Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [be] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I thought that erm I , I mean I was getting some things that John has n't , has n't mentioned , erm when you mentioned the wife being there erm when you , when you were introducing the C C Q you then assumed that you would be coming back with recommendations |
| 2 | You say how do you know I was doing forty miles an hour ? |
| 3 | How alarmed you must have been to discover she was receiving secret messages from some mysterious adviser , who also promised he would arrange her escape from Godstowe ! |
| 4 | So the police say you were doing forty miles an hour . |
| 5 | As you will know we 're given large sums of money by governments , the E E C and others , to work in countries in need , to tackle specific tasks . |
| 6 | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania-based , Transarc Corp , American Management Systems Inc and Knowledge Systems Corp say they are co-developing object-oriented interfaces for Transarc 's transaction processing monitor , Encina . |
| 7 | Somerset police investigating the death say they are questioning two men . |
| 8 | Local reports suggest he was carrying 20 cases of cigarettes from Gibraltar to Spanish territory where they can fetch 3 times the price . |
| 9 | There 's been nothing very dramatic since the secretive and highly confidential opening , when the teacher started with : " I 've been told about the wreck of a Roman Galley , which is buried in mud off the coast near Pompeii ; and it 's said that when it sank it was carrying great chests of treasure from Egypt . " |
| 10 | Adam found he was holding both hands clamped over his mouth . |
| 11 | He says I 'm writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray . |
| 12 | Imagine you are parting two walls . |
| 13 | ‘ I hope you were having nice dreams , ’ he said . |
| 14 | The clearer you are about your behavioural rights the better prepared you are to handle tricky situations assertively . |
| 15 | ‘ When that call was made we were told both players would be coming down and we did n't have to apply any new rules . |
| 16 | Nicholas Brown says he 's facing trumped-up charges , and claims that local police planted cannabis on him , expecting a bribe . |
| 17 | Watson says he is planning more acquisitions this year , probably in France and Germany . |
| 18 | Tests show he 's carrying ten times the acceptable level of mercury . |
| 19 | When last seen he was wearing blue jeans , a cream sweatshirt , blue padded jacket and black shoes . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm glad to see you 're putting those binoculars to good use , ’ Windeler said , indicating the Zeiss that Schaffer was still holding , ‘ but I doubt that they 'll tell you much . |
| 21 | Lest it be thought I am attributing vile motives to such people , it is noticeable that when non-card communions are held , attendance is considerably diminished . |
| 22 | Er Lot number ninety two Lot number ninety two is the seal Lot number ninety two for thirty pounds , at thirty , thirty five , at thirty five pounds in white , thirty five only , forty , forty five fifty pounds , at fifty five , sixty , sixty five seventy I 'm offered I 'm offered seventy pounds on my right , seventy five eighty pounds eighty five ninety ninety five a hundred and ten twenty thirty forty one forty bid against you now one forty is here at one forty , all done ? |
| 23 | she had fat knees in ginger stockings which kept straying apart … he could see she was wearing apricot knickers ; |
| 24 | You 'll remember we were offering five copies each of the latest Sega and Super Nintendo Tips Books to the first people to tell us the name of the hero in Rocket Knight Adventures . |
| 25 | At a meeting of the Western European Union several countries confirm they are sending military forces to the Gulf . |
| 26 | Cleveland Police confirm they are treating both incidents as arson . |
| 27 | Hypertensives in the experimental group received intensive advice about their blood pressure , including guidance on weight control and salt restriction , and if that did n't work they were given anti-hypertensive drugs . |
| 28 | In the novel I can believe he is saying such things , perhaps because I am hearing his voice in my head , in the privacy of my own mind ( I am thinking him ) and I am extremely relieved to hear him say them because his words bring to an end a certain kind of conflict between himself and Connie . |
| 29 | ‘ I would n't like to say that such an idea has never occurred to him , but , if it has , I suspect he is having second thoughts . |
| 30 | ‘ I can remember it being done 15 years ago at Hodder & Stoughton . ’ |