Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] [conj] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is nothing that the dog could do that could express the difference between the two thoughts : ‘ My master is at the door ’ and ‘ I am thinking that my master is at the door ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I have to find the money myself and they told me that the wackier the ideas , the better the response so I am hoping that my ideas come off . ’ |
| 3 | If I am warned that my weight makes it highly likely that I will suffer health problems in hot climates , the probability of my being ill is reduced if I do either one of two things — lose weight and/or avoid the tropics , Thus , I have some choice about my life . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , madam , ’ he said at last , ‘ I am granting that his conducting of himself is not what might be expected . |
| 5 | But as I run my bath , I am reminded that my self has a physical outline . |
| 6 | the lips I am missing and your dreams will come true |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm staying until my folks return from the States . |
| 8 | He came out with some good one-liners , though I 'm told that his agent employs a script-writer to cobble up these spontaneous flashes of wit . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm saying that his face is big . |
| 10 | I 'm waiting until my mother gets back from her cruise . ’ |
| 11 | It would have been interesting to listen to their discussion , trying to understand their arguments , for I 'm hanged if their decision makes an ounce of sense to my mundane way of thinking . |
| 12 | They telephoned me at the St. Ermin 's Hotel , where Mollie and I were staying while our house in Smith Square was under repair , to pledge their support . |
| 13 | They could only see Blefuscu 's warships coming closer , as I was swimming and my head was occasionally under the water . |
| 14 | I was grabbed and my satchel torn from me . |
| 15 | I was touched when my dad told me that every night he stood on the back doorstep and said goodnight to John . |
| 16 | He migrated to Fiji erm before I was born and my grandfather died in Fiji . |
| 17 | It is likely to be , even , that two mental events are not of the same type on two occasions when I give a more explicit description of my experience , perhaps that I was thinking that my daughter is a quick thinker . |
| 18 | I was hoping that my indecision might somehow communicate itself to The Fat Controller . |
| 19 | ‘ After I went to immigration ’ , recalls Rita , ‘ and I told them I was separated because my husband abused me , I thought they would look down on me and have more sympathy , and see what they can do . |
| 20 | Eventually I was asked if my reference number related to a low-level police helicopter flight planned in Wales . |
| 21 | I was worked until my legs bowed . |
| 22 | After filling in various forms for insurance , I was weighed and my weight written down on my hand along with the colour of the Bungee Cord I was to use — the colour varies according to weight . |
| 23 | I was to learn that her English always tended to deteriorate when her emotions took hold . |
| 24 | ‘ Eventually , I was told that their letter had gone to an ‘ unknown address ’ . |
| 25 | I was told that my chances now have been greatly reduced of ever having my own family . |
| 26 | Were n't , although erm I was told that my father died of that so that er , I should do you mind |
| 27 | I was told that your Earl Siward had the army of Alba immobilised in the south , and expected to overwhelm it . |
| 28 | In a subsequent phone conversation I was told that your response had been favourable , provided BWB were not involved in any expenses being incurred . |
| 29 | I was yawning and my jaw became stuck open . |
| 30 | fucking , fucking crap and as I was saying that my voice broke and I walked off and I started crying |