Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He sent for Marko and told him , " You must plant me a vineyard and bring me wine from it in seven days .
2 One day the farmer thought , " I could increase those rabbits : make them part of my farm — their meat , their skins .
3 If you begin to apply some of these techniques to your studies and make them part of your habits of thought , you 'll find it much easier to solve problems , to write better essays and to produce higher-scoring examination answers .
4 The appearance , albeit a misleading one , of an area uncluttered by the constraints characterizing other areas is an attractive one … the blacks who follow in the wake of Wonder and Marley make them models for their behaviour .
5 If you got tired and worried , she 'd say , ‘ Come on , comb my hair for me . ’
6 I grab a dress and tear my way into it .
7 At this time still a regular smoker , I made one film which made me drastically change my views about it .
8 ‘ Maybe Schreider Sterne Inc. needs to get a reputation for giving away half its profits to charity before I change my perceptions about your lifestyle ! ’
9 This discussion has actually sort of change my perspective on it erm and so it 's it 's not that there 's an element of doubt in my mind I 'm just I if I 'm gon na go into something it 's got to be a hundred percent .
10 I mean I kind of you know , you give a start and unfortunately if you 're in bed with somebody else you tend to wake them up , because my wife never does that , she 's just too good to be true .
11 And bring my diary with you . ’
12 I stab my finger in his eye .
13 So I drive back , pig out on a hi-cal breakfast , devour Sunday paper trash , wander home , hug the pillow you lay on , find a blonde hair or two , grin like an idiot , realise my hangover 's gone , work like a trooper all afternoon , sip a little brandy come early evening , and raise my glass to your very good health .
14 ‘ You mean my feelings towards you ? ’
15 I shut my eyes and sort of squeeze my legs to my chest .
16 ‘ They would come to my flat and borrow my things for their photographs , ’ she explained .
17 I decide to improve the shining midnight hour , and make my mark upon her home life .
18 As I make my way through my lecture tours overseas I am frequently asked who was the best , and I have to evade a proper answer because each group had its Gibsons , but at different times .
19 So , what I do is , I just sort of rub my teeth with my fingers .
20 She 's cut it real short , so it feels all bristly when I rub my hands over it .
21 I sort of rub my face with my hands and have a proper look , but I ca n't find none .
22 ‘ You 'd better leave me before I lose my temper with you , girl , and say something I 'll be sorry for . ’
23 The ex-Police multi-millionaire issues new 45 ‘ If I Ever Lose My Faith In You ’ in January , followed by an as yet untitled album in February .
24 In a gloom at being at school in the first place and being next to Heather in the second , I push my hands into my jeans pocket — we are n't supposed to wear jeans at school — and discover some chewing gum , antique but welcome .
25 I groan and hide my head in your side .
26 He may make me feel desolate , make my spirits sink , hide my future from me … still …
27 He puts his free arm around me and I hide my face in his chest .
28 ’ I want nothing t'do with what 's got killer after y' .
29 Anyway I wish you well and send my love to you as ever , ‘ Father ’ .
30 Do n't do n't lean over me unless you want my elbow in your nose
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