Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So Angy asked him to pass her a knife while she was cooking something . ’ |
| 2 | When our eyes met he gave me a frigid little smile . |
| 3 | Sandy Lyle says fairness is what makes a good course … it 's important to be able to see the dangers from the tee … he says that the new Oxfordshire club has everything to make it a success … a lovely club house … good parking … within easy reach of motorways and is built for big tournaments |
| 4 | Mr Dawlish told me to give you a summary of the virus . |
| 5 | Under the first few sample questions are guidelines to help you understand what the interviewer is hoping to find out so that you can construct replies which show why you are the candidate who should get the job . |
| 6 | The rules and routines of the institution made her feel secure and offered her plentiful opportunities to do what gave her the most satisfaction , to comply . |
| 7 | ‘ All the books tell you to give it a year . |
| 8 | Equally , there 's no need to go for a savings scheme which gives you a cheque book if you 'll never use it . |
| 9 | Your only hope is to find Madame V — and pray the letter Beatrix sent her contains what the kidnappers want . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't SEE WHy people grope us together as holigans 'cos we ai n't alright you get troble makers in every facktion But They do nt publish it if a niggeR does a old Biddy do they give us a faiR chance will someone as for stop being a SKIN I do nt think I will . ’ |
| 11 | Can we now proceed to welcome the Deputy Mayor to ask him to give us a civic welcome . |
| 12 | Colin 's did n't look too bad cos Colin told him to leave him a bit longer now . |
| 13 | England found nobody to do what the Pakistan quickies — Wasim Akram in particular — had done to them . |
| 14 | Ruth found herself giving him a shove as he jumped for the top of the gate . |
| 15 | Jane wants me to send her a postcard . |
| 16 | Life continued as normal at Marham with four T.4s and two or three B.2s , two of the latter being designated B.2T because of a change in nav fit which gave them a Green Satin doppler and a GPI IV . |
| 17 | Otley called at the crack of dawn , ‘ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke wants us to give her a hand . ’ |
| 18 | Her own family has suffered the anguish of repossession , and her personal story of how her local Liberal Democrat-controlled council helped them made her the winner in the school 's mock election . |
| 19 | Erm we need erm this er trial balance sheet , I recommend every second committee making which makes it every three months . |
| 20 | One child suggests we give him a bath . |
| 21 | There was a harshness on his face as he moved towards her , a determination to make her tell him the answers he sought , and she looked away . |
| 22 | It is best to shop around all the banks to see which gives you the best long-term deal rather than the biggest incentive to join . |
| 23 | It eventually got that they were typed and put into cellophane covers which made it a lot easier . |
| 24 | The director wants you to do it a certain way , and either you do n't feel that he 's right or you feel that he 's right but he 's forcing you to be a square peg in a round hole . |
| 25 | She was screwing up the courage to suggest she cook him a meal over the weekend when he glanced at his watch . |
| 26 | Conchis saw me giving it a lingering glance . |
| 27 | After the war ended he found himself a completely free agent , suddenly removed from the safety of neutral Switzerland ; he was shaken , disturbed ; his true self was born . |
| 28 | ‘ It 'll be my privilege to let you buy me a cognac . |
| 29 | Er I will have explained er er I certainly would 've explained on the phone that er part of the contract requires them to give us a list of prospective advertisers . |
| 30 | But hard as John Meaney tried he found it an uphill struggle against Hughes , who was firing on all cylinders , and his great ‘ cool ’ blessed with a wide repertoire of shots saw him a worthy winner 4–0 from seven frames . |