Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I want to borrow , I want to borrow we can borrow your brain tomorrow Mandy .
2 Once a vendor has consulted he may find himself under moral pressure from his employees to complete as soon as possible and hopefully re-establish certainty for them over their future .
3 Jaguar insiders say the company bosses — all 14 of them — are so enthusiastic about the car that every one of them has claimed he 'd spend his own money to buy one if it goes into production .
4 He chose a stance high up in a plane tree where he knew that if they tried climbing he would see them long before they reached him .
5 She wrote , with an unaccustomed fluency , which made her sister wonder if the words had been thought up by her alone , that : — it would not be good for Oreste to leave here at this moment since he has been ill and though he is making a good recovery the doctor who you can be sure I was quick to call and no expense being spared but your money put to good use has said it would injure his general well-being to travel in his weakened state .
6 Burtonwood has said it will continue its policy of increasing the size of its estate by the purchase or lease of suitable properties and will take advantage as and when opportunities arise .
7 She wo n't have anything to do with the boy and my husband has said she used to mistreat him .
8 Slaven said : ‘ Pally has said he will kick me up in the air if he gets a chance .
9 " King Darzin , " he sniffled , " that wicked thief El-ahrairah , has said he will steal your lettuces and he is coming to trick you and get into the garden . "
10 It has hinted it may sell its construction , insurance and retailing activities too .
11 Eurotunnel co-chairman Alastair Morton has a difficult job on his hands but he has shown he can handle it .
12 If you want to resign you should give your line manager at least one month 's written notice .
13 From what he let drop I 'd say she was on at him morning , noon and night .
14 ‘ Any up and coming band that really wants to do it will do it .
15 Now he has proved he will say anything to win . ’
16 if she wants to swap I 'll swap her .
17 The makers say banning them will do nothing to improve road safety , but the police insist lives will be saved .
18 ‘ As soon as you have decided that you want to complain you should put it in writing , setting out all the facts and saying what you want out of it , ’ says Keith Richards , a senior lawyer with the Consumer Association .
19 I said , well you co , if Claire wants to stop nothing 'll make us go will it ?
20 ‘ If you want to go swimming you can do it for less than £800 a day .
21 Without turning on the light she sat up and reached for her bottle and glass , faintly alarmed to discover she could find them both by feel alone .
22 In fact she 'd forgotten she 'd put it there .
23 They 'd decided they could tell me , they could trust me .
24 It seemed he had become confused over the time I 'd said I 'd pick him up , although it was always the same , and Miss Prescott thought he was a little agitated and so brought him round herself .
25 He 'd said he would hurt her
26 She had told Dr. Saxby , and he 'd said he 'd mention it to Dr. Briant ; it could be she was having a bit too high a dose of the red capsules .
27 ‘ We thought she 'd thought we 'd run him down , ’ Fernando laughed , throwing his head back and holding his forehead .
28 ‘ I would never have taken her if I 'd thought it would upset her . ’
29 He 'd thought he 'd die himself , he said when they came to the white iron gate , he 'd thought he 'd die when he 'd heard the woman 's scream , sharp as a blade above the whine of the wind and the rain .
30 If he turned and looked at her , she might have to give a straight reply , but to his narrow back , which could have been the back of a much younger man , she began to tease , in the way that she had learned so many of her new friends liked , when they made similar inquiries too , like the painter who 'd lain on her bed and asked her earnestly if she 'd ever experienced simultaneous orgasm , or the musician who 'd volunteered he 'd show her a ‘ perversion ’ he was sure nobody would have demonstrated to her before , and began nuzzling between her legs .
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