Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [coord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was worthwhile , though — not only did he make me feel young and raunchy again , he left me with enough self-esteem to believe in my capabilities as a single mother . ’ |
| 2 | She says has it turned gay or homosexual , has it changed sex , is it the micro-climate or did one of us fix it ? |
| 3 | Yeah and Mike 's seen him like that and mum went round the ward and she made all the beds to help them and all , we had to bribe them to look after him , but was he looked after in the end , on Saturday I said look , I said do n't fucking come over here and tell me my dad 's gon na be turned in a minute I said because a minute is a minute , I said but when you come over here three and a half hours later to my dad that 's like three years , he 's in excruciating agony , he wants to turn him when you tell him you 're gon na turn him |
| 4 | But you have to hold it down like that , and not let it burst free and flop trembling onto the table . ’ |
| 5 | There was no step up to higher things , but a system complete in itself under which poor children were to receive just that modicum of education which would enable them to become useful and content in their inevitable station as hewers of wood and drawers of water . |
| 6 | ‘ And tell him to leave Tulagai and Targoutai behind . |
| 7 | ‘ I know it sounds ridiculous but Henry — my husband — he did everything . |
| 8 | ‘ I know it sounds sentimental and kind of naff , but it 's quite moving to see a group of people working together like this . |
| 9 | I know it sounds corny but transmission really is a team effort involving both the editorial and technical staffs . |
| 10 | For those whose chief concern is for Yeats , the book will of course make him seem shadowy and self-deluding , but it will also testify to his conscientiousness and loyalty . |
| 11 | He was glad to have the equipment to enable him to read Greek and Latin . |
| 12 | You can buy stamps , usually worth £1.00 from local showrooms and use them to pay all or part of the quarterly bill . |
| 13 | John Rodwell , a specialist inspector from the Health and Safety Executive , said it appeared Mr Eaton had been using the burning torch to cut at the edge of the slot at one end of the pipe trying to open it and hot gases could have caused it to become dislodged and fall . |
| 14 | Two ageing rock stars in front made it look easy and Hebbert was fooled . |
| 15 | Exercise tones you up all over and as well as making you feel fresher and fitter , it helps you to sleep better . |
| 16 | Do you avoid prepackaged and junk food , concentrating on fresh fruit , salads and home-cooked meals ? |
| 17 | Do you want white or cream ? |
| 18 | How do you use Reset and Action Replay pokes ? |
| 19 | Do you use international or UK search firms , or does this depend on your particular requirements at the time ? |
| 20 | Matthew could see that anxiety was making him sound angry and bullying , qualities which Cindy Hill , in her current distressed state , was bound to find threatening . |
| 21 | ‘ Up there — do they speak Greek or English ? ’ |
| 22 | An off-duty policeman who was attacked with a hammer had his teth broken and bones in his face shattered . |
| 23 | Thought you said you had french and maths ? |
| 24 | He sent a telegram to my mother telling her to get ready and pack . |
| 25 | I ended up leaving her looking disappointed and Dodger sardonically grateful . |
| 26 | How had he misidentified Tundrish and Valence for a moment ? |
| 27 | Sir Ranulph said he became bad-tempered and tensions developed between the two men as their strength ebbed away . |
| 28 | Firstly , as noted , Dame Sirith laments the " " poverte " " of all old women and wins Margery 's ready — and formulaic — Christian sympathy : ( " For the love of God I pity your misery for I see you go ill-clothed and ill-shod . " ) |