Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [pron] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ? |
| 2 | No , but I mean they do it the easy way the |
| 3 | I mean he grasped what the word , he grasped the way she taught him and he soon learnt to read and he could retain those words |
| 4 | I expect he sent you the letter . |
| 5 | I want her to give you the name of the man responsible . ’ |
| 6 | Now I want you to do it the hard way , I mean you would n't normally do it this way but when you 've got letters in you 've got no choice . |
| 7 | Now I want you to tell me the important part — why the hell are you so desperate that you 'll go to this extent in order to get your hands on the bequest ? |
| 8 | I want you to show her the ropes . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope I find you the same . ’ |
| 10 | Yes , I 'll come on that romantic stroll with you and watch the sunset as we did in Seville and I 'll remind you of it , just as you intend to remind me of it , and I 'll go with you all of the cruel way , Fernando , and when it 's all over I hope it gives you the satisfaction you crave . ’ |
| 11 | Not to , I know we saw it the other night did n't we ? |
| 12 | I think that 's a good idea there is n't a bet there be a real seller those boxes they , I know they call them the |
| 13 | cos I know I know which the safer bet is and that 's all I 'm going to say . |
| 14 | ‘ Let her take your hand , stroke hers ; it will comfort her a little , and when I tell you give her the chloroform — Good — that 's the way . |
| 15 | ‘ I reckon she told him the youngest boy was his worked on him that way . |
| 16 | ‘ I believe I know what the club need to check the slide . |
| 17 | I guess he taught me the right way , because after a couple of years , when I heard something , I knew what it was before any intellectual wheels were turning in my head . |
| 18 | That was actually what he said , and he did then go on to say that you know he is one of a group of people who I think they call themselves the appointments committee and that their job , where appointments are concerned , is crisis management . |
| 19 | the bracket is facts , well no , yeah but we , I think we know what the , the new wall is , facts eight paragraph above eight paragraph above it looks as though it the bottom of the second page er first page |
| 20 | Still I think she gave you the sign for we are going out . |
| 21 | Ooh I think I like yours the best , this is a bit heavy . |
| 22 | I think it depends what the picture 's really like |
| 23 | ‘ To answer that , ’ the old man said , ‘ I need you to tell me the story of your girlhood . |
| 24 | ‘ You mean her telling him the way she did ? ’ |
| 25 | Yeah erm you give you give you give me the money now and I 'll give you the elephant later it 's just round the corner . |
| 26 | You know I gave her the ultimatum like you can come with us but damn well I would n't have let her come . |
| 27 | ‘ You mean you think we lent you the money to start the business ? |
| 28 | Have they given you have they given you the length of two sides ? |
| 29 | ‘ We want him to see what the reality is , compared with the tabloid myth , ’ said a party organiser . |
| 30 | If we take sentences without contexts and devise interpretations for them on the basis of the mutual compatibility or otherwise of the type-meaning of the words in them , we are putting ourselves under constraints which have nothing to do with syntax ; by thus restricting and deforming our appreciations of the structure we prevent ourselves seeing what the effect of the syntax , qua syntax , is . |