Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] [conj] " 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 | I want each unit costed before we even start to plan the town . ’ |
| 4 | Dad and Liza went inquiring door to door while Frankie and I used this opportunity to see if our bottles were safe in the washhouse . |
| 5 | This relative freedom from negative reaction is what I imagine most people mean when they say they are happy in their work . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I know some people did but no . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Yes , I heard two men speaking and the possibility of either another man or a woman also in the premises . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | Yes I believe those people exist and they frighten me and I want them destroyed . |
| 14 | He told me just to run around and do some starts , which is the way I guess most athletes begin when they join a club . |
| 15 | Perhaps I needed more courage to retire than to carry on . |
| 16 | I feel each letter to see if I can guess which one 's mine . |
| 17 | I saw curled flora swooping and trembling , like pulses or soft explosions in the side of the head . |
| 18 | In my days as a Justice 's Clerk I saw enough corpses to know that death can grossly disfigure even the comeliest of faces . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ If I thought I was causing any pain to the fish I would n't go fishing and I think all anglers feel that way , ’ he says . |
| 21 | Oh I think many teachers say that an even more parents say it . |
| 22 | really I mean what you 're almost sort of presiding over is a sort of steady decline , really , but on the other hand I think some people think if you can make that as erm as sort of dignified as you can and actually give them sort of support when they actually need it , |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Having been awarded my red beret , I went on to RAF Brize Norton where I completed seven parachute jumps and was awarded my ‘ wings ’ . |
| 25 | I had better things to do than just sit in an office talking . |
| 26 | I had one call to make before I hit the road . |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | I had new locks fitted and — and I just stayed there . |
| 29 | we did , some had gone out on the plates and then I had three boxes left and I was going round giving them out . |
| 30 | I had some yarn left and so , as an experiment , knitted it again doubling width and length . |