Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It makes even worse reading and it distresses me to have to bring it to the attention of the House . |
| 2 | There was also Alec , a prison officer from Wormwood Scrubs ( when he 'd given his address and next of kin on a previous camp everyone had thought he was kidding ) ; Ken , who to everyone 's delight turned up with a guitar ( were we really going to sit round a campfire singing ? ) ; and David , an aircraft engineer who after fifteen years in the Scouts could ‘ do wonderful things with ropes ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ But of course everyone 's forgotten it by now ? ’ |
| 4 | Before they gave me a bike I had to earn it , I had to work in the garden . |
| 5 | Okay I 'll tell Chuck I 've sold it . |
| 6 | That , wrote Harsnet , is part of the reason why I have chosen glass and not canvas or wood , that is why in my notes I have called it a delay in glass , which is to say a refusal of shit . |
| 7 | I do realize that there are problems in finding suitable sites and that possibly that costs would be involved in setting them up , but for the reasons I 've outlined we should take the bull by the horns and make an effort to find sites and budget for the costs involved so the benefits can be felt as soon as possible . |
| 8 | Erm , we hope that you will come back soon , because for all the reasons I 've outlined it 's tremendously important to us and it 's nice to have a body of , a big large body of trade unions in the city in terms of our feelings as , as local trade unions as well . |
| 9 | For the reasons I have given I would grant the application . |
| 10 | Although I consider that at the relevant time Lautro 's Rules , and thus its procedure , were defective in the respects I have outlined , for the reasons I have given I conclude that Lautro were not required by law to afford to Winchester the opportunity to make representations as to why an intervention notice should not be served before deciding whether or not to serve such a notice . |
| 11 | For the reasons I have given I would dismiss this appeal . |
| 12 | ‘ It does n't say anywhere in my contract I have to make them feel good , too . ’ |
| 13 | She was being a bit of a weed and in any case I went to cheer her up in the first place . ’ |
| 14 | Any meaningful stretch of language , of any extent , like the or in case I 've thrown it away or the s in a plural like chairs . |
| 15 | My private idea , which I hardly dare mention in case I 've got it all wrong , is that you were copying the style of some book or other to see if I would recognize it . |
| 16 | Leaving such miscommunications aside , though , it is still true to say that we search for confirmation , and I have found myself reluctant to make the telephone call or write the letter of sympathy in case I have heard it wrongly or been given the wrong information . |
| 17 | That long white robe I had seen him in that night was a sort of hospital gown . |
| 18 | Three sons I had given him , and still he did not love me as I was so desperate to be loved . |
| 19 | But er because I 've had requests I 've approached them and said , Well we 'll get your documents released and see see if we can speed matters up because use your experience . |
| 20 | In all the time she was there she asked for only two things , and in both cases I had to disappoint her . |
| 21 | it 's all I said no it 's not I said I paid me first er payment I said wrote it down on one of those papers |
| 22 | Like a flash I had laid him all out on the ground , |
| 23 | I want you to be happy , even if your happiness is not derived from me , and the heritage I have offered you . ’ |
| 24 | I 've got a new toy I want to show you . ’ |
| 25 | oh yes he said I 've worked it out those extra hours I 've paid you for them but I thought you actually worked for them for nothing and I 've just given you a bonus |
| 26 | I goes mum I 've heard it all before ! |
| 27 | She could have her Mum I heard call her at home to make sure , if anything had happened , so |
| 28 | mum , mum I want to sing it |
| 29 | Mummy mum I want to put it over , I want to put it down |
| 30 | Oh thank you I wondered where it went and I thought oh shit I 've lost it . |