Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It pleases me to inform you that the weather here continues to be temperate ! |
| 2 | As he spoke , I asked myself whether the next 100 years of British history were to reflect the barren nature of his personality : the answer must be never , never , never . |
| 3 | ‘ I asked him whether the person he was meeting was anything to do with him being followed , but he just laughed . ’ |
| 4 | So I asked him if the task force would be going to the Gulf ; how many people were involved ; and what experience they had . |
| 5 | I asked him if the fundamental problem is that those who have are too selfish to help . |
| 6 | But as a preview , this was her reply when I asked her whether the problem was , not whether women needed more education , but that men needed educating about women . |
| 7 | I 'm buying material where the tape measures are big , so I get extra , and I sell it where the tape measures are small , so they do n't get as much as they think they 've got . |
| 8 | For the more I yelled , the lower I made myself and the greater the sense of mastery and control the malais around me could enjoy . |
| 9 | The Secretary of State for Scotland will recall that , when my colleagues and I met him and the Secretary of State for the Environment during the consultation period on local government funding , we argued our case on local income tax and pursued the issue of costing . |
| 10 | I tried it but the paper was stuck down , stuck down already |
| 11 | Someone found her before the farmer did and so she survived . |
| 12 | Letters and I are enemies but never think that I forget you or the others . |
| 13 | ' Sir John , I know nothing except that I honour you and the Lady Maude . |
| 14 | I want you and the company to find some way to get me out of this mess I 've been landed in . |
| 15 | Then I realised that I was actually contemplating accepting the senator 's offer , and I told myself that the last thing I needed this summer was to babysit two spoilt rich-kid junkies . |
| 16 | ‘ Like a fool , I told her that the only reason I 'd married her was because she 'd told me she was pregnant . |
| 17 | So I told her that the most ancient creeds did not mention the Devil . |
| 18 | I told them that the grand piano was two feet too short and DeFries said , ‘ Cancel the gig — no gig . ’ |
| 19 | I told them that the Sandinista soldiers were also Catholics ; were also fighting for their country ; were also longing for peace . |
| 20 | I told them that the rain comes in and everything ! |
| 21 | I told him that the police wanted to see him . |
| 22 | I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren . |
| 23 | It was when we had settled down to talk in comfortable armchairs that I told him that the man for whom I had substituted at Marlborough , in the hope of replacing him altogether , now planned to return , so that once more I should be out of a job . |
| 24 | I walked back from the Meeting with Quintin who knew by then that he was Macmillan 's selection , and I told him that the idea had my support . |
| 25 | ‘ I told him that the Chester option would deliver a better service for the Army and a better deal for the taxpayer . |
| 26 | ‘ When I told him that the van was standard apart from a roll cage he found it even more difficult to accept . |
| 27 | I told him that the weather was horrendous on Tiree also , with cloud and heavy rain , and getting worse . |
| 28 | Would you be surprised if I told you that the seven major shareholders in GEC , Westinghouse , Con Edison , NBC , and CBS , are Mr El , Mr Elolhim , and Mr Adonai , YHWH Inc. , Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh , Shaddai Holdings , and Zebaot International ? ’ |
| 29 | I told you that the law does not forget you . |
| 30 | ‘ I told you that the letter gave me advice on how to deal with the family and that is all . ’ |