Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Looks like they had some sort of problem with their trailer there , ’ I said . |
| 2 | This way it will act rather like an appetite suppressant pill — or , rather , in the way pills should act if they contained sufficient cellulose . |
| 3 | She had introduced herself on the doorstep , often been invited in and asked the tenants to let her know if they had any problems with which she could help . |
| 4 | Do you know if they had any children ? |
| 5 | ‘ Do you know if he had any contact with his relatives ? ’ |
| 6 | He wanted to know if I knew this George Paston . |
| 7 | Mr Millan was pressed by Dennis Canavan ( Lab , Falkirk W ) , who wanted to know if he saw any scope in the campaign for a Scottish parliament for EC intervention on subsidiarity — devolving decision-making powers from Brussels to national governments . |
| 8 | The idea was that the police would wait until they had incontrovertible evidence before moving in for the arrest , but Branson and Draper had barely sat down with the Clarkes before some forty policemen swarmed through the door , knocking over tables and chairs and arresting the two brothers . |
| 9 | They would wait until I had more time . |
| 10 | For disaster narrowly averted and for disaster to come if she showed any mercy . |
| 11 | They regarded the occupation of land as the essential base of family and community life , but at the same time , they knew they could only survive if they had wage-earning employment as well . |
| 12 | ‘ When I bought the VF I left it completely standard because I wanted to establish if I had any talent . |
| 13 | Medical and veterinary faculties ( for which the competition was high , the numbers limited ) could lay down that candidates would not be considered unless they got high grades in physics , chemistry and biology at A level . |
| 14 | Speaking to the European Parliament ( EP ) after the summit Ruud Lubbers , Prime Minister of the Netherlands , said that the word federal had been dropped because it meant different things to different people . |
| 15 | Despite some significant developments by BBC and Marconi engineers , the system still did not give better quality than 78rpm discs ; it only succeeded because it gave longer running-time , and it had lower running-costs because the tape could be magnetically erased and reused . |
| 16 | Well it wo n't bounce because she got that money saved th , she got that money for her loan . |
| 17 | The concerts were not at well attended as normal Wedding Present shows , but this was partly expected because they had less promotion . |
| 18 | The Netherlands disagreed because it thought harmonised taxes would be too weak . |
| 19 | Opponents of the bill had argued that it amounted to " retroactive justice " by declaring illegal acts committed in another country and allowing the prosecution of people for offences committed before they became British citizens or residents . |
| 20 | And erm you know the erm er , I , I do n't know whether it had any adjustment changes or what , but |
| 21 | I did n't know whether he had two loans or not or whatever it is because |
| 22 | Jessica and Karen , under the eyes of Mrs Roberts , had booked a taxi , and had had to take a farewell brandy with Mr Roberts while it waited , in case he should have gone to work before they rose next morning . |
| 23 | Duncan was n't too concerned because he soon realized that there was little difference in the policeman 's driving whether he used one hand or two . |
| 24 | It will act as it did last Friday , with determination and sensitivity . |
| 25 | We were still laughing when we took more food out to the others . |
| 26 | They made a good pair , both dark-haired , Simone animated and bubbly , laughing as he related amusing anecdotes about his travels . |
| 27 | Two days of warm spring weather opened the flowers of forsythia bushes in the neglected garden behind Merrill 's flat , and she hummed as she cut long stems of the starry yellow blossom . |
| 28 | On Aug. 7 , Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka , addressing a public meeting in her native Poznan a month after taking office [ see p. 39017 ] , was applauded when she criticized striking workers , saying that they did not belong to the groups which earned least . |
| 29 | On Aug. 7 , Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka , addressing a public meeting in her native Poznan a month after taking office [ see p. 39017 ] , was applauded when she criticized striking workers , saying that they did not belong to the groups which earned least . |
| 30 | I told him I had planned to take him to lunch but he said he could n't wait as he had some business to attend to , but he 'd be in a pub called the Banker if I could pick him up about three . |