Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | What would Fen say if she gave him a truthful answer , told him that Hugh had done her a good turn , jilted her before she could make the most dreadful mistake of her life ? |
| 2 | I mean once I know what a thing is |
| 3 | My mum and dad deny that they make them a brew , but when I get home there 's usually 20 dirty cups outside the door . ’ |
| 4 | But Basil encouraged and even found some tiny portion of my painting which could be developed though he agreed that I might copy more easily than imagine and he gave me a mounted butterfly to draw . |
| 5 | ‘ Wait till I get you a cup of cocoa , Mark , ’ said Mrs Mallory . |
| 6 | So he leaves them in a room where the locks open if you give them a threatening look . ’ |
| 7 | You know very often a parent , if a parent senses a child it 's partly in the interests of reality you know , like I say to my younger son you know , look if I buy you a third Big Mac , let's face it , you wo n't be able to eat it . |
| 8 | You ask how they know and they give you a vague description about the pelvis , etc. etc. , and you go away not altogether satisfied with the explanations . |
| 9 | I know cos she showed me a picture once . |
| 10 | Yeah I know but I mean what a way to look . |
| 11 | I guess that it gave her a sense of independence and allowed her personality , which was fairly dominant , to develop . |
| 12 | I 'm not comfortable but I suppose if I gave it a go I would get used to it . |
| 13 | I do n't think there is any question about that , and I feel like we gave him a good shot at staying alive . |
| 14 | Oh , her husband may chatter but I doubt if he gives her a blow by blow account of English activities in France . |
| 15 | While farmers themselves recognise that no-one owes them a living , there 's still an inherent desire to be on the receiving end of some support . |
| 16 | While farmers themselves recognise that no-one owes them a living , there 's still an inherent desire to be on the receiving end of some support . |
| 17 | Do you , I wonder if you think your a good driver , I mean there are , I mean I , I should remind you there are five thousand people killed on Britain 's roads every year , there are sixty three thousand people seriously injured , they reckon that car accidents cost something like five thousand million pounds in Britain every year . |
| 18 | We wear nurses ' uniforms , perform basic nursing tasks and are still called ‘ nurse ’ by most patients , so sometimes I feel a bit confused by all this and wonder whether we undervalue ourselves a little . |
| 19 | If you do not keep a dream diary , I strongly recommend that you give it a try . |
| 20 | You drool when someone tosses you a conspiracy theory . ’ |
| 21 | So some of them you can work out buy if you know what a transformer does , it steps down all of the current , it reduces the voltage . |
| 22 | Yeah , only I want him to try these on you see because I bought him a new pair yesterday |