Example sentences of "[pers pn] [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 | That fellow behind me has got one too . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Then they waited patiently for me to try hitting one . |
| 6 | Why would I want to cause anyone pain ? |
| 7 | Why would I want to do anything that would lessen my chances of making money ? ’ |
| 8 | Why would I want to have anything to do with you , eh ? |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | I 've seen I 've got one , there all noes . |
| 11 | Yeah you see I 've got one quite a good broody , you see , |
| 12 | See I 've got one , I can see , cos that frequency 's funny on this |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | So he sa , I mean does anybody know anything about anything like that ? |
| 15 | I mean does anybody else know ? |
| 16 | I mean does anybody think that parental investment theory is relevant at all to modern industrial society or is it completely irrelevant ? |
| 17 | I mean has anyone learnt about sexual pleasure , at er , at school ? |
| 18 | Has anyone , I mean has anyone had that experience ? |
| 19 | 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 ? |
| 20 | I mean has anybody ever delivered anything to houses ? |
| 21 | I mean did anybody similar experiences |
| 22 | Now wh erm can you remember any of the sort of i initiatives , I mean did anything take place in Hucknall ? |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ And when we get back , I intend to let anyone know who cares to listen . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ To be honest it 's not a proper bridge , although sooner or later I intend to build one . |
| 27 | ‘ I want a chalet and I intend to have one , ’ she declared imperiously . |
| 28 | ‘ I intend to make something of meself , so I 'd be obliged if you 'd treat me with more respect . ’ |
| 29 | Either therefore I am being non-cooperative or I intend to convey something rather different : ( 34 ) Queen Victoria was made of iron The straightforward interpretation is that since Queen Victoria in fact lacked the definitional properties of iron , she merely had some of the incidental properties like hardness , resilience , non-flexibility or durability . |
| 30 | And then I agreed to do something for Émile that I did not wish to do , which made me ashamed . |