Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the grasses whispered nothing awake , the fetch |
| 2 | You 've frightened them sick — ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I hate them bloody things . ’ |
| 4 | Generally speaking , a dependent item is expected to bring to a construction semantic traits not already prefigured in the head ; if the dependent item contributes nothing new , the resulting combination is pleonastic . |
| 5 | Consider the noun phrase ? a male uncle : the trait ‘ male ’ is encapsulated in uncle ; male contributes nothing new , so the combination is pleonastic . |
| 6 | Because Britain offers them cheap labour . |
| 7 | ABOVE As time went by , more and more people started bringing me injured birds to look after . |
| 8 | Hazel had supposed that he and one or two of his comrades would be taken to see the Chief Rabbit — who would probably not be Cowslip , since Cowslip had come to see them unattended — in his burrow , after which they would all be given different places to go to . |
| 9 | There is a wacky feel but perhaps you have to see them live . |
| 10 | I get a sexy kind of pleasure from it , to see them satisfied , licking their lips , really enjoying the food I 've prepared . ’ |
| 11 | It was worth the risk he 'd taken with these theatrics , just to see them afraid . |
| 12 | Could he bear to see them wired-made vulnerable to the least whim of their lords and masters ? |
| 13 | ‘ I do not like people coming to see me unannounced , ’ he explained . |
| 14 | He should be here to see me married , but he did n't dare come after you punched his — ’ |
| 15 | ( There is a man in the corridor who wants to see me dead ) |
| 16 | There are people at that factory who want to see me dead . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Anyway , I 've come to see me old mate Bella here . |
| 18 | You 've always wanted to see me broken . |
| 19 | ‘ It belongs to the world , ’ said the Sheikha , not wishing to see me embarrassed . |
| 20 | ‘ She just wants to see me happy before … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Would you like to see me naked ? ’ |
| 22 | Looking back to the period between the two world wars and even to that of 1939–45 , any newcomer to the scene would have foreseen nothing other than a future of amicable and mutually beneficial co-operation . |
| 23 | Frost ai n't good for plants , it turns them black and kills them off if you ai n't careful , but I reckon grass must be OK . |
| 24 | There is a poison in potatoes that turns them green , which is very dangerous to pregnant women . |
| 25 | We get scabies , and we have internal worms , and for those of us whose interests bring them close to mammals or birds , parasites can be just a part of the job . |
| 26 | ‘ They only stand for it because we bring them hard currency , ’ Jim explained , as he accelerated away . |
| 27 | Commonly held ideas restrict the social role and status of older people , structure their expectations of themselves , prevent them achieving their potential and deny them equal opportunities . |
| 28 | Isabel tried to yank them free . |
| 29 | Now they have brought forward a plan which is that they should lend me sufficient money to rent another house in which Mr Landor is to have the first floor , comprising three rooms , a book closet , and a terrace , and I am to reside on the ground floor and care for him receiving £30 a year for my trouble . |
| 30 | Could of been using me French |