Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Bob said to me where I bought it from , he said I do n't think it would survive the winter because it comes from the Scilly Isles which is warmer . |
| 2 | Her eyes darted back to his and she studied him before parting her lips to give him his answer . |
| 3 | And it surprises me that they took him into the Force , 'cos he 's made no secret of it an' you know yourself how they 're thought about . ’ |
| 4 | Whenever I have met him since , he has invariably reminded me that I taught him about the business ! |
| 5 | My conscience tells me that I owe it to God to be grateful to my father , who has spent his time unwearyingly upon my education , so that I may lighten his burden , look after myself and later on be able to support my sister … |
| 6 | I approached Inez , then Mrs Matthew Glynn , and she told me that she knew nothing of them . |
| 7 | ( One of the teachers whom I interviewed , and who did not comment on this question , has since told me that she used it with a class . |
| 8 | ‘ I was playing in a particular game and did not think I had done anything spectacular at all when I was approached by Heffernan who told me that he wanted me for the Ireland team to play Australia in the Compromise Rules series , ’ recalls McGilligan . |
| 9 | ‘ One evening in September , ’ he started once more , ‘ Robert told me that he found himself with nothing much to do when he had finished an afternoon lecture on the international monetary crisis . |
| 10 | Matthew did not answer at once and Wycliffe went on : ‘ When I spoke to you last you told me that you knew nothing of his intentions . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It was not so much consideration as intuition , for something tells me that you visit me with some strange intelligence . ’ |
| 12 | As I understand it , you were continuing the same metaphor when you told me that you wanted me to be a kind of groundsman . |
| 13 | Be pleased to tell them that I remember them with great kindness and great respect . |
| 14 | Acknowledge that today is Wednesday , but tell them that you bought it on Tuesday and it is bad and you want a replacement . |
| 15 | Then washed I thee with water ; yea , I cleansed away thy blood from thee and I anointed thee with oil . |
| 16 | He has also presented several photos to the Society that are new to me and we reproduce one in this Journal — others will follow in further editions . |
| 17 | He said , yeah , there has , which came as a great relief to me and we left it at that . |
| 18 | Luckily the main guy was able to call me and we discussed it for quite some time . ’ |
| 19 | They were glad to see me and they shook me by the hand and one of them said : |
| 20 | You take your orders from me and I take mine from the Chief Constable . |
| 21 | I had brought my bag with me and I left it in Armstrong along with my wallet , spare cash and watch , just taking enough to pay for a ticket and a towel . |
| 22 | It stayed with me and I keep it under control by taking eight tablets a day — and , of course , avoiding all the lovely cream cakes I used to enjoy . |
| 23 | Cos Michael started it , he said we 're never said anything when we set off in the car , and then he said that he 'd had this fax from me and er Andrew said , well it was n't actually from , er , from me to the , it was fetched up to me and I sent it in the office . |
| 24 | I washed them trainers our Johnny given me and I cleaned them for him to try and save and then them black shoes for school to save his boots for the |
| 25 | I was very happy there , not just because I 'd won but also because the crown was very nice to me and I saw lots of Portuguese people . |
| 26 | The sweet smell comes to me and I recognise it as horse sweat . |
| 27 | I know it must seem an unnecessary fuss to you , Dana , but it 's a big opportunity for me and I want everything to be as perfect as possible , ’ she said urgently . |
| 28 | Eating was natural to me and I want it to be normal and natural again . |
| 29 | She nuzzled me and I cuddled her with tears streaming down my face . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ My dad plays tricks on me and I play them on him . |