Example sentences of "[pron] [det] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It was her that invited me to play for a keep fit class . |
2 | Although barbel are so stupid when they are feeding ravenously , they are not so stupid they can not learn a few tricks of their own to enable them to feed in the face of apparent danger . |
3 | well a number of things have come up so let's just take a couple of votes as er , from hearing from a few people and of which people have n't managed to speak so , first of all , er , er people talked about fear being larger than the incidence of assault , are you afraid to go out in the dark ? , button one for yes and button two for no do you find that your afraid to go out in the dark , and then this hundred and that 's a very , I mean that 's , that 's a very significant figure fifty seven out of this hundred women say yes that their afraid to go out in the dark from time to time , I mean that , that is not as it should be , let me ask you are you ever afraid in your own home ? , button one for yes and button two for no and that two is a very worrying figure , twenty nine of of this hundred say yes their afraid in their home , let me ask you this have you trained in self defence ? , button one for yes and button two for no , I mean its something that comes up from time to time and I do n't know what your view and whether or not its a good idea , well twelve of the hundred here have er , eighty eight say no , of those twelve would you recommend it ? , did it make you feel better ? , yes |
4 | ‘ You both wanted her to stay on Rhodes , but neither of you felt able to admit it : is that what you 're saying ? ’ |
5 | Sergei and Masha came to my room and I opened a bottle of mineral water : we all felt we needed to be abstemious . |
6 | Well yes , we all know they live in the land of the midnight sun when it 's dark all the time . |
7 | ‘ We all know he wants to be King himself . ’ |
8 | THE WAY that humans react together socially is something we all feel we know about . |
9 | ‘ We both saw her put in the taxi , if we are to be accurate . ’ |
10 | We both know it lies at the heart of this mystery . ’ |
11 | And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds . |
12 | But now they have told the journeymen the workers are the top rank in the state , they all insist they want to be workers |
13 | Do n't keep using expressions such as ‘ You know ’ , ‘ Like ’ , ‘ Er … ’ or ‘ Um … ’ — they all make it sound as if you do n't really know what you 're talking about . |
14 | And they all say you get in there to finish off as quick as they can do n't they ? |
15 | It was a lie ; they both heard it ring like a dud coin . |
16 | Both of them jump back slightly as a cat darts in front of them as they leave the park , they both watch it running across the road without looking and then scramble up a wall to window ledge . |
17 | They both urged us to go to the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes . |
18 | Was it any wonder I resorted to the drinks cabinet in the director 's Portakabin ? |
19 | Do you know what that makes me feel like ? |
20 | What more does he want of me ? |
21 | What more do ye do in a day ? |
22 | What more do you want for four quid ? |
23 | ‘ Dhia , what more do you want of me , Lachlan Cattanach , that you take the trouble to lie to me so ? |