Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One day I asked her a question as I was getting on , and she just smacked my face … |
| 2 | I passed her the tissues as I always do . |
| 3 | I told him the price when he ordered them |
| 4 | I 've got to add some graphics to the draft of my leaflet , but could I send you the draft when it 's ready , and you could improve it perhaps , and then get it printed ? |
| 5 | Should I give him a knee where it hurt ? |
| 6 | I wear them every Sunday because they bring him back to me . |
| 7 | She would n't say even then but I plagued her a bit till she could n't keep it to herself any longer . |
| 8 | ‘ I tipped him the wink after I left her , ’ went on the Patriarch , with an expression of lubricious meditation . |
| 9 | In fact , I only met one decorator … a young couple wanted to buy a piece and I offered them a discount as they had n't got a decorator - at which she drew herself up and said : ‘ We are not married . |
| 10 | And when the bud grew in me , and I knew her every cell as it pulsed to life ; when I felt the pliant fingernails and rip of flesh that is a mouth:then I knew this was my planet . |
| 11 | I saw her an hour since and she were as right as a bobbin . " |
| 12 | It 's very , very under-used , I use it a lot when I receive calls from engineers , elsewhere in the press , and I want to go back to my office but continue the same conversation . |
| 13 | I promise you a pound if you |
| 14 | Visitors to the Stoke-on-Trent stand picked up a Passport to the Potteries leaflet which allows them a discount when visiting sites of interest such as the Wedgwood Visitor Centre . |
| 15 | Er which gives them the clues as to where they 've got to go . |
| 16 | I got on top of her and as usual I did n't last very long , which annoyed me a bit because I did n't feel I was getting my money 's worth . |
| 17 | Can you lend me a fiver while our Corrinne comes home ? |
| 18 | Her husband was the one who got her the job as well ! |
| 19 | Could , could you give me a shout when I 'm due ? |
| 20 | Could you give me an idea as to the size of the community which the Centre of Continuing Education covers , and also the number of courses and the students involved ? |
| 21 | Will you bring me a spoon when you bring my pudding |
| 22 | She threw him a kiss as he winked up at her , smiling . |
| 23 | Yeah , you owe me a tenner as well . |
| 24 | Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . " |
| 25 | But she paid them no heed as she held out the lid for Charlotte to see . |
| 26 | If you want me to identify a fish , remember that a photo , or a drawing , is usually better than a description — and it is no end of help if you give me a clue as to where the fish comes from , even if it 's only the continent . |
| 27 | Well you give us a ring when you wan na come , I mean |
| 28 | Would you call it a deal until you have shaken hands ? |
| 29 | A SHOPLIFTER gave the two police officers who arrested her a shock when she sent them a Christmas card . |
| 30 | Such as Agnes and Flora , two " unknowns " who sent her a postcard because they had seen her on " telly " and were sorry to hear she was poorly ; eighty-year-old Phoebe who kept them awake one night when she was in a distressed state ; the flower lover who treated the ward as a potting shed taking clippings from the various plants ; the " blether " of women she was invited to join round one of the beds when she was fit enough to take a short walk . |