Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sometimes it really gets me down , ’ he admits , ‘ but the thing that keeps me goin' is live performances . |
| 2 | And so though we have all sinned and that circle , that perfect purpose of God for you and for me has been warped and distorted out of all recognition , the potential that God had for you and for me , it 's been dis it seems to have been destroyed because of the warping and because of the impact of sin . |
| 3 | They were allowed to see it for one hour , before it was taken back , and none of them has been able to get hold of it since . |
| 4 | Competition among them has been intense in the past decade as a result of the switch to reimbursement based on diagnostic related groups rather than historic costs , a difficult regulatory environment aimed at reducing short stay hospital capacity and at cost containment , and a much tougher climate for research funding . |
| 5 | It will be necessary to confirm that all restrictions have been observed and if they have not been observed , to confirm that consent to vary or discharge them has been forthcoming . |
| 6 | ( With a little re-working I even found the sweaters I made were nice enough to give as Christmas presents ! ) |
| 7 | I listened to this tale of woe and as I dug with my tiny spade , wondered what I might find , an arm or perhaps a leg , but the only discoveries that I made were small pieces of coal washed up on the beach . |
| 8 | I BELIEVE the decision I made was commonsense — the right one in the circumstances . |
| 9 | I know some people might think the decision I made was unpleasant and monstrous but I want to tell how I came to make the decision and the reasons behind it . |
| 10 | Peterborough , I mean is nice , certain parts , |
| 11 | Is that the general , I mean I do n't know for all you car drivers have any thing to say about public transport , maybe you do n't know any more but those of you who use it , I mean is hopeless the general view ? , yes |
| 12 | Yes , I mean certainly storage , I mean is important . |
| 13 | I mean be thankful she 's not like that . |
| 14 | I mean be sorry for him . |
| 15 | Do you sort of , I mean be truthful |
| 16 | They might think they 're getting away with it , a lot of people who , who , I mean being unemployed is n't , you tend , people tend to feel devalued and so if they can think oh , they 've put one over on that , on the er , benefit office , then they 'll go and brag down the pub about it . |
| 17 | And I would also support Mr Potters in the addition of the under-used term would I think be beneficial to the policy . |
| 18 | and she would I think be prepared to as she 's in charge of their sort of arrangements for where they dance , er it 's easier than ne negotiating with someone who who I 've only met once er very briefly . |
| 19 | The Wirral club have members from all age groups - from babies to pensioners - although the average age of the group I met was early 40s . |
| 20 | What I met was Cleese in full flow , with nothing to sell — no film gale force imminent , no series , no book , nothing but a mind primed after a sabbatical which had been deliberately aimed at reflection . |
| 21 | Wright J. struck out paragraphs 18 and 19 of the order of Buckley J. despite paragraph 33 because ‘ the Crown Prosecution Service are not a party , and no order I make is capable of binding it . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Everything I make is hand-cut from large pieces of glass and hand-soldered . |
| 23 | Now the choices and values are not only what I trust are right choices and correct beliefs ; they are my choices , my beliefs , my convictions |
| 24 | ‘ Some of the advice I got was amazing . |
| 25 | I hate being sick and one thing another well , it turned out |
| 26 | Cos I hate being sick you know . |
| 27 | I ca n't , I hate being sick , I can never make myself sick . |
| 28 | ‘ But I tried being polite for a long time , Aunt Ruth , and it got me nowhere . |
| 29 | I tried being quiet . ’ |
| 30 | And he said , but he 's nothing to do with Surrealism , which I expect is true that he did n't belong to the party but then perhaps Spaniards are , in any case , basically surrealist . |