Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 John asked me to help him the following year as I often came to Stamford to see my mother .
2 Why do you think I why do you think I gave you the fucking job eh ?
3 Life continued as normal at Marham with four T.4s and two or three B.2s , two of the latter being designated B.2T because of a change in nav fit which gave them a Green Satin doppler and a GPI IV .
4 ‘ The man who assaulted you called you a dirty cop , or words to that effect .
5 ‘ I expect she gave you a good tea , ’ said my mother .
6 The reaction from the other side of the table is different because you are a woman , they expect you to do it a different way . ’
7 ‘ Well , I suggest yer get yerself a good mouser , ’ Mr Goodrich told her in no uncertain manner .
8 This will bring Koi to the surface , enabling you to give them a visual health check ( but not of the underside where ulcers may occur ) .
9 Once again , deep down you know what a sensible level is ( probably less than what you 're consuming now ) .
10 Now I want you to do it the hard way , I mean you would n't normally do it this way but when you 've got letters in you 've got no choice .
11 I really want you to know what a fantastic job Celia 's done .
12 Now I want you to tell me the important part — why the hell are you so desperate that you 'll go to this extent in order to get your hands on the bequest ?
13 The director wants you to do it a certain way , and either you do n't feel that he 's right or you feel that he 's right but he 's forcing you to be a square peg in a round hole .
14 I expect he gived you a funny answer
15 But hard as John Meaney tried he found it an uphill struggle against Hughes , who was firing on all cylinders , and his great ‘ cool ’ blessed with a wide repertoire of shots saw him a worthy winner 4–0 from seven frames .
16 However , I do not believe that any hon. Member would expect me to do what no other negotiating Minister has done , is doing or will do .
17 He told me to give her a bloody good gallop round t'field . "
18 Having reached his destination , he remembered the message that he had been asked to give to his hostess : ‘ I travelled down with an uncle of yours and he told me to give you the following message , ’ he said .
19 Well , let me tell you a short story .
20 Let me tell you a little story .
21 Let me tell you a little bit about the history .
22 Let me tell you a little bit about Domino , ’ he cut in deeply .
23 Let me fetch you a clean nightshirt , ’ said Florrie , throwing back the bedclothes .
24 But of course there is some choice erm let me give you a final southern er Africa example of this , Botswana geographically is one of those countries cut off from the sea , it 's a very large country but much of it is uninhabitable because it 's so arid it 's therefore a small country by almost any standards , number of people , the economy of er of Botswana is small and it 's frankly dependent upon South Africa in many ways for its transport , for its economic wellbeing , for the movement of people erm and even some educational resources .
25 Let me give you a personal illustration .
26 Let me give you a partial answer for the moment .
27 Let me give you a biblical example .
28 Let me give you a brief word picture of the average transvestite .
29 But let me give you a particular tip here .
30 Let me give you a little drop of scotch .
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