Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | Upstairs in my apartment I bought myself a drink . |
| 8 | In reply I sent him a cutting from the catalogue of a well known UK mail order equipment company . |
| 9 | I vill give you a game of dominoes , and if you vin … vell , den I buy you a drink . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | . Do you know that card you bought him the duck ? |
| 14 | While she filled the tank of the lady 's car she told her the legend of the Brownies ' Bridge . |
| 15 | At your peril you reject what the stars foretell . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | During the three year programme we set ourselves a total of 33 remits , of which only 5 remain to be completed . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | It takes a load off their mind they know who the new owners are going to be . |
| 20 | In today 's programme he gives us an exclusive interview , the first since his heart attack four months ago . |
| 21 | No , , it 's just a but he was , you know , I was fairly slow , and then I went on , I followed erm , I ended up slightly , as well , erm , then I went to college up to the age of eighteen , erm , and as soon as I finished college he made me a department manager . |
| 22 | In one condition he showed them a series of objects which had been bought from a joke shop : a piece of rubber cheese , a chicken 's egg made of stone , and so forth . |
| 23 | I mean I tried it out at work I show you the this is what they used at work . |
| 24 | He said that he 'd telephoned every gallery I gave him the name of . |
| 25 | If he has n't got a nice home you call him a layabout . ’ |
| 26 | In response to the unasked question she handed them the last cans . |
| 27 | In return she showed them the Daimler and invited forty of them to visit her on the Dockers ' yacht , Shemara , where pink champagne was served amid costly fitments which were often detailed in the newspapers . |
| 28 | Well the rubber 's a , well , you call it a teatle you call it a teatle it 's a rubber . |
| 29 | ‘ No wonder they call us the black Irish ! ’ |
| 30 | It was widespread among craft unions like the wool combers who were said to have become " one society throughout the kingdom … if any of their club is out of work they give them a ticket and money to seek for work at the next town where a box club is " . |