Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pers pn] [vb base] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother wept to see Father 's state , and proposed that we set out for Chiguana , the nearest town where we might expect to find a hospital , immediately . |
| 2 | And he said yes you can , but it would do you no good at all , cos if the point came when you split up the judge would n't look at your contract , he would only consider the rights of the child . |
| 3 | Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms . |
| 4 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 5 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 6 | The problems of implementing policy showed as you go down through the layers . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course you think I 'm shameless , ’ Cinzia remarked as they set off , the windless muffled night hardly disturbed by their footsteps . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll never moan about hard work again , Jacko , ’ I lied as I set off to make a packed audience laugh like drains , with a face the colour of one and stomach that sounded like one . |
| 9 | ‘ Watch out ! ’ you yelled as I set off on holiday . |
| 10 | Had three she went into erm Tracey placed that she come out honours and Lisa highly commended . |
| 11 | 'E collapsed as 'e come out the Kings Arms an' they rushed 'im away ter the 'ospital. 'E 's in a bad way so Maisie Dingle told me . |
| 12 | This was regarded by many of the erstwhile " bolting " party as the twilight of reason before the Collector 's increasingly communistic inclinations demanded that you give up not only your stores , but perhaps your spare clothes , and , who knows ? maybe even your wife as well . |
| 13 | She drained her glass and insisted that we go up at once and inspect the top floor of the house . |
| 14 | She was the type of young woman who loves danger ; and she insisted that we lie down in the entrance way to a park . |
| 15 | Tethlis insisted that they push on but first , drawn by some irresistible influence , he must make a pilgrimage to the Altar of Khaine . |
| 16 | Robbie insisted that they walk back . |
| 17 | The wind died and we lay out in midstream drifting with the current . |
| 18 | I thought if you hold up a box of Roses chocolates , grin at it and say , ‘ Mmm … great chocolates ! ’ everybody quite correctly will despise you . |
| 19 | Yeah I thought if I come down here |
| 20 | And I thought if I come along with . |
| 21 | I said well I 'm not very good on computers and I 've got loads of coursework so I thought if I go down there and type out different pieces of work it would get me familiarized with them |
| 22 | They heard the muffled thud as the charge blew before they set off to see how others were faring on this southern lock . |
| 23 | ‘ Erewiggo , erewiggo , erewiggo , ’ they chanted as they set off . |
| 24 | In a message to the nation on June 28 Kaunda insisted that the economic reforms would go ahead , and asserted that he crack down on rioters . |
| 25 | and er , and we had to be so we got Ian 's one did when we pedal up and down |
| 26 | And 32% said that they set up because they saw ‘ an opportunity too good to miss ’ , compared with only 25% of men . |
| 27 | I think , she said if you dig down a way it 's dry |
| 28 | so I said if you go up and see Pat I said I 'm sure Pat will say well you know why do n't you use the kitchen and come and live in |
| 29 | she 's just giving , she 's just give me an adult education centre there at Spinny Hill , Northampton and she said they put everything in perspective for you so that you know where you 've got to start , what is available to you and then she said if you go down the job centre and ask them if E T , education , employment training |
| 30 | She said if you pay up which is n't very much erm there 's something in Littlewoods and she 's got money in her pocket and she 's got a washing machine . |