Example sentences of "[pers pn] [subord] [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Aye , but in that lounge , when I when I went that lounge it was , they were the sort of people that bloody do n't open the curtains !
2 I mean , I thought she 'd be more inclined to help me if she had this image of me tramping the streets for weeks on end … ’
3 I said yes , that I wanted a farm place , and he asked me if I had any experience .
4 They asked me if I had 30 pieces of silver , to pay for my disloyalty .
5 I assume you were asking me if I got any remarks last
6 He asked me if I wanted any gear and I said yeah , like .
7 ‘ When I was on maternity leave one of these former partners asked me if I wanted some work , mainly dealing with the directors ’ personal tax affairs .
8 Sensing , or knowing , that my days in my native land were numbered , he asked me if I needed foreign currency .
9 ‘ And it would n't surprise me if you won Best Actress , Jo .
10 The thieves were said to enter the house at night , tie up the persons inside , threaten to murder them if they made any noise , dig up the floor to search for money , and so on .
11 I consider that it could only be of assistance to them if they had that foundation with which to commence their overview of the requirements of the case and the discharge of their statutory duty under the Children Act 1989 .
12 But like , Mr really really bad like maths teacher , he goes erm he goes to , she goes to him the other day oh you 're only picking on me cos I got ginger hair !
13 A really educated man , if you if anyone had any forms to fill in er it was the postman you invariably went to , because he was considered to be , he could read and write you see .
14 Well I was gon na ask you if you knew any girls , I mean for seven pound fifty you ca n't go wrong , you ca n't even get that in town with a hat
15 That 's what they were doing , and then if you made too much slate this month , the following month they 'd drop your bonus down , so as to see as to keep you on the same level , so you could n't go any higher if you if you had good slate and worked your guts out .
16 ‘ I should have asked you if you wanted more tea , ’ Marriage said , suddenly remorseful .
17 One minor point you heard the give evidence , you know it 's a issue between you whether you shouted armed police or you did n't .
18 How old were you when you passed that scholarship ?
19 " I do n't know if you realize , but your Aunt made over most of her stuff to you when you married this fellow .
20 I can actually recall a press release which came to me about a a principal tourism officer who had just been appointed to be the head , you know the president for the year of his professional body , and in his own town a press release was put out in which his name was incorrectly spelt , and the conference at which he was about to be invested was actually taking , and I blush to say that it was in Brighton , I can only tell you when I got that press release I did what I frequently do , which is outline in highlighter the mistakes on the press release , put it back into the envelope and send it back to the relevant officer .
21 ‘ My position was one of timid and humble listener … ’ said the Spanish painter Remedios Varo , speaking for many of her Surrealist sisters , ‘ I was together with them because I felt certain affinity ’ .
22 I said , ‘ Cynthia would n't let him ’ , which was silly of me because it aroused several emotions in my mother .
23 Doctor 's obviously a more frugal character than me because he had this room and the radiator was turned off .
24 Well I , this this is something that 's always staggered me because he worked seven days a week , down the mine feeding horses you see , had to be fed , and watered seven days a week .
25 Then why were you so mad with me because I made those arrangements ? ’
26 The authorities arrested him so he got that kind of and erm and then they started to ask him questions .
27 Well anyway getting back to on hardstand number thirteen , it seemed as if he was filling his , it ran out of supplies , so he was filling his supply tank and one of the flight crew of the airplane bumped into him so he spilled this mixture of gasoline and oil over the stove and naturally the tent caught on fire .
28 I asked her if she had any medication that would make me a better surfer .
29 She glanced at him guiltily , remembering her promise to confide in him if she had any problems .
30 When he was relieved by the early turn man to take over the daylight duties , he mentioned the strange incident and asked him if he had any experiences to relate .
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