Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time Horsley met him he had won the franchise for Lancashire Cable , had a controlling interest in Merseyside Cable , and was looking for other cable companies . |
| 2 | Richard Marpole highlights what you can see country-wide and outlines a fascinating walk in the Norfolk Broads |
| 3 | ‘ How does Harvey know what I said to General Midwinter ? ’ she asked me as she passed . |
| 4 | To a hushed court Dr Howe described what he would do if the court granted the application . |
| 5 | When Magnus wants something he gets it , and his parents listen to him when he talks . |
| 6 | yeah , but Gary needs them you , you need the green one and Gary needs both so |
| 7 | The result , in terms of the content of the agreement which was reached , was victory : in exchange for a couple of minor concessions , Irwin got everything he wanted . |
| 8 | on Tuesday to see what she was doing that 's of course if she can get . |
| 9 | When Ken asked what it was for , he was told : ‘ This play is essentially stylistic and I want the dialogue to be delivered in a stylistic fashion . ’ |
| 10 | There are many other distinctions which the Aborigines make which we do not — an illustration of the fact that the world does not come pre-packed into nameable entities waiting for each language to pin its names on . |
| 11 | We 'll never know what really happened but I think the KGB got what they wanted — the English couple and their car . |
| 12 | But while Richard loves what he does , he does n't fancy it as a fulltime career . |
| 13 | Some days later Gwenellen told me he had attended his first follow-up clinic two days previously . |
| 14 | Glenn Hoddle says they they do n't do things easily … they were the best footballing side on the day and its justice for what happened to them three years ago |
| 15 | David said : ‘ Kylie told me she wanted our romance to end because she had a lot of pressure from work — she was always very busy . ’ |
| 16 | She says Richard told her they would n't open Heaven 's gates for him . |
| 17 | When the two-week holiday finished , Richard told her he was going to Dijon in the centre of France . |
| 18 | She used to be one of that Rajneesh lot , she always lives in communes , and Linda told me she was looking for somewhere . |
| 19 | ‘ Jeff told me he 'd had a word with you about me and told you I had lots of experience teaching English to foreign students and that you wanted me to come and do the job . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Jeff told me you promised your parents that you 'd treat them to a holiday this autumn in celebration of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary — but that now you 're starting to worry about how you 're going to pay for it . |
| 21 | It ordered Edward to destroy what he has laboured so hard to create , and restore the narrow strip of land to its original condition within 28 days and close a gateway onto the road . |
| 22 | Apparently , the free spending Italian club AC Milan were so taken with him that they offered Celtic a fee of £100,000 for his services , only to recoil in fear when the club 's manager Jock Stein told him they could only rent him for one game for that amount . |
| 23 | And Quinn added : ‘ Bobby told me he needs somebody to put the ball in the net . |
| 24 | On the tape , Beatrix says something I did n't pay much attention to when I first heard it . |
| 25 | Carlos told her he would wait at Camp IV while she attempted the summit , which he did until midday on the 13th , when he descended to Camp II at 6,800 metres . |
| 26 | ‘ We feared a run on the bank when Cenzo told us you were coming . |
| 27 | She 's a very conceited woman , Pete the adulterous told me she was a very conceited woman and er Neil says I I I 'd have to talk to him to him about this , she could n't discuss anything with him she would lay down the law , that was how it had to be and I said no I said Gerry and I , I had no hesitation , as I said , in putting the boot in and Brenda and Dave take the same the attitude to children that you let them first of all when they 're small , you have to tell them no like you do not |
| 28 | ‘ It 's about time England adopted the attitude of : Why make Gazza track back and defend , when we could have other players to do that and let Gazza do what he 's good at . |
| 29 | Mr Morraine told us it used to be part of the mainland . ’ |
| 30 | Dana told me she had been a tougher nut for Daine to crack , and had had her mind scrambled and unscrambled several times . |