Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then erm they eggs would be in this incubator for about a week and then they used to arrange coops for them to go out do you see , we used to fence a field below the mansion , , in the field there , because there was a good in enclosure right round the two drives and then there were shelter you see . |
| 2 | Secondly , I know everyone goes around saying it , but I did n't really believe it ‘ til last night , but the defence really are crap ! ! |
| 3 | This makes me think why did he go & Deane arrive ? |
| 4 | I mean I 've been doing it for such a long time now it 's important to me to go on doing it , but then that might be rather like it 's important for you to go on doing physics , is n't it ? |
| 5 | It was important that she ring her parents to let them know not to expect her that day . |
| 6 | Thus when you are the only person to get up when a lady comes into the room , or when everyone has half finished their food and you are still waiting for Grace , by standing up , for failing to lift fork and knife , you are drawing attention to the sins of omission of the others and silently rebuking them . |
| 7 | ‘ Or , ’ he demanded harshly , ‘ do you have someone other than me lined up to pay your mortgage ? ’ |
| 8 | The cichlids just seeing them as part of the overall decor would move them out of their way , often causing them to come apart making them useless . |
| 9 | Shaking his fist , spluttering incomprehensibly , the middle-aged man behind me has definitely lost it . |
| 10 | She made me promise not to tell what had happened . |
| 11 | I knew it must be wrong , because afterwards he made me promise not to tell anyone about it , not even Mamma . |
| 12 | Ryan made me promise never to tell you . ’ |
| 13 | Most pubs in the country probably have a few regulars who think their local is the best in Britain … but one of them has just proved it . |
| 14 | Although having them has not made their lives any easier , they have got immense enjoyment from them and would not be without them . |
| 15 | No one would lightly believe that either of them has ever found it hard to tell the difference between himself and somebody else . |
| 16 | Even though time has marched on and Danes and Vikings have invaded it , Catholic , Anglican and Methodist religion have influenced it , nothing has really changed its basic aura and raison d'etre . |
| 17 | Elsewhere reference has been made to the difference between Spanish style and flamenco style ( see page 59 ) which belongs to the Spanish gipsies from whom has also developed what is known as gipsy character dance . |
| 18 | he has two sons and two daughters , one of whom has recently made him a grandad and , although he confesses to still having the odd game of cricket , his main pastime nowadays is deep-sea fishing . |
| 19 | So you have to beware of blind alleys like that ; from personal experience , there are loads of these styles that no-one has ever asked me to play . ’ |
| 20 | EVEN THOUGH there has been a copy of the NME in The Kabin every week since 1974 , no-one has ever bought one . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's a long enough journey for me to come here to see you , ’ she said . |
| 22 | A little later he crooked her in the shelter of his arms and said , ‘ You 've no idea what it took for me to come over to see you that first time . ’ |
| 23 | She told me to come back to get my blood pressure checked again . |
| 24 | ‘ As I became more experienced I wanted to branch out and the more technical aspects of triathlon , particularly the cycling , interested me . |
| 25 | Val did a brilliant job getting everyone else to Le Bourget using public transport ; I went on the bike with no map and only a vague idea where Le Bourget was , and every Frenchman I asked just waved me straight on ( lies ! ) , but I got there somehow and we had a very enjoyable , if unscheduled , visit . |
| 26 | That was er a flat in Plumtree , we were offered a flat on the first floor and when we examined the kitchen it was extremely obvious to me that our gas cooker would n't fit in the , the place where it was designed to fit , when I asked where do we put the washing machine I was informed that most tenants kept the washing machine on the balcony , when I said well where do we put the refrigerator , well most people keep the refrigerator either in the hall or , or rather not a hall it was a passageway , in the passageway or in the living room , now it does seem to me with hindsight that if that 's planning I , to use an old fashion London phrase , I 'm a Dutchman . |
| 27 | You never found those labels I made out did you ? |
| 28 | ‘ It smelled the place out an' I 'ad ter chuck it away , ’ she moaned . |
| 29 | ‘ I regret ever allowing you to talk me into this crazy scheme ! ’ she exclaimed as she slid into bed and pulled the duvet up to her chin . |
| 30 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |