Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And erm later on let's see f when the war started and I mean they wanted cheap labour and all that , there was room for apprentice . |
2 | well I mean we had one girl did n't know what she was going about , but , you know , women do n't have all the work to do in the house and her dad helps at weekends and I said well who made the decision in the first place to do what |
3 | Cos I mean we had two crap years had n't we , well . |
4 | I can understand er I mean we had some calls off er last week mainly because erm we we took we 'd spoken to those people before Christmas and we do expect people to drop out . |
5 | But they make me die because you , you you 're a day , I mean we got this sort of letter the bailiffs were coming in because we were a day late . |
6 | I mean it had that sort of look to it . |
7 | And the press did come down , I mean it got some coverage . |
8 | I mean I thought that migration was the er , would be the cure of all ills , in that , you know , we 've got wage differentials here in this , in this hypothetical economy . |
9 | I mean I I really could of a I mean I hired that ladder just to do about six foot either side . |
10 | Then also , he also gave me I mean I got hundred percent mortgage which you are allowed on , I mean the law says er t the chance to buy so therefore you do n't have to have a deposit . |
11 | But I 'm not sure that 's right I just , I mean I spent three years |
12 | I mean I had that go with her . |
13 | Here all up here , here in my arms I mean I had seven week physiotherapy on this arm , it 's |
14 | As it was , I mean I found another chocolate gateau under those Christmas tree cakes . |
15 | No , no messing , I mean I did that ages ago and I , i , it just arrived ! |
16 | I mean you said two years later change . |
17 | A brain tumour they cause but I mean he said last week he spent every penny he had to get her through it and this |
18 | Yes because at the moment he 's just , I mean he 's I mean he has n't , I mean he had that job in Debenhams and that 's it is n't it really ? |
19 | Ooh , aye well oh what , that 's what Sam over road said I mean he had open heart surgery , said I do n't know what I 'd of done without the National Health |
20 | He stood up while we watched and I realized he had magnificent horns , far longer than any I had yet seen . |
21 | ‘ I realised I had 17 years to go before retirement and I wanted to spend them doing what I wanted to do . |
22 | I realised I wanted another guitar player . |
23 | This contrasts sadly with the experience of an elderly woman I met who suffered three bereavements in quick succession . |
24 | I hate whatever made this world , I hate whatever made the human race , made men like Caliban possible and situations like this possible . |
25 | ‘ I expect it had some help , then , ’ said Dorcas . |
26 | ‘ I expect whoever sent that letter — just did n't want to get involved . ’ |
27 | Carter and Cureton 's entries on " style " seemed to match the first brief and I found they complemented each other in interesting ways . |
28 | But I found I had little idea how to set about producing a crime short story . |
29 | morning , I found I had blank spot with the old twenty pence piece . |
30 | When I started writing it , I found I had more sympathy with Frank , and he started saying more and more , and Betty merged into the background . ’ |