Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either you have not shown these plans elsewhere , in which case I owe you an apology … or you have touted them round , and the fools ca n't see what 's in front of them . ’ |
| 2 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 3 | In this hope I name it the Mar Pacifico . ’ |
| 4 | When I first heard the first noise I thought what the bloody hell 's that and I turned the sound down . |
| 5 | Of course I gave her an ‘ A ’ . |
| 6 | During his lunch-hour I give him the last orange , a biro and three lollipops , all I can muster , and wish him a happy birthday . |
| 7 | and after about ten minutes I thought what the devil is she doing in there ! |
| 8 | Upstairs in my apartment I bought myself a drink . |
| 9 | In reply I sent him a cutting from the catalogue of a well known UK mail order equipment company . |
| 10 | Very hard , very hard I told the lads I told 'em the union about it what he done that day . |
| 11 | You know it was like when you boil up hankies I thought what a ! |
| 12 | I vill give you a game of dominoes , and if you vin … vell , den I buy you a drink . |
| 13 | At the first meeting in the department I did what every other Transport Minister appears to have done over the previous ten years : I hired Professor Sir Alec Cairncross to advise me . |
| 14 | That form bears the closest inspection and as the six-year-old has settled into his new surroundings at the Marriott Stables I give him the edge over Newton Point , whose cause will not have been helped by the rain . |
| 15 | For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 16 | Carey addressed the wealthy directly , quoting Jesus ' parable about the sorting of the goats ( the wealthy ) from the sheep ( the poor ) in St Matthew 's gospel : ‘ The curse is upon you … for when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 17 | . Do you know that card you bought him the duck ? |
| 18 | As he blinked the drops out of his eyes she handed him a towel . |
| 19 | While she filled the tank of the lady 's car she told her the legend of the Brownies ' Bridge . |
| 20 | In many respects she found him an enigma . |
| 21 | At your peril you reject what the stars foretell . |
| 22 | One day , though , sitting in the counsellor 's sumptuous study she offered him a cheque instead of cash — and he replied with his customary charm and vigour , that she had to pay more if she paid by cheque . |
| 23 | Lisa , her Mum gives her about every Saturday she gives her a tenner , but if she 's going out she gets a lot of money right . |
| 24 | During the three year programme we set ourselves a total of 33 remits , of which only 5 remain to be completed . |
| 25 | When he first started to air his views on intensive farming methods they labelled him a crank and hoped he would go away . |
| 26 | She says : ‘ When I went to arrange the AA insurance for the car they offered me a policy for us as well and , thank goodness , I decided to take it . ’ |
| 27 | It takes a load off their mind they know who the new owners are going to be . |
| 28 | ‘ I see there 's hardly a day nowadays that Rose does n't go to her relations , ’ Moran said to Sheila and Mona one Saturday they brought him a flask of tea into the fields . |
| 29 | In one of his songs he called himself a master of the art of love , good enough to be able to earn his living at it . |
| 30 | Using all his cunning arts he forged himself a blade and wove it round with deadly enchantments . |