Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I jerk a reluctant Rainbow to her feet , cause her to blurt appropriate remarks about the lateness of the hour , and steer her out of this snakes ' nest of baby ben Issachars . |
| 2 | A : In all honesty , I favour a total ban on Rottweilers , because they 're much too powerful for ordinary people to handle . |
| 3 | We see an awful lot of people have got a tremendous investment in traditional character cell terminals and by a character cell terminal I mean a dumb terminal of twenty four lines of eighty characters . |
| 4 | I am saying Mr Major , as Prime Minister , if someone in my position is saying I believe , I believe , there is the best opportunity here for lasting peace , by which I mean a total cessation of violence , the least I expect is that you should listen to what I have to say . |
| 5 | I , I , I notice from the schedule that , I mean a tremendous difference in cost per person if you just add , divided the people into , which suggest the way you 're being work out on a basis of individual needs , and what the carer provides . |
| 6 | It seemed that they were either capitalist or social democrats which I mean a social democrat by any other na a Tory by any other name 's just the same . |
| 7 | Cos it 'd be , I mean a big disadvantage to a lot of particular schools around this area is the number of erm Asian and |
| 8 | In the Lyttelton , it 's such a thrill to see Alan Bennett blossom in another line of work , by which I mean a full-length piece like The Madness of George III . |
| 9 | If the opportunity was n't there , and by that I mean a realistic chance of winning the Championship , then I would n't be racing in Formula One any more . |
| 10 | I contemplate a hut-to-hut tour of north-west Iceland . |
| 11 | I sling a few carcasses to prowling cats , and I get told off for it . |
| 12 | Thus if I raise a two-pound weight through a height of five feet I have increased its potential energy by ten foot pounds . |
| 13 | May I , through the pages of your fine Journal , categorically state that I remain a fervent supporter of English rugby and am particularly proud of the superb performance by the Stevens Team , who have just become World champions . |
| 14 | She thought yet again : I make a great fuss of nothing , and have not suffered at all . |
| 15 | I thought to myself , ‘ Jimmy Dickinson does n't go abroad and certainly not to the States , so if I make a good job of it at Walton Heath I might be caddying for Sandy full-time in the future . ’ |
| 16 | I think I probably wasted a lot of time not feeling good about myself , and I would n't want Deb to feel like that , so I make a deliberate effort to be supportive , to say she looks nice and notice what she 's wearing , that kind of thing . |
| 17 | If I make a large number of such measurements the theory enables me to calculate the proportion of times the electron will be found " here " and the proportion of times it will be found " there " . |
| 18 | Without being asked , I pick a few motes of white lint from the jacket 's dark surface and help him straighten his tie . |
| 19 | I attach a brief details of two sites for sale [ which have planning permission for a golf course and country club ] . |
| 20 | I say a warm thanks on behalf of those refugees to the Minister for Overseas Development , whose help has been inestimable , whose competence is great and known to us all and whose officials work with such commitment , concern and effectiveness — I can vouch for that . |
| 21 | When I say a right brain of course it does n't mean that the left brain 's just shut down completely but it 's predominantly a a right brain activity it 's the the creative part . |
| 22 | Nothing gives me more pleasure now and if I go to the to the libraries and a young lad I say a young man like you will come to me and say , Hello Nurse , How are you ? |
| 23 | And then expand on it , and so I go into each of these and I go to the and I say a few words about each of these particular themes . |
| 24 | If I say a little bit about Moat er , we are a registered housing association who are obviously monitored by the housing corporation responsible to a committee of management . |
| 25 | In the letter , Mr Lilley says : ‘ I propose a three-pronged course of action which would focus the benefit more closely on the long-term sick , make it less generous and make it taxable . ’ |
| 26 | I suggest a total overhaul of values . |
| 27 | I suggest a quick rinse under the tap , a couple of holes cut in the top end , and voilá ! |
| 28 | Resident in the area , I provide a personal service to discerning clients who seek the best apartments , villas and country properties in and around Cannes . |
| 29 | I provide a notable example in my next chapter on grammar and linguistic terminology . |
| 30 | In it , he says : ‘ I place a high premium on the historic and special relationship between the United States and Britain . ’ |