Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | N no , well see what happened to me , I mean this person came and she said er , Er if you like I 'll do it for you . |
| 2 | I found this section plodding and lacking in any positive sense of purpose , musical or textual . |
| 3 | As damages are paid on a full and final settlement basis , you will appreciate that we must be sure that the report is full and accurate before I begin any negotiations to try and settle the case . |
| 4 | I know some people did but no . |
| 5 | Do n't get me wrong , I like flashy bass playing and it would be wrong for me to sound as if I did n't approve ; it 's just that these kind of situations are always a trade-off . |
| 6 | Well if I get this letter done and then we 'll get the envelope , get the stuff for Malta , sort out what I 'm gon na send |
| 7 | Yes , I heard two men speaking and the possibility of either another man or a woman also in the premises . |
| 8 | Knitting was a painful business for me , but it was absorbing , and I 'd lost track of the time when I heard crashing footsteps approaching and a determined bang on the door . |
| 9 | That bastard on that bus , when I got off I heard this voice saying and I looked round and there 's this ragger sitting there |
| 10 | Yes I believe those people exist and they frighten me and I want them destroyed . |
| 11 | I saw curled flora swooping and trembling , like pulses or soft explosions in the side of the head . |
| 12 | It was one of these African leaders who said : ‘ In the war-torn North-East of Rhodesia , I saw white men killed and I saw black men killed . |
| 13 | As her brother Earl Spencer , told me : ‘ She strikes me as an immensely Christian figure and she has the strength which I think true Christians have and the direction in her life which others can envy ; that sureness of her purpose and the strength of her character and position to do an enormous amount of good . |
| 14 | Having been awarded my red beret , I went on to RAF Brize Norton where I completed seven parachute jumps and was awarded my ‘ wings ’ . |
| 15 | I had one name left and lucky it was on the back and just talking and talking and talking , it 's erm , it was in my bag , and it did , it did pick up |
| 16 | I had new locks fitted and — and I just stayed there . |
| 17 | we did , some had gone out on the plates and then I had three boxes left and I was going round giving them out . |
| 18 | I had some yarn left and so , as an experiment , knitted it again doubling width and length . |
| 19 | I had both radiators removed and transferred to the lorry and told the driver to go to the nearest large town and to contact the best plumber to help me repair the radiators . |
| 20 | He said last night : ‘ I 've had a spot of bother for the past four or five years with my knee so I had these X-rays done and they found a bone growth about the size of a pea . |
| 21 | I have four cigarettes left and I need many more . |
| 22 | I have enough intelligence to go and look at graphs and look at charts and do my research and I see the turn that was made from 1979 to 1989 and I see the way things are in my country . |
| 23 | ‘ I have some shopping to do and you have not been to the town at all . |
| 24 | I have some time to spare and would like to sit down and read my copy of the biography of Berlioz . |
| 25 | If I buy some carpets fitting or do I extra for the fitting ? |
| 26 | Although I notice extensive second-degree smutting and several blots of what appears to be some kind of industrial lubricant . |
| 27 | I felt exhausted when I climbed into bed and I fell into a deep sleep from which I awoke next morning refreshed and happier . |
| 28 | At her show in Paris , she avoided any temptation to stand and redeliver her own original swashbuckling New Romantic look , which appears set to bubble back into fashion favour . |
| 29 | But then she produced another harpy-bat shrieked and vanished from screen . |
| 30 | " Have you made any effort to go and see the plaintiff there , Mrs James ? |