Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember a wee boy in the class I was in in the primary school and he got a row he I remember him getting a row from the teacher and he s the teacher said what did you do wrong and he said oh I 've gone and putten putten where I should 've putten put |
| 2 | ‘ The head asked me to let her know when you arrived . |
| 3 | ‘ When my mate asked him to let us finish our song he tried to shut the piano lid on his fingers — that could cause a musician some serious grief . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The hospital asked me to let them know as soon as you were on your way . |
| 5 | All of these predictions do match real usage as shown in ( 66 ) and ( 67 ) ( underlining , on this occasion , indicates the section of the structure which is to be questioned ) ; we add ( 68 ) to offer the parallel with an explicit clause : ( 66 ) she needs the application translated what does she need ? ( 67 ) ( a ) I would consider the tea-boy ( to be ) reliable what would you consider the tea-boy to be ? ( 67 ) ( b ) I would consider the tea-boy ( to be ) reliable who would you consider ( to be ) reliable |
| 6 | That said , not once during his long wait did he let himself get too downhearted . |
| 7 | Why the hell did you let me do it ? ’ |
| 8 | Did Karen say to somebody on that thing did I hear her say , What are you on ? |
| 9 | Mum said it makes me look younger . |
| 10 | Why the 'ell did they let it happen ! |
| 11 | Oh that Nanette phoned in and some of the country said what do you think of this thing he said . |
| 12 | You know , the big mother-fucker said what did she say ? |
| 13 | yeah , and when mother died what d' ya think my life would of been ? |
| 14 | Ah , daddy what on earth did you let him do that for dear ? |