Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Class members would be most welcome in the team but few will come forward unless you as their teacher encourages them to do so . |
| 2 | This also encourages them to chase up the referees . |
| 3 | No one would accuse the Americans of being frightened of the new , or the Indians of refusing to show emotion , or of inability to communicate , but all need to work in an environment which encourages them to give of their best , and encourages them to look outwards rather than inwards . |
| 4 | This ‘ fair shares ’ system ( which , with the proliferation of news channels , is surely nearing the end of its useful life ) encourages them to think not in terms of earning that place on the news , but rather in terms of keeping the broadcasters supplied with positive images . |
| 5 | The shock of it surprised the dog , when then bit the farmer ( modestly forbids me to mention where , but do give it some thought ) . |
| 6 | He hates me coming here . |
| 7 | The popular view of black sportsmen 's rise is more simple : they have a ‘ natural ability ’ that equips them to do well in physical enterprises . |
| 8 | Fits me does n't it ? |
| 9 | Happily , there has n't been any problem with the pernicious perennial weeds I find elsewhere in the garden , such as the deep-rooting bindweed and ground elder . |
| 10 | Something he thinks I 've now got . |
| 11 | Oh I must n't lose that , my grandson bought me that in Greece Cos I 'm a pipe smoker and er , but it 's not a Zippo , and he got it very cheap English you see , but I 've knackered him you see , because I , he thinks I 've still got that , but I , I , I bought a Zippo one , and it 's , it 's the hippo , the Zippo one that 's in there the other one was fucking useless , well , it lasted for a couple of months , a few months , but er |
| 12 | ‘ Garry 's married , and his brother-in-law thinks I know where he is , ’ Claudia said , breaking her determination not to mention Roman Wyatt . |
| 13 | He also thinks I know where Garry might be , and he 's determined to stay with me . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Father left me a bit and she thinks I went through that a long time ago . |
| 15 | I hope no-one thinks I came up with it . ’ |
| 16 | Perhaps he even thinks I do n't care ! |
| 17 | He thinks I do n't know , but I do . |
| 18 | ‘ She thinks I do n't take any care over my appearance . ’ |
| 19 | I have suggested that we could leave the story open-ended , but he clearly thinks I do n't understand the nature of movies very well . |
| 20 | Everyone thinks I do n't and I do . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ She thinks I do n't know what goes on and I do n't say anything . |
| 22 | I have my man and a bent old crone from the village who drinks my whisky which she thinks I do n't notice . |
| 23 | Thinks I do n't know . |
| 24 | Stupid cow , she thinks I do n't know what goes on . |
| 25 | Thinks I have n't got any better feelings to appeal to , does he ? |
| 26 | He thinks I reacted too fast . |
| 27 | Oh yes when the war started yes , you , you see the people would have been called up into the forces anyway people young enough to fly , who , who had an interest , because er one of the air displays I remember very much a tomboy as she was she they used to give pleasure flights and she had defied this pilot to take her up and make her sick , and he was took her up there looping rolling and everything and er |
| 28 | Add in a marvellous performance by Dewi Morris and good efforts from the other backs and you had one of the greatest running displays I 've ever seen . |
| 29 | I goes I did n't mean it like that . |
| 30 | He goes I did n't mean to . |