Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the midwife interrupted the prayers to inform him he had another daughter he replied tersely , " I 'll attend to it all when I 've finished here . " |
| 2 | When I have to answer them I have some difficulty defending Members of the House , for whom I have a high regard and affection , if they behave badly , but such bad behaviour does not always come from the same side of the House . |
| 3 | She says I think the greatest problem for me is the mornings — having to work early — starting work at half past seven — there is n't a bus as early as that , leaving from Langford village into Bicester — so normally I have to walk it which takes 20-25 minutes — in the cold , which I absolutely hate ! |
| 4 | A To use them you take three actions . |
| 5 | Well if they take as long to do it I mean good heavens there 's been one clanking manhole cover at Halam and it has taken them weeks to do it . |
| 6 | When they tried to question him they received unintelligible replies and realised he was drunk . |
| 7 | To save you what say thirty seconds ? |
| 8 | ‘ The difficulty is that this poison was added in crystal form ; to dissolve it you need hot water or alcohol . |
| 9 | Carole Swan has just rung me from her lovely home to tell me what happened last night in the Hotel … ’ |
| 10 | Did you are you trying to tell me you spent two quid last night ? |
| 11 | I think it would be best now to tell you what happened this afternoon . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm very sorry to tell you we have bad news . ’ |
| 13 | They 're , they 're , they 're six to tell you you have six quavers in a bar . |
| 14 | The old wooden case-clock at the foot of the stairs where Ellie was standing chimed the hour , as if to tell her she had two hours to herself before the ‘ broth ’ returned , and three and a quarter hours before her father did likewise . |