Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] and [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why sometimes they got mad at him because they knew he was talking to them and about them and they knew that it applied to them . |
| 2 | got ta got ta royal visit coming up he said you 've worked at the Scottish Office do you know anything about them and I said yes tell the Scottish Office they 'll do all the a Royal navy one I 've got to do it I said fine when is it ? |
| 3 | They brought me down that day from Edinburgh , bundled me into a transit van with seats but no windows , handcuffed to a big quiet London lad who would n't talk to me at all and did n't even say much to the other two cops in the back of the transit just sat staring ahead and we seemed to drive all night just stopping once at some service station on the Ml , took a while to arrange everything , then they came in with a selection of cans of soft drinks and sandwiches and pasties and pork pies and chocolate and we all sat there munching then they asked me did I need the toilet and I said yes and they opened the door and it was straight over the grass into the gents ' toilets , two cops guarding the door and some men , looked like truckers , standing watching me , waiting for their turn after I 'd had my private visit ; only wanted a pee but I could n't do it even though the big lad was n't actually watching just having him standing there handcuffed to me was enough so they checked the stalls and then took the cuffs off me and I had to leave the door open a crack while I went , then back out and I see the other cop cars Christ a Range Rover and a Senator too I 'm a fucking VIP , then it 's into the van and on with the journey to London where the questioning starts ; they 're concentrating on Sir Rufus 's murder , for now , because they found a card a fucking business card in the woods near the burned cottage ; not mine that would have been too obvious but a card from a guy I know on Jane 's Defence Weekly with some scribbled notes on the back : |
| 4 | and to St Giles and they heard about me and they offered me a month 's holiday and they were complete strangers and they gave me a month 's holiday |
| 5 | knew exactly that he was talking about me and I thought what ? |
| 6 | ‘ Dave rang me , see , and he said there 'd been some blokes asking around about me and he did n't think they were coppers at all , and I thought well , that could be The Firm — |
| 7 | It was the first time he 'd bothered to read through them and he found much useful material for his hobby of persecuting Gina . |
| 8 | Tonight was no exception , as she gazed through me and he presented his broad , squat back and bald spot . |
| 9 | He searched for a resting place for them and they lashed in a helplessness before finding a firm ledge out in the grey darkness beyond his vision . |
| 10 | Reality had become nightmare for them and they 'd opted out into a world where meals came , drugs were given , and all the doors were locked except for the bathroom . |
| 11 | You told me Stevie was coming round once before so I got all these water bombs , water bombs ready for them and they came round they were n't there . |
| 12 | He pushed it open for them and they went inside . |
| 13 | Well I did n't work , I opened the house for them and they looked after themselves . |
| 14 | So I made up a couple of bottles for them and they said " Oh . " . |
| 15 | It was hard work for them and they got tired very quickly . |
| 16 | ‘ So I auditioned for them and they auditioned for me and we got to like each other and at that stage we did n't give a shit what each other looked like , we just realised that there was talent there . |
| 17 | Those disciples , they had the storm stilled for them and it got easier sailing . |
| 18 | Cos I , I were asking if they wanted a baked tatie and that and we stood waiting for them and you noticed on sack |
| 19 | worked for them and you qualified while you were working for them . |
| 20 | for them and he said there ai n't a bugger in England that 's good ! |
| 21 | There was only ten months between them and they looked like twins . |
| 22 | But they did not get in each other 's way : more than twenty miles of water lay between them and they drew their vigour and their sustenance from different parts of England . |
| 23 | ‘ Sam 's going to a new school , ’ Bella said , and time was oddly foreshortened in Albert 's head so that two or three minutes of silence passed between them and he thought it only a second . |
| 24 | It was just like last night again , when the mood had changed between them and she had left to go to bed , filled with regrets . |
| 25 | There was a thread of affection growing between them and she knew that as well as Jenna did . |
| 26 | A rather awkward silence began to stretch between them and she strove for something pleasant to say . |
| 27 | All sorts of different tunings suddenly became really easy for me and we wound up using that guitar for Friends , The Extremist , War and Motorcycle Driver . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ So I auditioned for them and they auditioned for me and we got to like each other and at that stage we did n't give a shit what each other looked like , we just realised that there was talent there . |
| 29 | she 's quite good and she said well you 're intelligent , you can do this for me and she had me doing this like phone calls ringing people up and |
| 30 | You had to appear in front of them , well this , I 'd been off for a week and the old Harbourmaster old he sent for me and he said erm , you can start work tomorrow as I . |