Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And er Bill give me some roses which were |
2 | But this er leg annoyed me last week because you seen the size of the lump . |
3 | and er Susan told me this morning , you wo n't say nothing to nobody |
4 | and er Susan told me this morning , you wo n't say nothing to nobody |
5 | Former President Bush indicated America 's readiness to offer US military lift , logistics , communications and intelligence capabilities to support peace-keeping operations . |
6 | The fact that one of the Bill 's triggers was the Channel 4 Screening of Derek Jarman 's Sebastiane gives us some indication of the possible threats to homosexual images on television . |
7 | ‘ The Opera London production of A Midsummer Night 's Dream gave me great pleasure , Noye 's Fludde too . ’ |
8 | BEAUTIFUL , flexible sounds , delicately turned phrases , and the sort of energy which skips rather than strides — the King 's Consort at the Queen 's Hall reminded us that civilisation is not entirely destroyed . |
9 | ‘ And for heaven 's sake give me that paperknife . ’ |
10 | ‘ But for God 's sake send me prompt news , Sharpe . |
11 | My choice of topic for this evening 's lecture gave me some cause for hesitation . |
12 | In Selfoss the assistant in the chemist 's tries to sell us surgical spirit when we ask for meths and there is a pantomime while Tony explains to her , in best sign language , that what he wants is spirit for a Trangia . |
13 | What made it more extraordinary was that everything had conspired against them , from the Home Unions committee 's refusal to grant them official Lions status right through to the kick-off . |
14 | Time 's tangles took us different ways apart , |
15 | The mine was a product of the Soviet Union 's race to match US nuclear capability after Hiroshima in 1945 . |
16 | Of course now they 're recalling the fact that Tweed 's wife left him several years ago for a Greek shipping magnate , that he has n't had a lot to do with women since … ’ |
17 | Laughing and joking , they left their bags there and made their way down to the tap room where the landlord 's wife served them huge fish pies , the crust , golden and crisp , hiding a savoury sauce which dulled the flavour of the rancid fish . |
18 | When his Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides appeared , Boswell 's reflections caused him some trouble , including threats of actual bodily harm from people he mentioned . |
19 | So I 'm sitting all I can hear , I 'll never forget it ah God help him fucking somebody from ah Go God help him next thing will we get an ambulance ? |
20 | When a neighbour 's dog visited us one day , the other two cats ran away immediately . |
21 | Simpson says the club 's predicament left him little choice but to leave . |
22 | Biasion 's puncture cost him two minutes and he ended the day two minutes and six seconds behind Fiorio . |
23 | James 's victory gave him 35 points to Lauda 's 61 , his car was clearly among the best , he had matured greatly as a driver , he was on a good roll himself : the championship seemed to be there for his taking . |
24 | So our having the tape-recorder is affecting the quality of Mrs Padmore 's life — which , however , has an indirect effect on the quality of our life , given the I think not unreasonable premise that an improvement in the quality of someone else 's life offers us some kind of pleasure or satisfaction , or at any rate spares us discomfort or guilt ; though whether this is what I had in mind when I borrowed the tape-recorder this morning I think unlikely . |
25 | Thus , for example , the refusal by a parent or guardian , on the patient 's behalf , of a certain treatment need not necessarily be respected , if it is deemed in the patient 's interests to treat him this way . |
26 | Andy Kiwomya 's pace caused them all sorts of trouble as Dundee made the early running . |
27 | Wilson 's pace brought him triple joy , the individual prize , victory over team-mate and newly-crowned cross-country champion Dermot Donnelly in second place , and success for Striders in a fascinating team battle . |
28 | Michael 's step-father said he first thought there had been an earthquake . |
29 | Ms Pitcher 's letter wins her some Bridgedale gardening gloves and a pair of Classic professional Felco secateurs — together worth over £40 |
30 | However , some of the remarks in Mr Malone 's letter cause me some concern . |