he is held liable to the plaintiffs , he claims against you to be indemnified against the plaintiffs ' claims and the costs of this action , alternatively contribution to such extent of the plaintiffs ' claims as the court may think fit , on the grounds that ( 1 ) at all material times , you were the accountants retained by and advising the plaintiffs and each of them in respect of the proposed transaction ( and in particular the financial aspects thereof ) in relation to which the said alleged liability of the plaintiffs and each of them to [ B.M.T. ] was incurred ; ( 2 ) in about the period from January to September 1983 , you acted in breach of contract and negligently towards the plaintiffs and each of them in that you failed to advise them properly or at all with regard to the said proposed transaction and the financial aspects thereof and in particular failed to explain the full nature and extent thereof to the plaintiffs and each of them and/or failed to advise the plaintiffs as to the commercial prudence of the same and/or the risks inherent in proceeding with the same and/or failed to warn them not to enter into the same ; ( 3 ) that in so far as any financial information was or may have been communicated by the third defendant he did so in reliance upon information supplied by you . |
| 2 | ‘ Thoo should 'ave waited for me afore fastening 'im . |
| 3 | Is it me or does the school letter come crawling round once a fortnight at your place ? |
| 4 | When someone hears the national team news , could they e-mail me or mail the list , as r.s.s is increasingly poor at giving information like this . |
| 5 | I was n't happy with myself and I felt like no-one really listened to me or understood me , ’ she revealed . |
| 6 | Second , the specificity of who it is safe to love is related to the ‘ me in you ’ : ‘ I love someone who reflects part of myself , sometimes a hidden or unacknowledged part of myself ; I feel good with a you who either shares my feelings , expresses them for me or helps me to defend myself against them . ’ |
| 7 | They looked just like those horrible Yahoos , and at first I could not let them touch me or come near me . |
| 8 | Figure 5 Diary record of behaviour sequences Source : M. Herbert , Working with Children and their Families ( London : Routledge/British Psychological Society , 1988 ) or I ask her to do something and she ignores me or says , ‘ I wo n't ! ’ . |
| 9 | Hindley says he is wicked , and ca n't play with me or eat with me any more . ’ |
| 10 | . If there are bits that you do n't understand and you 're having trouble , give me a phone , I think I put my phone number on the board , give me a ring at home , give me a ring at Aston or come and see me or go and chat to your friends or go go and look at a text book but if that does n't help , then come back , right ? |
| 11 | That was the whole point and the way , it was like , he could he could hit , he could , he could hit me or go like that to my hair or run his fingers through my face , rip all my clothes up , you know what I mean , not rip them off , rip them up ! |
| 12 | The otter either heard me or got my scent , because it suddenly looked up , then stood up and moved out of sight round the other side of the rock . |
| 13 | If you ever feel uncomfortable , please tell me or show me the stop sigh . |
| 14 | In the communal gardens I did not generally like drawing alone ; children and young teenage boys away from adult supervision , like young people everywhere , would sometimes taunt me or become rude , whereas one time , I sat against a house wall and was looked after by a family . |
| 15 | Well I mean they 've never really spoken about it one way or another , encouraged me or discouraged me , which I think I 'm grateful for . |
| 16 | You want me ; you do n't love me or trust me . ’ |
| 17 | FED-UP Gordon Armstrong last night begged Sunderland : ‘ Play me or sell me . ’ |
| 18 | There was obviously some sort of sexual element to it but I just did n't know what to do next and expected this man , who was about two or three years older than me , to , in some way , tell me or indicate to me and so I followed him without talking to him . |
| 19 | You 'll have a chance to tell me or ask me whatever it is that 's bothering you , and I 'll listen . ’ |
| 20 | if I needed any I , I used to ask my boss or phone up head office and say petty cash is getting a bit low I 've used a lot of stamps last week , they 'd send me up a cheque and , never any question of they 've provided us with tea and the pint of milk I use , I , I 'd bring it in with me or ask the |
| 21 | I had to admit , I did feel good for a moment or two psychologically speaking , but when I stood up to finish tidying my room I began to feel rather ashamed , even though no one had been here to see me or hear me . |
| 22 | The client is encouraged , and initially assisted , in developing and carrying out strategies for testing thoughts and beliefs about what might happen , e.g. ‘ If I ask my boss for a raise he 'll sack me or bite my head off . ’ , |
| 23 | I will keep you informed of all important developments but please feel free to write to me or telephone me if you have any questions regarding the progress of your claim . |
| 24 | ‘ Are you telling me or accusing me ? ’ he asked , his eyes laughing at her . |
| 25 | ‘ Afterwards — she would not look at me or speak for a long time . |
| 26 | Ushers , magistrates , Clerks of the Court , solicitors , and even the odd judge or barrister now nod affably to me or wish me a good day and more than one defendant , during the break while evidence is being weighted , has asked my ‘ professional ’ opinion as to his chances . |
| 27 | ‘ Remember , the range on this thing is quite long enough for me to dispose of you at any moment should you try to desert me or plot against me . ’ |
| 28 | Not all the congratulatory letters were complimentary , but I 'm just as grateful to those who took me to task or argued with me or lectured me as I am to those who gave me a kind pat . |
| 29 | The second thing productive I do n't think it 's productive for people to interrupt start shouting at me and chairing at me or shout shout at the platform cos I think all that 's gon na happen there is the meetings gon na disintegrate and nothing will be as right . |
| 30 | ‘ Do n't you ever do that again , ’ he said , without looking at me or breaking his stride . |