Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this point , and I 'm not sure how it happened , it became my turn to hold her up . |
| 2 | And this man used to go up , do you know I 've heard my father say he 's come up three or four times a week and help him and when they slaughtered the things they used to have the slaughterhouse down the piste years ago , as I 'm talking about sixty , sixty , seventy years ago , sixty years ago , where they used to slaughter the stuff , you see , down the piste and this was the Christmas show this was , all these hindquarters of beef . |
| 3 | When I left them behind in Cambridge , I got my wife to send them express to the Turtle Bay Hilton . |
| 4 | You got my message did you ? |
| 5 | It 's Maui Waui , I got my surfer-ex to send me some . |
| 6 | I got my mother to take me to the dentist every week so I could run away from it . ’ |
| 7 | I have n't told my husband about this and I do n't want my ex to spoil what I have now . |
| 8 | I have upon my shoulders so many cares as a landlady that I feel bowed down whereas , and I do not think my memory faults me , I was freer as a maid . |
| 9 | I swerved , went into the bedroom , found my shopping bag , packed my nightie and three library books my neighbour loaned me — I knew I 'd have to give them back . |
| 10 | ‘ I asked my childminder to do what I do when Laura is naughty , and that is tap her on the hand and tell her ‘ no ’ — and that is all , ’ she explained . |
| 11 | Feeling that anything I had to say on the subject would drive passengers to reach for the inflight discomfort receptacle , I asked my spellchecker to do it instead . |
| 12 | I was really too ill to travel , but I asked my father to take me home immediately . |
| 13 | Throughout this worrying period the doctor proved a true friend ; he spared no effort in helping my father regain his health , and never sent a bill . |
| 14 | I might have broken my luck had I been able to get over the Alps on a raid to Turin on 11 June . |
| 15 | I mean my sister phoned me up tell her friend died in the . |
| 16 | I mean my doctor saw them , he said , What you taking these for ? |
| 17 | He grabbed the end of the case before it hit him and stepped backwards using my momentum to take me forward and off balance , then he shoved back . |
| 18 | Every evening I make my husband criticise my day 's work , poor man , and I must say he 's been very supportive , ’ confessed Delia . |
| 19 | Sometimes it 's like a sort of spell , and I have to put my tongue out and wrinkle my nose to break it . |
| 20 | When we started courting my Dad left me alone . |
| 21 | Kiss Me Honey Kiss Me — Shirley Bassey |
| 22 | ‘ I have not forgotten my promise to help you find a place , although I have not done so yet . ’ |
| 23 | I realise my husband has his set ways , and I 'd not wish to cause you further work . ’ |
| 24 | Reggie loves it as I say my nephew bought me two |
| 25 | Ah but as I say my daughter thinks I 'm mad . |
| 26 | Not exactly guaranteed to encourage my client to do anything . ’ |
| 27 | You did n't know my name did ya ? |
| 28 | ‘ If he causes my cousin to fail her exams , I will indeed fire him . ’ |
| 29 | He jumped out of his boat and caught my arm to steady me . |
| 30 | ‘ At a low point during my stay in Japan when I was having trouble with the language and the culture I phoned my father to say I was coming home , ’ recalls the black sheep with the black belt . |