Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dolores O'Riordan and three other blokes and me are sitting in a van that 's parked in a yard behind Charlie 's Bar where later on The Cranberries will bring tears to the eyes of grown men and ensure that all present can say ‘ yes ’ when asked if their weekend was happy and filled with nice things . |
| 2 | Her materials consist of marble dust , gypsum cement , resins and rhoplex , but the ways in which she works with them are based on a kind of body language , using gestures that are related to her subject matter . |
| 3 | Obviously , when there is some snow on the hills in the summer you ca n't do much , so they are very carefully made and some of them are connected to a computer , so if you have a very good coach with you he can say ‘ You 're going that right , no do it a bit more like this , or a bit more like that ’ . |
| 4 | Most of them are sticking to a policy , adopted during the Falklands war , of not stocking war games until the war is over . |
| 5 | But will I been seen as a museum piece by some ? |
| 6 | Aycliffe and I are trying for a way to have the will stand . |
| 7 | Bob and I are progressing as a piano/clarsach duo , and of course some of the accompaniments to his songs tax me to the limit , or have to be vetoed altogether . |
| 8 | ‘ Pettigrew and I are going for a stroll , ’ said Mark , who had been finding the atmosphere of the tea room rather oppressive and not really what he had come to Rome for . |
| 9 | At the moment he and I are working on a scheme which could wreck this political organisation for good . |
| 10 | I am thinking of a scene at this police post , the arrest of Tepilit , the intervention of Fairfax , the impressive dignity of the accused and the relentless , incomprehensible workings of the white man 's justice . |
| 11 | I am thinking of a feeling of confidence which has been built up and which it would take some drastic change to break down . |
| 12 | " I am thinking of a number , I then multiply it by seven and add on five " . |
| 13 | 2 I am thinking of a number g . |
| 14 | 4 I am thinking of a number d . |
| 15 | ‘ I am trained as a nurse . |
| 16 | I am locked in a time warp , but I 'm lost in several time warps . |
| 17 | In that task I am assisted by a team of six managers , all of whom are professional nurses and district nurses or health visitors and they of course are there to advise me on professional issues , and to share with me the management task of using the resources of Oxford City in the way that we feel is best appropriate , and in doing that , I think one of the important things for us to do , I do n't think we do it quite as well as we should , is to work more closely with the local council , and to look really at what the needs of our local communities are for health , and to try and make sure that the feelings that might well be expressed by individuals , either individually , or through caring associations , or through other statutory agencies , or through voluntary health organisations , are actually given a chance to be there , and to influence our , that official policy and constituents , and to , to influence the planning process . |
| 18 | To return to this country , I am advising on a draft Bill for the protection of antiquities the Society of Antiquaries , the Council for British Archaeology and the museum profession are behind it . |
| 19 | Within a few minutes , I am presented with a plate of cold meats , cheeses , breads and a salad of cabbage and herring in a sour-cream dressing , bottles of soda-water and coffee . |
| 20 | Perhaps , if I am strong , then I am scheming like a man ? |
| 21 | Every year I am faced with a barrage of questions from family and friends about my sporting career . |
| 22 | As I am drawing to a close , as I can find no further connections or criticisms of these two books however obvious or unobvious they may be , I would like to leave you with an appropriate quote from one of my books . |
| 23 | I am looking at a photograph of an adult dunnock , so small in comparison to its monstrous foster-child that it has to perch on its back in order to feed it . |
| 24 | I am looking for a man . ’ |
| 25 | In summary , I am looking for a jacket which is wind and water proof , breathable , looks respectable enough to turn up at the office in , and offers conspicuity . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , I am looking for a receptionist . |
| 27 | A very authoritative voice shouted : " Joe , I must come in because I am looking for a wing commander . |
| 28 | ‘ Because it looks more proper when I am looking after a patient . ’ |
| 29 | Or if I am called to a meeting that does not have a purpose written on the agenda , I demand to know what the purpose of the meeting is , before we start . |
| 30 | I dream that I am visited by a poet called T. S. Eliot . |