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Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	She had rarely heard him speak with such vehemence , never seen him so angry .
2	One has rarely heard him sing with more authority , and never seen him so communicative , happy and funny .
3	Near one of these , a guardian-baboon squatted , on a leash long enough to enable it to run after any would-be shoplifter and seize his thigh in its jaws .
4	I 've got to go and tell the teacher this morning Alex needs to stay till twenty past three cos they only want them to stay till half two .
5	It is also conceivable to house a part of the London Warburg Institute archive there on micro-film , so enabling us to share in these treasures .
6	This not only allows him to indulge in more of those awkward movements , which make his first solo such a wonderful parody of classical dance , but shows him as the pathetic clown , always the butt of everyone 's laughter .
7	So let us talk about that old ship . ’
8	So let us think of that . ’
9	The keen thespian likens the challenge of reactivating the Pedernales oilfield to mounting a theatrical production — it should impress the audience enough to leave them yearning for more .
10	much do you want on that if you see what I mean to describe about dreams that
11	Yeah , so Do I start on this one ?
12	But of course , if you go back far enough do you see on these four in hands were were going from town to town were n't they ?
13	He did not feel that he would want to return to university , so he decided to apply for an unclassed ‘ War Honours ’ degree — ‘ probably not worth the paper it 's written on ’ , but perhaps enough to get him started in some profession , such as colonial service or , possibly , journalism ; he rather liked the idea of becoming a parliamentary correspondent for a newspaper .
14	How long did you work at that place for , then ?
15	We better get it cleared before this lot
16	Not only does he appear in many guises — far more than the few I have mentioned here — but the Devil seems to be chief of the evil spirits .
17	‘ How much have you got on that chip , Marco ? ’
18	‘ How long have you lived in this house ? ’
19	" How long have you felt like this ? "
20	‘ Tell me , how long have you worked for this advertising agency which plays such an important part in the British economy ? ’
21	Well you see , tha that 's one element of it , right let me think of another one then er
22	I do not think she benefited at all financially — if she did it was a very small amount — and would n't have been able to keep any of the furniture had it not been for the kindness of Aunt Mary .
23	‘ They stated that they did not want him to exist in this fashion . ’
24	This is not because it is so special or secret that I do not want to divulge it — indeed the patient will remember it quite well for himself — but because I do not want him to listen to that tape at some future date and begin to regress himself when I am not there to take charge of the situation .
25	I do NOT want him going to some —
26	Everyone had come for a good time , and they did not want it spoiling by some wildmen .
27	This authority is taking a somewhat different view to that public inquiry than the erm the highways authority er after shire hill er erm so I I think if we were to take a decision tonight it could affect our position at the public inquiry adversely er and I would not want us to get into that situation so I think to some extent er councillor timing on this motions is wrong and we should n't be be er discussing it now .
28	I had somehow supposed her to sit in that room for ever , real only when Hugo or I were with her .
29	At least , I did not catch him whispering to any of the other people going in and out of the place , and he did not point me out to anyone at any time .
30	Er , right , shh shh er right people , shh er you might find that once you start thinking about what you actually believe , it gets quite complicated I just want you to listen to this .