Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it 's true that you were so keen to meet me I might satisfy your curiosity completely by reversing my rule to only date brunettes — ’ |
| 2 | If you want to bless me you can bless my bottom , for it is sticking out of the hole . " " |
| 3 | She cleaned her plate in the time-honoured way with a piece of bread , then summoned the waiter to inform him she 'd have her coffee next door . |
| 4 | We went with Traffens one year , the first year in fact we went with Traffens and that was super because when we got to the other side sort of , it was then about ten o'clock he said well if you if there 's enough people want it we will transform your transform your seats into bunks and most people wanted and you were able to push the seats so one , two pairs of seats one of the seats went up and the other went down and you had four bunks |
| 5 | He told me I must open your mouth . ’ |
| 6 | He told me I 'd lose my job if I go . ’ |
| 7 | This is consistent with the evidence of the husband in cross-examination : ‘ [ Mr. Bunn ] told me he would need my wife to sign the charge too . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ What would you say if I told you I could make your contract disappear ? ’ |
| 9 | Instead , he told him he must live his life his own way , and advised John , when he spoke of having fallen in love with a ‘ straight ’ boy at school , to try to save his love for someone who could return it . |
| 10 | Told him you can use our plotter any |
| 11 | When he lifted her she could hear her own panic-stricken murmurings and he pulled her head against him , muffling the wild little sounds against the strength of his neck . |
| 12 | ‘ It was then I told her I would divorce my wife and marry her . ’ |
| 13 | I told her I 'll do my own thing , I 'm not letting them do it for me . |
| 14 | I told her she must bring our brothers here by two o'clock . |
| 15 | I told her she must make her own mistakes in her own way . |
| 16 | I told her she could have my one cos it only had that much ink in it . |
| 17 | yeah , I 've seen it I must get my bike back together dad I might |
| 18 | No , it 's the general audacity of the tax system , which was to , to ripe money of us so that it can give us we can spend our money on rubbishing layabouts . |
| 19 | ‘ They told us we should make our protest through the counties , ’ he said . |
| 20 | But if yer do n't believe me I 'll take yer tomorra to see 'er , ’ I told him angrily . |
| 21 | If you do n't like it I 'll have me bit back . |
| 22 | Perhaps if you remember them you will forget your maladies . ’ |
| 23 | and that 's the basis , if you like them they 'll become your best friend , there 's times you do n't love them , but you still like them |
| 24 | Tell 'er you 'll cut 'er throat if she do n't come up with it . |
| 25 | I can assure you we will keep our side of the bargain … just as soon as you have completed this assignment . |
| 26 | ‘ I want to thank you for this opportunity and tell you I will do my very best for you . ’ |
| 27 | They told their father that if he did marry her they would wash their hands of them . |
| 28 | And you see is Margaret , when Gerry used to do it I could change my mind half way |
| 29 | Your correspondent 's criticisms have been taken on board and I assure you we shall do our best to iron out the problems raised . |
| 30 | But he remained convinced that if only the Elector could hear him he would change his mind : |