Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [coord] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm very upfront about being happily married — I 've brought Nick into the office a few times and I mention him in conversation whenever it 's appropriate .
2 He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer .
3 Now already , she 's had a wash and a workout or two , and read a few books and she thinks she 's the answer to an Amazon 's prayer .
4 We got erm , got erm she bought me some Maltesers and she bought me a chocolate orange as well .
5 I tried to take some pictures but I scrapped them , they did n't come near to showing how I felt . ’
6 I tried to take some pictures but I scrapped them , they did n't come near to showing how I felt . ’
7 Knight bannerets of the king 's household stopped them but Cranston muttered a few words and they let him by .
8 His voice had changed during the last few words and she pushed him hard against the end of the settle as she said , ‘ No , they wo n't come running , but have you ever thought of you doin' the askin' ?
9 She 's obviously been under a tremendous strain over the last few months and she needs my help . ’
10 In some respects but I mean it just does n't I mean in a way I suppose well with Tina being a non smoker and Wiggie being a non smoker
11 erm she was hefty though and her sister Ann used to be enormous years ago this is , and erm she went on a , a diet , I do n't know what , how , how she lost the weight but she did and I , I had n't seen her for some years and I remember her coming to the factory this day , and she came in and she , she used to do er her flower shop , she used to do flower arrangements and the girls at work would order them you know ?
12 I 've gained a great deal of experience these psst two and a half years and I think I could manage a stud farm quite easily now .
13 ‘ At first , I had a few reservations but we got it mixed in a day .
14 I think that 's not uncommon actually if you , when you get people who 've , who 've been away from the education system for a f a few years and I think it 's almost like mature students do have more anxiety than people who come straight from school generally speaking I think erm
15 Hatfield has become a bl black spot because of the closure of , er the aerospace industry in the County has suffered gravely in the past few years and I think you will agree , the closure of at .
16 In the event of trouble , remove the villain , let the other fish settle for a few days and them put him back .
17 Working-class women , particularly , may see few relatives but they see them more often , a fact not revealed by the data in table 6.7 .
18 I have been reading the last few pages and I think they are true and beautiful and just , recompense enough for the cold gloom of this untidy and lonely room .
19 I put two pounds in the machine up there and I got fifteen pounds , I got the three bars , er , not the three , two bars and some nudges and I nudged it
20 I designed and made the drawings for some jigs and we made them I 'd two or three men with me and they made these jigs and them underneath the sets .
21 I can hear a chuckle in some quarters but I feel he never let England down .
22 I want some answers and I want them now . ’
23 ‘ I want some answers and I want them now . ’
24 OK so MB conceded a goal in each of his previous few games but I think he 's ok .
25 There are going to be quite a few discharges but I mean it was you know
26 It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow .
27 We left them some cigarettes and they sent us on our way .
28 er we learnt from America that er a lot of birds that have been caught by cats , die , and everybody 's always assumed it 's shock but the Americans were doing some tests and they found it 's septicaemia from the cat 's teeth .
29 Look at you — a few sneezes and she pops you into bed like a six year old . "
30 In special circumstances we 'll cover some expenses and we pay them a token fee , which a lot of guests donate to charity .
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