Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there I am , waiting for them to give me the okay . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ All it tells us is he must 've had a foreign accent for them to give him a name like that . |
| 3 | For them to give you the service you want they need to know about your ideas and any suggestions and comments you may have to ensure the best possible service . |
| 4 | It is a safe bet to assume this competition will present no problems for them leaving them the first pipe band in history to collect every available award and go undefeated for the duration of the season . |
| 5 | ‘ Are n't you going to wait for me to give you a lift ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's impossible for me to give you a definite answer . ’ |
| 7 | It just remains for me to wish you a prosperous and happy one . |
| 8 | It is not for me to say what the states should do although I have a personal view . |
| 9 | ‘ Then you must also realize that for me to do what the Brigadier suggests would be a betrayal of everything my father stood for and gave his life for . ’ |
| 10 | It would be wrong for me to anticipate what the final conclusions of CAJEC , and the Councils of the Institutes ( which will ultimately have to make the decision on the current ‘ hot ’ topics ) will be . |
| 11 | Er put the next bit on for me save me the job say Nottinghamshire 's Big Bang . |
| 12 | Everybody looked at me , waiting for me to show them the robot animal . |
| 13 | She obviously waited for me to prove myself an old toper , but I did not . |
| 14 | But it would not be proper for me to tell you the names of His Highness 's wives and concubines . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ If it were n't for me giving you a roof over your head after your mother had the gall to die on me , you would have ended up in the bloody workhouse ! |
| 16 | Her eyes sought out his to divine what the real mood was : Hope jammed her gaze with a glazed and bland smile . |
| 17 | Pretty silly of me to give you a false name , but I have n't much experience of — of — ‘ |
| 18 | That evening , I went to see King Lear at the Old Vic , but I was unable to shake off my self-pity and I could n't for the life of me see what the old git was moaning about . |
| 19 | ‘ Do you know , one of them brought me an oxtail the other evening ? ’ |
| 20 | One of them told me the changes they 've put now are so dramatic , there might as well have been a change of government . |
| 21 | One of them asked him a question . |
| 22 | This choice was helped to be made when one of them wrote me a nasty letter saying that it was clear that I wanted the other as my friend ( which , if I may say , was a lot of nonsense ) ! |
| 23 | We have written back to about 200 of them offering them the chance to attend the gymnasium . ’ |
| 24 | All the recruits were dressed in blue tracksuits and the Corporal told one of them to show me a bed and explain what was going on . |
| 25 | She must write a note to each of them to tell them the families were safe as soon as they were all accounted for . |
| 26 | One of them gave me a basket she had made and when I lifted the lid there was a card with her name in Greek and English , and the words ‘ For You ’ … . |
| 27 | Get that splendid girl of yours to give me a date or two and I 'll see if we can fix something up fairly promptly . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Do you think I 've let my tongue slip once with those creatures of yours marking my every word ? |
| 29 | Do any of you know what the law is called that gives you your rights when you buy |
| 30 | It 's you that 's wanted down at the station and it was kind of you to give me a lift . |