Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We went to see them horses remember ? bloody screaming ! |
| 2 | Five or six in one part of the hall would create a din , and when Blackshirt stewards approached to eject them scores of Red colleagues would arise to join in the battle . |
| 3 | Q I 'd be truly grateful if you could solve a problem which is beginning to drive me nuts . |
| 4 | I spent so much effort and expense to outbid my rivals , I never stopped for one moment to consider if I really wanted the prize . |
| 5 | In fact I began to transmit my anxieties to Siegfried . |
| 6 | ‘ Although it was horrible to lose my titles , I look back at that fight as a great experience . ’ |
| 7 | I would n't mind losing my stuff but I 'd hate to lose my films . |
| 8 | I do n't want to lose my men to you ! ’ |
| 9 | I 'm starting to lose my bearings a bit — and my ball-bearings as well , come to that . ’ |
| 10 | Counselling was a completely new world to me and although in the past it had been suggested that to combat my periods of depression I might well think of having psychoanalysis , I am now glad I resisted . |
| 11 | But was it necessary to kill my men in cold blood ? |
| 12 | Will I have to sew my children up in goose grease combinations ? |
| 13 | ‘ Of course I care , there 'd be nobody to sew my buttons on if you were dead . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I want to sink my teeth into you ’ |
| 15 | There are about 1 billion Indians , about half of who were at Madras airport offering to carry my bags . |
| 16 | ‘ This is the first time I 've had to carry my clubs in my life . ’ |
| 17 | W. P. With kids , I used to carry my gloves in my hand and without any fingers in , and I used to catch them with the gloves if they were cheeky , and if they got cheekier still , I used to take them home for a belt . |
| 18 | Lastly , I would like to thank my parents for making me the Judaeo-Christian hybrid that I am ; and my husband Timothy Boon for his support and ( not always welcome ) criticism . |
| 19 | He declined to acknowledge my ideas sufficiently , just as he declined to acknowledge my feelings sufficiently . |
| 20 | He declined to acknowledge my ideas sufficiently , just as he declined to acknowledge my feelings sufficiently . |
| 21 | I would not like to contribute to that , although I suppose that Mr Smith 's vicious tax might just persuade me to brace my shoulders and cry ‘ traps away ’ . |
| 22 | My feet had grown and the man said my shoes were too small so now I 'm going to wear my sandals all the time . |
| 23 | and the thing is Lyn the thing that er used to piss me off was she used to wear my knickers and I ca n't stand that . |
| 24 | We visit the charming sheep and I get a chance to wear my wellingtons after all . |
| 25 | Faced again with silent tunnels , I decide to wear my nerves gently . |
| 26 | maroon and erm , navy , which is what I like , and they are warm , and I like to wear my gloves all the time . |
| 27 | Ironically , Gooch said in July this year that India would be his last trip with England ‘ because I do n't want to miss my daughters growing up ’ . |
| 28 | At first , I used to grind my teeth and think , oh God , we 've got to move on from Emerson . |
| 29 | I 'm afraid I have to suspend my perishables , like bread , cheese , butter and vegetables , from the ceiling in plastic bags or they would get at them . |
| 30 | I 'd like a chance to confirm my suspicions . |