Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [ex0] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it seems to me that there are better claims . ’ |
| 2 | He told me that there are good people about and not to let this incident cloud my vision . |
| 3 | It 's the sort of question that a man and a woman might very well give different answers to , but it seems to me that there are different sorts of things that erm some women tend to notice , different sorts of ideas that tend to assume prominence in the imaginations of some women , and erm to that extent I think that George Eliot 's sympathy for other people , including people that she does n't actually agree with , is perhaps a characteristic that one might tend to find more in a women novelist than in a male novelist , although I 'm not sure that one can be absolutely dogmatic and say that one would never find a male novelist who could write the way that George Eliot does . |
| 4 | With all the trouble in the world , the atrocious killing and starving people , it annoys me that there are some people kicking up a fuss about the noise and smells from the farms . |
| 5 | It is here that it seems to me that there are basic problems which are not thought through , and moreover that moves are made which are deceptive , in that they give the impression that a solution has been found where in fact the main issue has not been tackled . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | It does not seem to me that there is any need for me to answer his silly question on the subject . |
| 8 | It seems to me that there is some truth in the Australian phrase ‘ The land of the wingeing pom ’ because we are always grumbling . |
| 9 | ‘ She wo n't come to the country , ’ I said — pretending that it did n't occur to me that there were other ways . |
| 10 | Then I discovered that Frank had given his version , so it seemed to me that there were two laws in existence . |
| 11 | It seemed to me that there were two types of variations that I wished to explore , and there were a number of different methods that I would have to employ to resolve some of the problems that arose once I started to ask questions about these variations . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She told me that there was some money in a bank account which had been raised in memory of her daughter . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ It has been suggested to me that there was some episode in Nona 's life that disturbed her , greatly disturbed her . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | Can you tell me if there are any problems involved in adding a radiator ? |
| 20 | Can anybody tell me if there are any tickets available for the Liverpool game tomorrow ? |
| 21 | Oh alright , you tell me if there 's any words you do n't know |
| 22 | You will telephone me if there 's any news ? |
| 23 | They were constantly asking me if there was any news of him and becoming increasingly anxious themselves by the lack of progress . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 25 | You go and ask them if there 's any news |
| 26 | I might phone them up and just , ask them if there 's any jobs going after Christmas sort of thing |
| 27 | He glares and glares and them and there are two people |
| 28 | And we 're seeing a situation in which computers are now moving out of the sort of Delphic Oracle there where they were behind glass doors and you could go and look at them and there were huge whirring wheels and whatnot . |
| 29 | Large horticultural firms sent out or subscribed to the activities of professional collectors , who often employed local people to bring orchids to them and there was little hesitation in felling a tree to get a good specimen . |
| 30 | The form Darlington displayed in winning 2–0 at Shrewsbury almost two weeks ago has completely deserted them and there was muted dissent among the Feethams faithful during last Saturday 's 1–0 home defeat at the hands of Hull City . |