Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , all the negative characteristics of humanity as men perceive them are projected onto women . |
| 2 | What upset me was hearing the door locked . |
| 3 | We have moved away from such remedies as being too brutal for a humane society and nowadays those who advocate them are seen as blimpish relics of an imperialist , authoritarian society which favoured cold baths and weals on the buttocks as character forming . |
| 4 | Cherub , cherub I 'm lost . |
| 5 | ‘ The moment I have a drink , then bang I am gone . |
| 6 | ‘ I fear I was paying you little attention . |
| 7 | I fear I 'm going to sneeze . |
| 8 | I mean I was given |
| 9 | I mean I was thinking that you can actually with Linda actually you know because I loiter Linda today 's meeting obviously |
| 10 | Well I I mean I was thinking you know er it 's probably a good idea for for erm Well I 've heard it proposed by people who do these things |
| 11 | No , I , really just to see what , what everyone else was doing , I mean I was thinking of is a little |
| 12 | But I mean I was thinking like as well cos like we did taxes like a few weeks ago did n't we , and the tax that the government get off that race , I mean seventy five million on the whole race , |
| 13 | The bar 's there , I mean I was thinking you had your stool , painted that white on |
| 14 | I mean it 's like Jane I mean I was thinking the other day . |
| 15 | I mean I was thinking of making gingerbread |
| 16 | Oh that 's shame cos I what about , I mean I was thinking of erm , John sa , John , you know Andrew 's brother ? |
| 17 | Well , as near as possible because , erm , I mean I was appointed to , to Africa while I was still in college |
| 18 | I mean I was listening to one of the tapes last night . |
| 19 | Erm I thought that erm I , I mean I was getting some things that John has n't , has n't mentioned , erm when you mentioned the wife being there erm when you , when you were introducing the C C Q you then assumed that you would be coming back with recommendations |
| 20 | I mean I was picking the competencies off that er display and marketing guidance , interpersonal skills , group work , library and information work and equal opportunities . |
| 21 | And watch out with the scale on these , on histograms , and on any graphs because , what happens I mean I was watching somebody do this a couple of days ago . |
| 22 | I mean I was asked to keep my sewing money , completely separate . |
| 23 | I mean I was asked to do it right from the word go was n't I ? |
| 24 | I mean I was reading in the paper the other day it was on about recycling |
| 25 | I mean , you obviously know what I want here , but I mean I was hoping that Yvonne would come across and work maybe two stroke three days a week for me even when |
| 26 | Well I mean I was saying to this bloke well can you think of anywhere where we might be able to , oh no no no ca n't think of anywhere . |
| 27 | Not like , I mean I was making my way there , he was making his way there and I would n't want them to come and pick me up in the car |
| 28 | And it it was , I mean I was brought up in the country and it , I found it really shocking that people had to live like that , you know . |
| 29 | I did stop smoking for three months and then with everyone else around us , I mean I was putting on weight and then I went back to smoking . |
| 30 | The question is , as you rightly say , in psychoanalysis , the analyst usually has a vast amount much more than people normally realize , I mean , I recall from my own analysis , and mean I was going between two and four times a week erm , for an hour each time and it was a good six months before she would make any interpretations , and I used to get very frustrated , you know , I used to say things like , well , what do you think of this , Miss , you know . |