Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb mod] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old-fashioned tablespoons are much larger in size , and using them could imbalance the final result . |
| 2 | I do n't think I 'll pie , you 're right put out mince pies we did n't win on the pools , I 've checked I 'll throw away the coupon or do you wan na see what you got ? |
| 3 | I 'm not buying her a present , I mean I 'll chip in with a present for you for her and Mark if it comes , but we 'll have to go to , but erm , you know , she , . |
| 4 | As for those defeats at the hands of Botham and Sidcombe I would rate both , in footballing terms , as nightmares . |
| 5 | It is suggested that only by acting on the systems which constrain them can women hope to free themselves , and each of the three novels explores different possible forms this discursive action can take . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't know you could st-i-i-n-ng . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Did you know you can garrotte someone in a few seconds ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Did you know you can chambrer wine in the microwave ? ’ |
| 9 | Like you say you could sort of travel into London in that hour could n't you ? |
| 10 | You want she should trip over and break her neck ? ’ |
| 11 | If we really mean what we say we should blacklist those es establishments that refuse to recognize trade unions . |
| 12 | fit we might caravan . |
| 13 | They say it should meen more financial control . |
| 14 | I says I 'll Gods our original er our authorisation . |
| 15 | I 'm just going to have to try a perpendicular approach and hope I can time my arrival to a point when the hole is passing in front of me . ’ |
| 16 | I should feel my self higley gratefied in this favour from you for hur , & hope you will parden the libertey I take in this Important solicitation for my sister |
| 17 | Whatever happens in Bosnia the Bishop says we must beef up the role of the UN forces . |
| 18 | It explicitly rejected " both the do-nothing government of the last 12 years and the big government theory that says we can hamstring business and tax and spend our way to prosperity " . |
| 19 | From what I learned of their disappearance at the time , I never believed they would re-surface intact . |
| 20 | On the other hand , surveys of clients ' and carers ' requirements usually reveal they would value quite modest levels of extra services — often of the old ‘ home help ’ variety . |
| 21 | After each kill they can feast and rest , then slowly digest the flesh on which they have gorged themselves . |
| 22 | He believed he could outmanoeuvre and trap the English King ; he too had his spy at Godstowe to keep an eye on Corbett . |
| 23 | ‘ He says he 'll skewer your liver if you move , ’ Rincewind translated freely . |
| 24 | My mum says he can kip on her sofa because she likes anyone with a Manc accent . |
| 25 | And if the Oxford Student does face a court battle … the Cherwell says it 'll back it all the way . |
| 26 | Motorola Inc 's 88000 RISC family seemed to have lost out at Harris Computer Systems Corp when the Fort Lauderdale , Florida-based firm announced it was switching allegiances to the IBM/Apple/Motorola PowerPC architecture ( UX No 407 ) , however the company now says it will roll-out 88110 versions of its NightHawk real-time machines by the end of March . |
| 27 | Mother says What would Mrs. Thomas think ? |
| 28 | Do you think you could Sheila ? |
| 29 | At her door she turned and said , ‘ Mrs Rae , Do you think you could book another place for Christmas dinner at that restaurant ? ’ |
| 30 | But it I do n't think you can darling , you 're not strong enough get on with it . |