Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | From 1979 to 1987 , six Conservative Ministers were found guilty of breaking the law — in their official capacity , I hasten to add ; I hate to think what the tally is now . |
2 | I tend to do it the weekend before the month starts . |
3 | bores him , but he wo n't and then it pulls me , I want to do what the majority wants to do and then he do n't and I feel guilty cos I think oh I should be with him , but |
4 | Whatever our conscious reasons ( ’ No , I want to remember him/her the way he/she was ' or ‘ Not in front of the children ’ ) , a dead body is not considered to be spectacle for display in Britain , and the rationale which dictates it can sometimes disguise feelings of embarrassment that such a thing could occur in our death-defying , well-regulated households . |
5 | I want to touch you the way no man has ever touched you . |
6 | I want to hear what the doctor has to say . |
7 | I want to tell him the story of my life . |
8 | ‘ I want to tell you the truth . |
9 | I want to show you the valley . ’ |
10 | ‘ I want to show you the city that 's made for lovers . ’ |
11 | I want to know what the microphone is ? |
12 | ‘ I do n't think I 'm being treated fairly and I want to know what the hell is going on . ’ |
13 | I want to know what the difference is , and I want to know whether we need to take action or what ? |
14 | I want to know you the way no man has ever known a woman before . ’ |
15 | I know see what the programme is . |
16 | When people seem to be falling down , I like to give them the opportunity to right themselves . |
17 | I , I like to hear what the rest of erm , the Committee got to say on it , actually . |
18 | ‘ That means I get to do it the way I think best . ’ |
19 | She was a very nice girl named Eugena , I think , and there were guards at the end of the hotel corridors , I remember giving them the slip and wandering around Khabarovsk on my own in a snowstorm , only to be told the next day that there was quite a bit of excitement in the city during the night because a Siberian tiger had come into the city and was wandering the streets at the same time I was ! |
20 | 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 . |
21 | Yeah , and that wa , she said well it 's an insurance job she said well it do n't matter , you stand the first hundred pound and then erm then the VAT so she said I dread to think what the price of the job were on the insurance ! |
22 | I do know who the man is . ’ |
23 | I hold no strong views myself , but I do wonder what the lady would have done had the man produced from his bowler hat a valid membership card . |
24 | I think mind you the rest of the walls , everything else is white so |
25 | The trust my partner and I share gives us the freedom to get on and do things without stopping every ten minutes to check up on each other . |
26 | ‘ I 've forgiven you the breaking of your bond , boy . |
27 | I 've given him the newspaper to read — I thought it might take his mind off things . ’ |
28 | I 've given you the message . |
29 | I hope I 've given you the motivation — and confidence — to go out and develop your own personal communication style to its full potential . |
30 | ‘ Still , at least you seem to appreciate I 've given you the plum job , whilst landing myself with the task of keeping an eye on Fedorov . |