Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I realised I had to stop putting it in though , ’ Kaye admits , ‘ when a friend of one of my sons told me the house looked more and more like a church every time he came round . ’ |
| 2 | I took the pins from my hair to dry it a bit and it sprang free . |
| 3 | I hope it will be my privilege to buy you a drink as well . |
| 4 | My mum give me a kiss and went . |
| 5 | So I forced my Mum to buy me a guitar — it was just a crappy acoustic , with the strings about an inch away from the frets . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ My sister gave me a book by this woman Anita something , the one that won the Booker prize , ’ she heard one of them say . |
| 7 | Both the village and surrounding countryside are worth some exploration and I was lucky as my trek gave me an insight into both . |
| 8 | ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night . |
| 9 | My mummy brought me a bit and we 're going out on Saturday anyway . |
| 10 | My work gives me a feeling of achievement . |
| 11 | Next thing I knew there was old Boris sitting opposite me at my desk showing me a range of snaps that might , even now , command some good prices in the appropriate journals . |
| 12 | As no temporary accommodation could be found for him in Štanjel my parents gave him a room in our house ; his family joined him there when we left . |
| 13 | I met Franklin in 1934 when my parents gave me a trip to England ; we became engaged in 1936 and were married in 1939 . |
| 14 | So in the end we got a mortgage from a building society , and my parents gave us the money to do it up . |
| 15 | ‘ Otherwise , I will use my influence to find you an apprenticeship at one of the better fashion establishments . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ My favourite thing is when my daddy gives me a piggy-back . |
| 17 | So there 's my grandma telling me the difference between a girl and a boy . |
| 18 | In my case , for example , my husband gives me every help . |
| 19 | MY HUSBAND bought me a watch as a birthday present , but it kept losing time and I returned it after the holidays . |
| 20 | My husband gave me the news that my father had died back in the village . |
| 21 | In one case Valens discusses a trust worded ‘ Let Stichus be free : and I request that my heir teach him a skill by which he can look after himself ; in another Ulpian deals with a bequest of an annual sum in which the amount has been left out . |
| 22 | It was part of my job to give them a crash course . |
| 23 | I want six pairs of feet and then I 'd have to stand on my head to give them a rest ’ . |
| 24 | But my elbow gave me a bit of concern . |
| 25 | Alice my friend give me a cookie please . |
| 26 | As to Maurice , my godmother gave me the money to buy a bit of property when I left Southport . |
| 27 | I have split with my mistress today , my wife gave me an ultimatum — and now this . |
| 28 | My sisters sent me a melon , but there was so much else , that in the end it had to be given to people in the wards . ’ |
| 29 | My father sent me the cheque , needless to say , so David and I thought we 'd better get married because that was the reason he sent the cheque . |
| 30 | My father told me a joke once , about a man who marries an ugly opera singer because he loves her voice . |