Example sentences of "[pron] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last week I went to a fortune teller and she told me I would have another child even though I do n't want to . |
| 2 | left to me I 'd take all curtains down |
| 3 | Told me I 'd come 5 kilometres . |
| 4 | There was silence between the three of them for a moment as they returned each other 's stare ; then Joe said , ‘ If you do n't wish to act for me I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 5 | Anton tells me I can have 20 minutes and then he 's sending the other two on to finish things off . |
| 6 | In front of me I can see one link in the town centre where the improvement would only be twenty one percent . |
| 7 | Common sense tells me I should get more sleep , as my work-load is quite heavy at the moment . |
| 8 | ‘ The lads just told me I should put more water in my whisky , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I told them I 'd get this disk to them . |
| 10 | Support for my argument that agency care is likely to be used comes from the findings of a follow up survey of a nineteen er sorry , comes from the findi , I I 'll start that sentence again . |
| 11 | Yeah well I I would suggest that criterion three is perhaps implicit in the other policies of the plan and may not be |
| 12 | Oh one of the hens got erm landed on the top of the black net cos I I 'd put some corn and stuff in you see and she landed on it and she got her feet stuck through netting so she was flapping and the net was just going up and down ! |
| 13 | I I can remember one time in the last year when I actually thought it 's the sort of thing we always put in a diary , |
| 14 | Thank you Chairman , I I can note that remark , but I do think that we do have to defend the position a little on environmental issues . |
| 15 | By having someone in our adult lives who constantly feeds us verbal tranquillizers , or by feeding them to ourselves we can ease emotional pains and keep them at bay for a while . |
| 16 | This was certainly not necessary for the decision of the case ; but though the resolution of the Court of Common Pleas was only a dictum , it seems to me clear that Lord Coke deliberately adopted the dictum , and the great weight of his authority makes it necessary to be cautious before saying that what he deliberately adopted as law was a mistake , and though I can not find that in any subsequent case this dictum has been made the ground of the decision , except in Fitch v. Sutton ( 1804 ) 5 East 230 , as to which I shall make some remarks later , and in Down v. Hatcher ( 1839 ) 10 Ad. & El . |
| 17 | Pending the time when we have a balance of men and women in this Chamber — a matter on which I shall expound next Tuesday afternoon , when I hope that many of my colleagues will support the concept of more women in this House — does my right hon. Friend agree that public consciousness of the lack of female representation of women 's views in our national life is now very high ? |
| 18 | Fraser Darling and Morton Boyd 's The Highlands and Islands is a highly readable earlier study of Highland ecology ( Collins New Naturalist but also in paperback ) which I 'd make compulsory reading for every climber and hillwalker . |
| 19 | I knew Derek really enjoyed our trips and was only kidding , but I was thinking of ways in which I could raise more money to pay my share . |
| 20 | She was scanning the windows of the ward above , and holding up a plastic shopping bag , through which I could discern two bottles of wine and several cartons of cakes and other goodies . |
| 21 | Our gentle driving had resulted in 15.6mpg — about what I was expecting — but also a maximum touring range of 300 miles , which I can imagine some owners quibbling with . |
| 22 | In Men 's rooms , which are the only ones from which I can report personal experiences , there are elaborate rituals for avoiding the impression of suspect motives . |
| 23 | Such an object is not so very different from a table or a cow , concerning which I can have similar information of where they are and what they are doing . |
| 24 | This is the primary sense of neutrality , which I will call principled neutrality . |
| 25 | Which you 'll find some day . |
| 26 | There will be three open classes each with a different teacher from which you may choose one session ; there will also be a separate class for the children and an interesting selection of displays . |
| 27 | Schools , polytechnics and universities all have magazines and newspapers on which you may gain actual experience while still a student . |
| 28 | There is also a microfiche catalogue which is like a miniature card catalogue which you may need some help with and the computer catalogue which you will definitely need some help with . |
| 29 | He was referring to ‘ prime ’ and ‘ premium ’ sausages in which you might expect leaner meat , less filler material , or less fat . |
| 30 | This is something on which you will need legal advice , from a lawyer familiar with the law in that country . |