Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You had them all the time — you trailed me round — you bloody filthy lying bastard — you poked my head into every shit-bin in Bristol — you led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off — you made me steal some people 's boat — I could 've been got by the police — I might be festering in jail now — handcuffed — criminal — you do n't care , you 're criminal anyway — I would n't be surprised if you 'd murdered half a dozen innocent people and cut them up and kept their pieces stashed away in the hole where you 've been hiding my bag and my things and my money and my dreams … ’ |
| 2 | And er some of us seemed to be more awkward than others , I mean some people 's feet when you look at them and , and areas like that , that , you think well why did Jehovah make them like that , they 're so ugly and yet without them where would we be ? |
| 3 | I mean most people 's poems are on widespread human experiences . |
| 4 | I stress that King 's Cross would offer advantages even if no rail link were built . |
| 5 | Around the same time I met another paper 's Moscow correspondent , recently arrived from China , whose Mandarin is fluent . |
| 6 | Gradually , I moved all Poppy 's bowls near the entrance to her den under the office , and fed her twice a day . |
| 7 | In short , I entered complementary medicine 's cloud cuckoo land where the sun shone everlastingly and love oozed from every portal . |
| 8 | The cast and crew get on famously and are throwing yet another party — a ‘ vicars and tarts ’ one I believe ( you 're made for it ) , but I decline this evening 's invitation out of reverence for my Mom . |
| 9 | I do n't say that because I 'm vain , but I believe I hold that man 's future in my hands . |
| 10 | Brian and I put all Mazzin 's power games down to repressed homosexuality and his next trick seemed to confirm that . |
| 11 | I added some goat 's cheese to the basket . |
| 12 | I think it must be shadow lace that you are referring to , Mr Dick , I hope last month 's article helped . |
| 13 | I await next year 's exhibition with special interest . |
| 14 | As a breeder , I give one week 's supply of food with each puppy . |
| 15 | I telephoned Capital Radio 's Helpline , saying that I was Linford Christie and needed help . |
| 16 | In classical physics , if I measured each electron 's position as it was delivered they would all be found to be in the same place . |
| 17 | Just four years ago I was working in China and I celebrated International Women 's Day in China . |
| 18 | Why ca n't I remember that man 's face ! ’ |
| 19 | I admired bearded Jack 's oil paintings of local scenes , and thought him a far better artist than Jim Teck . |
| 20 | Me , I manage British Rail 's timetable , down to the last 66-minute hour . |
| 21 | I indicated that Bunny 's glass was empty but he shook his head . |
| 22 | ‘ The more I followed one character 's life , the more I was led into those of several other characters , ’ he says . |
| 23 | The Cork area still boasts some of the best rallying country in Ireland and I understand this year 's route includes many of the classic stages from the region . |
| 24 | Well it came about and I believe this man 's name was but I would n't be too certain , I think it was . |
| 25 | But bitterly I regret that I needed another man 's hands to help me , and he in ignorance . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I needed last Wednesday 's Coca-Cola Cup game against Bristol Rovers to get me back into the swing of things after a three-match suspension . |
| 27 | I feel that Piggy 's lack of the understanding of human nature ruined the chance of democracy for the boys . |
| 28 | No , I I thought Nine man 's morris , I thought it was a ga er , a dance . |
| 29 | Said Joan : ‘ I kept all Brian 's toys and his Boys ' Brigade uniform . |
| 30 | ‘ I put last season 's success down to Trevor Anderson coming in and firing the team up after Eric Bowyer 's departure . |