Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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1 | And I believe that with the privileges that come to those who benefit most from the capitalist system there are obligations , and so the combination of that latter thought makes me want to do something about the inner cities , plus a revulsion at waste and hopelessness and dereliction and concern which is self-evident in some of these older towns and cities . |
2 | One of them tried to say something . |
3 | ‘ And at times it has almost seemed as if everyone has had something to say about me , and it has often been those people who have never read The Satanic Verses who have had the most to say . |
4 | ‘ Everyone has to have something they can keep to themselves , ’ said Dorcas vaguely . |
5 | That fellow behind me has got one too . |
6 | He and his son are largely responsible for the countless impressions of Rembrandt 's graphic works , repeatedly reworking the plates so that Rembrandt 's authorship of them has become something of an ethical dilemma . |
7 | Then they waited patiently for me to try hitting one . |
8 | He said as he stepped on the ‘ plane : ‘ I would love to come back for another season at Portadown — but no-one has said anything to me . |
9 | But something I would like to say , which no-one has touched on at all ; we 've all been talking about the laws that affect women and equal opportunities , and no-one has mentioned anything about the horrendous hours that are worked in parliament making it not impossible , but extremely difficult for women to become politicians working in parliament to be the people who make the laws , to be the people who can actually affect women 's roles in society erm everyone seems to accept the fact that our own parliament , totally dominated by men , and the sort of hours that only men can work , making it extremely difficult for women . |
10 | Everyone wants to love someone , to be wanted , to have relationships with other people . |
11 | Why would I want to cause anyone pain ? |
12 | Why would I want to do anything that would lessen my chances of making money ? ’ |
13 | Why would I want to have anything to do with you , eh ? |
14 | you see I 've got one in the front room and I had this one put in so then I say if I am in the kitchen , I say , I lift up the receiver , hello , and hear who it is and then I , I say hang on while I get round the chair and then you see I sit on the arm of this chair and talk because er it 's difficult to stand too long |
15 | I 've seen I 've got one , there all noes . |
16 | Yeah you see I 've got one quite a good broody , you see , |
17 | See I 've got one , I can see , cos that frequency 's funny on this |
18 | By ‘ personal care ’ I mean nursing someone who can not fully look after themselves and/or performing domestic tasks which they are unable to undertake . |
19 | So he sa , I mean does anybody know anything about anything like that ? |
20 | I mean does anybody else know ? |
21 | I mean does anybody think that parental investment theory is relevant at all to modern industrial society or is it completely irrelevant ? |
22 | I mean has anyone learnt about sexual pleasure , at er , at school ? |
23 | Has anyone , I mean has anyone had that experience ? |
24 | Erm you know the , the answer must be that erm er just before I answer that , I mean has anybody else done Mrs , and Mr ? |
25 | I mean has anybody ever delivered anything to houses ? |
26 | I mean did anybody similar experiences |
27 | Now wh erm can you remember any of the sort of i initiatives , I mean did anything take place in Hucknall ? |
28 | Councillor Michael Hannon , deputy mayor , who represents the Orford area where the bomb attack took place in February , said : ‘ I intend to do everything in my power to help relocate these tanks . |
29 | ‘ And when we get back , I intend to let anyone know who cares to listen . ’ |
30 | ‘ We have a quality street team to welcome the Aussies , ’ said Probyn , ‘ and I intend to go one better than the last time I faced them — the World Cup final 12 months ago . ’ |