Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [pron] [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been told that on coming to the village to work in the cement factories and receiving his first weeks wages he asked if it was all his as it was more money than he had ever had in one week . |
| 2 | When I looked more closely , the ropes , winches and heaps of nylon netting showed me that they were superior fishing vessels . |
| 3 | It seems to me that we 're stronger fighting that together than apart and in the last few years a growing number of successful campaigns have strengthened this belief . |
| 4 | mm , who was telling me that somebody 's four year old son has got a video and television in his bedroom his own video |
| 5 | And he 's told me that it 's first gear , right . |
| 6 | The depression on the ‘ blade ’ and the overall shape suggest to me that it is some sort of agricultural implement , such as a weeding paddle or potato lifter . |
| 7 | Well , I 'd never heard this expression before and ‘ I ’ explained to me that it was another word meaning ‘ lesbian ’ . |
| 8 | I know he told me that it was some sort of favour for something he did for your father a long time ago , but what ? ’ |
| 9 | One more time my skin warms against his and reminds me that I am this person , not generic , wife of nothing . |
| 10 | For all the assurances from those around me that I was perfect Legion material , I could not accept that the prestigious French Foreign Legion would have any need of the services of somebody whose military prowess was earned more at the bar than in the field . |
| 11 | ‘ it does not appear to me that there is any ground for contending that the bank appointed Mr. Colin Perry , in any capacity , to procure the signature of Mrs. Perry . |
| 12 | It does not seem to me that there is any need for me to answer his silly question on the subject . |
| 13 | It seems to me that there is some truth in the Australian phrase ‘ The land of the wingeing pom ’ because we are always grumbling . |
| 14 | One more story about O : he told me ( it was as if he was trying to explain the oddity of his lovemaking to me , as if he was trying to account for or apologise for the way he 'd treated me , or perhaps to reassure me concerning the effect he 'd had on me , I do n't know ) , in the morning he told me that there was one man , this had been just a couple of years previously , there was one man who had summoned him to his bedside to be counted amongst a farewell gathering of lovers , dear friends and great passions . |
| 15 | She told me that there was some money in a bank account which had been raised in memory of her daughter . |
| 16 | It was then that it occurred to me that there was some connection between Jean-Claude 's relationship with Ahmed and Meaulnes 's with Frantz . |
| 17 | ‘ It has been suggested to me that there was some episode in Nona 's life that disturbed her , greatly disturbed her . |
| 18 | I have argued with them until I am blue in the face ; have indicated to them that it is near anarchy when the profession will not meet the Cabinet minister responsible ; but I have made no impression at all . |
| 19 | But today he said : ‘ No-one has approached me and it 's mere speculation at the moment . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ That goal puts everything behind me and it 's full steam ahead again now . ’ |
| 21 | He come at me and he was six foot two and he come he were gon na knock hell out of me so I had to protect myself and we got fighting in the shop . |
| 22 | The only thing that really happened was that my mum got a divorce in 1972 on the grounds that he had sexually assaulted me and there was mental cruelty to her . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're asking me if I 'm some sort of embittered , wounded animal , who only wants to reach out and break things because he ca n't be happy or possess them ? ’ |
| 24 | Ms Jean Cox , who is currently on placement with us one day each week from Telford College , has asked me if there is any chance of her being employed on a temporary basis in the Library during her Easter break , from 5th to 16th April ( 8 days work ) . |
| 25 | The most I can hope for is that I might meet him over a pint and get him to be indiscreet-tell me if there is any dirt on Desmond Seymour-Strachey , for example . ’ |
| 26 | You will telephone me if there 's any news ? |
| 27 | They were constantly asking me if there was any news of him and becoming increasingly anxious themselves by the lack of progress . |
| 28 | ‘ He was always the one cast member who always stood up for me if there were any bleating from Equity members about them not getting their money from repeats , compilations and so on . ’ |
| 29 | You go and ask them if there 's any news |
| 30 | Trouble is , if you remove moles you just leave an evolutionary niche for them and they 're another lot move into the field , you can never get rid of them because if you remove your own private moles another |