Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [is] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One thing these workless weeks in Venice have taught me is that I need my profession . |
| 2 | ‘ However , what upsets me is that I have heard unconfirmed rumours that some of the riders were threatening to pull out if I were put in the third row of the grid as was at first planned . |
| 3 | The only way people will trust me is if I give them a signed piece of paper with my address on . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The one thing that worries me is that I do n't think he cares . |
| 5 | Erm , this is something that I 've spoken with about over a long period and what really has concerned me is that we 've two red signals , both facing the traffic and children and blind people could be crossing thinking the traffic had held up , and when I or detecting we rely on our own engineers maybe going round that way , maybe the police or public reporting it . |
| 6 | ‘ But if it 's as they say it is and everything goes smoothly , David will only miss four or five matches at the most . |
| 7 | Yeah , I think it 's b as I say it 's because I think people are wary I mean you know , not sure who 's who . |
| 8 | Some people say it 's cos he 's got a thing in the church do n't they ? |
| 9 | I 've been figuring out S , A and B , wha why you ha , you have to start , you know , then I realise it 's but you got ta put it in the way it 's ready to er record have n't |
| 10 | the reason the world does n't know us is that it did not know him . |
| 11 | Cos what normally happens is with tetanus , that the reason it kills you is that you stop breathing because your muscles that work your lungs , the diaphragm , the intercostal muscles between the ribs , those seize up and you just stop breathing . |
| 12 | Lumb says it 's because they do n't have a branch there , but we think it 's solid Labour to look at all the blue posters . |
| 13 | ‘ He says it 's because he volunteered when he was too young and now he 's been pestering them , but I 've been pestering all three services and got nowhere . ’ |
| 14 | He says it 's because it makes him look naff , but it 's more than that . |
| 15 | ‘ The main reason that I am contacting you is that I thought you might be interested to know that John ( stage name Joan Rawson ) was awarded the Eric Rowley Trophy for the artist who has done the most for charity over the last 12 months . |
| 16 | And well Miss Clark might remember I mean she is as you say probably one of the oldest people and perhaps Miss could rattle her brains a little . |
| 17 | The unspoken message of the video they lend you is that you start the week head-planting in the snow and finish it bouncing imperturbably down virgin slopes . |
| 18 | I have to assume it 's because they produce this call only very rarely , since I have spent quite literally thousands of hours in the woods at night . |
| 19 | I suspect it 's because they make such great watches that the women ca n't be fooled into thinking that 40 seconds is an hour and a half . |
| 20 | The only reason most people do n't use it is cos they do n't like to get on a keyboard of a computer . |
| 21 | The importance of liking yourself is that you do n't need the approval of other people — you do n't m-ed other people to tell you that you are a good person , a caring mum , an intelligent member of staff , a considerate daughter , etc . |
| 22 | Gravedigger Jose Molina said : ‘ What scares me is that I think I 'll be her first victim . ’ |
| 23 | Oh I know she is cos she told me you do n't feed her properly . |
| 24 | Suppose that you decide that the employee 's main payoff from constantly telephoning you is that he receives encouragement and reassurance . |
| 25 | The reason I remember her is because she took so long . |
| 26 | Easy way to do it is if we 've got one |
| 27 | I spect it 's cos he 's got a false leg . |
| 28 | What surprises me is that he said it in public . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ The reason the police have n't come to question you is that I have n't told them about my suspicions . ’ |
| 30 | I suppose it is because I consider you almost family , Hans . |