Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [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 In the end I got them to give me the first aid outfit and fixed myself up .
3 Why do you think I why do you think I gave you the fucking job eh ?
4 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 .
5 ‘ The man who assaulted you called you a dirty cop , or words to that effect .
6 ‘ I expect she gave you a good tea , ’ said my mother .
7 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 . ’
8 What kind of people d' you think I the first year psychology students they 've been given some sexual orientation ?
9 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 ) .
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 want you to tell me a few things and then I 'll let you go back to sleep , all right ? ’
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 It is best to shop around all the banks to see which gives you the best long-term deal rather than the biggest incentive to join .
17 Ian Shiels , the non playing team organiser explained that ‘ New players have recently joined which gives us a better opportunity to reach the second division . ’
18 He told me to give her a bloody good gallop round t'field . "
19 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 .
20 Mr Coker was a forward-looking fellow : ‘ And now ’ , he said , ‘ let me show you the third class coach of the future .
21 Well , let me tell you a short story .
22 Let me tell you a little story .
23 Let me tell you a little bit about the history .
24 Let me tell you a little bit about Domino , ’ he cut in deeply .
25 Let me fetch you a clean nightshirt , ’ said Florrie , throwing back the bedclothes .
26 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 .
27 Let me give you a personal illustration .
28 Let me give you a partial answer for the moment .
29 Let me give you a biblical example .
30 Let me give you a few examples :
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