Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] a [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is therefore necessary to pick up the optical signals , convert them into electrical signals , amplify them using a repeater and re-convert them into optical signals every so often along the way . |
| 2 | Certainly it must help them locate a mate and induce a feeling of social togetherness . |
| 3 | ‘ He told them to wait a minute and shoot us down , ’ Anna May whispered into my ear , ‘ like dogs . ’ |
| 4 | I said to him , look at it this way , everyone has a will and you should make sure you have one made . |
| 5 | Everyone has a smile and we all wanted to tell what we had done that day or planned for the next . |
| 6 | Today , almost everyone has a refrigerator and we tend to take for granted chilled food and beverages and the storage of perishable foods . |
| 7 | The club is run by a group of 40 dedicated ex-patriots from all walks of life , including plumbers , teachers , restaurateurs and businessmen , whose love of the game has inspired them to establish a well-organised and competitive club . |
| 8 | Each of them has a value and a part to play but they should serve us ; we should not be their slaves . |
| 9 | ‘ When ICL moved from Stoke to West Gorton in Manchester , I became a commuter and I did n't like it , ’ he says . |
| 10 | Then I became a vagrant and travelled far and nowhere ; now I have come back to be near Callanish again , though quite where I shall go I do n't know . |
| 11 | Sally wanted to know how I became a caddie and I filled her in on my doings since we left university . |
| 12 | I made a scarf and then set off to knit socks , but got into a mess with the difficult parts and Mother finished them off . |
| 13 | I made a promise and she needs . |
| 14 | Nutty , coming in late , heard Sam say , ‘ Look , I made a bet and I 'm going through with it . |
| 15 | Back home safely , I made a cuppa and sat for a good hour revelling in my favourite magazine . |
| 16 | So in order to impress her I made a speech and it apparently did impress her because I 'm married to her now . |
| 17 | Billy and I unearthed a strap and whipped Tony . |
| 18 | As for Meredith-Lee 's death , if you 're asking me did I construct a bomb and blow him up , the answer is no . |
| 19 | I like to see the goods before I make a decision and have a point of reference for returning them . |
| 20 | I make a coffee and flick through a few albums to try and find something suitable — a Michael Sembelo , a Philip Baily , a Deacon Blue , but none of them feel right in my soul . |
| 21 | I got a brain and I got a cold |
| 22 | a lot of the people used to come in and they 'd be in in his hotel , boozing rather than being at the pub you know , he says it for me I got a bottle and everything there . |
| 23 | It 's got an electric fire and food in the cupboards , and I got a cat and a sleeping bag and all sorts . |
| 24 | Well I got a couple and I thought well I 'll wait till I go out to Tregole now , they 're probably cheaper there than anywhere |
| 25 | I got a sentence and was sent back to Styal . |
| 26 | Cos I I got a watch and it says five past twelve , but it 's more than that ! |
| 27 | I got a goal and enjoyed every minute of it . |
| 28 | Well I got a video and , like , that 's all we got a few videos and the video showed you how to use a condom , and that was it . |
| 29 | I got a lantern and commenced my examinations . |
| 30 | It took the whole of his crew to hold him ( in a table whilst I got a hacksaw and cut at least two inches off his fancy boots ; somehow he managed to get them restored . |