Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leslie had taught me how to live , and the war how to endure . |
| 2 | ( At that time nobody had taught me how to preserve them to keep as specimens . |
| 3 | My father , a policeman , had taught me how to do this years before . |
| 4 | Erm , I found out today , that I did n't realise she 'd actually passed a c , a beautician 's course , so I do n't know why she 's taught me out of all , has n't taught me how to go on . |
| 5 | But my father had taught me how to make them on my arm , fox-bites . |
| 6 | I 'd be in the shower and they 'd push me out , actually push me out saying , ‘ you black so-and-so ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ When I leave , my client begs me not to go . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose you think bringing me home gives you the right to tell me which friends I should choose , do you ? |
| 9 | Love to see them just to see what it 's like , okay . |
| 10 | It 's very reassuring because it could be quite daunting but all these are friends I 've met before and so it 's lovely to see them here supporting me |
| 11 | As for embellishments , the people organising naming ceremonies seemed to be outnumbered by other policymakers whose desire was to see them progressively removed . |
| 12 | He did not want to see them simply crushed , not only because he respected their opinion , but because he would have to go on working with them after the Council . |
| 13 | For the mentally handicapped especially , many hostels were welcomed by relatives who , often at great cost to their freedom and independence , had struggled to keep a close relative out of a stigmatized hospital , but were prepared to see them safely cared for in a local purpose-built home . |
| 14 | I 'd like to see them better treated . |
| 15 | One of the other the other things that we will erm be taking responsibility for is , is something called the Front Line Review which I want to come back too , because it 's something that will interest you as a group erm , but that 's basically again a Council learn initiative , where the Council 's want to look at over the next month all of the front line services we provide , the , the services that you come into contact with on a day to day erm level and look at , you know , are we providing a service as you want , are we providing them efficiently , how would you like to see them better provided . |
| 16 | The shares are worthless , and it goes against the grain to see them still quoted , written down as they are . " |
| 17 | What ecstasy it would be to see them really move … |
| 18 | Woodlice feed mainly at night , so to see them actually feeding you need to look at them during the evening . |
| 19 | I would like to see them actually promote the fact that it 's very much an independent assessment . |
| 20 | Met Head in corridor who wished to see me urgently regarding an incident which occurred when I was out . |
| 21 | [ … ] nowhere , except Paris , is it performed better than here , and you would doubtless be well instructed to see me sometimes beat time [ battre la mesure ] and give the tempos [ mouvemens ] with Lully 's famous stick [ canne ] . |
| 22 | So like alright , bring them in to see , I said like that . |
| 23 | Then I bring them home to wash and I unravel them before they dry . |
| 24 | Bulls usually shake their heads erratically , lowering them vertically and twisting them sideways as they jerk them up to inflict the maximum injury . |
| 25 | Then , said he , ‘ Would the comrade who interrupted me please stand up ! ’ |
| 26 | Do you want me just to leave it ? |
| 27 | Do you want me just to catch you something first Alex ? |
| 28 | I 'll speak to my mum cos my mum does n't want me bloody stripping |
| 29 | ‘ Why do yer want me ter have a key ? ’ |
| 30 | You 'd think no-one else had ever made a film except him and you can see him coming on all good mates with the crew so they 'll make things easier for him when he gets in front of camera , so he looks five years younger and I get the shiny nose . |