Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was me I would do the same to them but two wrongs do n't make a right . ’ |
| 2 | Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it . |
| 3 | if it was me I 'd draw a thick trunk and lots of lines come out from it . |
| 4 | From where I was standing , far below me I could see a separate miniature fort linked to the mother fortress by an umbilical causeway . |
| 5 | In front of me I could see the dark shape of a summer-house and I moved towards it . |
| 6 | If however you hear anything of the matter , urge it as much as you can , and believe me I will leave no unconnected links in my track — and that in two years I will leave but little to be discovered here , if it please Providence to continue to me its wonted care . |
| 7 | ‘ She told me I should find a rich girlfriend . |
| 8 | It is now most unusual for me to find anyone with whom I can have a knowledgeable chat about day and night netting . |
| 9 | I I can fill a whole tape |
| 10 | I think yours I 'd make a lovely picture |
| 11 | Of course it 's early days yet , I suppose , but I do so wish there was someone I could tell the whole story to . |
| 12 | It was therefore essential to have a co-organizer , someone who would keep a cool head . |
| 13 | ‘ A good teacher is someone who 'll take a good joke but will make us work to get the work done . |
| 14 | ‘ Someone who 'll argue the hind leg off a donkey just for the sake of it . |
| 15 | Elizabeth took no part in this discussion and Lydia wondered whether it was her imagination or whether Elizabeth had the air of someone who could say a great deal if she chose . |
| 16 | Instead , he gambled on finding someone who could play the last card in the British deck — independence — and then , with nothing further to offer , keep sufficient control of the situation to extricate Britain from India with honour and possibly with glory . |
| 17 | Publishing excerpts from material such as planning applications for the purpose of public information , comment or criticism is not an infringement of copyright ; alternatively , you could find someone who can make a reasonable but accurate sketch of the proposals . |
| 18 | The secret of making a good talking-head recording is to find someone who can tell an interesting story . |
| 19 | Yet Ormrod J. follows his own logic to conclude that April Ashley , in purely biological terms , is not a woman ; yet biological terms are all that count , because there has to be someone who can perform the essential role of a woman ( remember , the essential role is to be a woman , since marriage is the relationship between a man and a woman ) : therefore , for marriage purposes , April Ashley by law is a man , and there is no marriage.45 No way out of this particular self-made legal thicket is provided , unfortunately , by an amendment to the Nullity of Marriages Act , passed into law as section l(c) . |
| 20 | Each time the Collective Ghost clutches at someone they must make a successful WP test or suffer the same effect ; if they are already suffering from despair , the effect lasts an extra D10 turns . |
| 21 | They became lovers , but Valerie did n't know that Sanquest regarded her as a mere plaything — someone he could have a little fun with ; someone he could display before his friends as his latest conquest . |
| 22 | I myself would claim no more than the natural store of a questioning mind . ’ |
| 23 | Regulations about auditing pension funds hinder profitability , but without them nobody would get a fair pension . |
| 24 | got first which I 'll get a different trophy from last year cos I 've got the same trophy for two years . |
| 25 | And another sixteen percent is the other Ne Nestle coffee erm Blend Thirty Seven which I used to drink a long time ago and others and twenty two percent is er |
| 26 | I append the headings of a few subjects to which I have given some attention , and which I could write a readable article upon . |
| 27 | I have never read of any firm in Britain from which I could purchase a light box . |
| 28 | I have never read of any firm in Britain from which I could purchase a light box . |
| 29 | Here , for example , is Daniel Leech-Wilkinson reviewing in Early music an a cappella recording of chansons by Guillaume de Machaut ( a recording in which I can declare a special interest ) : |
| 30 | One can identify two broad types of approach , which I will call the democratic and the consultative . |