Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do n't need it , ’ Lucy assured her as the coach continued along the road towards the bush . |
| 2 | ‘ We do know that someone in Bucharest told them that the monastery at Putna was an absolute must . |
| 3 | It was the first time that score had been played in Cape Town , and John Wright told me that the players in rehearsal threw down their instruments in despair . |
| 4 | Sometimes I wonder if I sleep too much , but my friend Cully Chatterton tells me that the need for sleep varies considerably from person to person and one must follow one 's inclination . ’ |
| 5 | The Central England TEC tells us that the system of ’ funding must be commensurate with the Government 's guarantee . |
| 6 | David reminds us that the threshold for VAT registration is raised from £25,000 per year turnover to £35,000 . |
| 7 | Ruth assured her that the cake had been delicious , and they made a start on the washing-up . |
| 8 | Colin was successful and the ANC advised him that the tour would proceed ’ . |
| 9 | hello , hi Matt , alright I did an absolute steamer , excellent , did it really well , it only took me an hour and ten minutes it took me an hour and ten minutes I have n't no I knew , I knew vaguely , knew vaguely enough I mean I have , perfect question came up just describe er the youths portrayed in the er book and there was only two , there was the main character who I got most of the stuff from , from what Katie told me and the rest was the other bloke was called Carston Corsalius and basically all we knew about him was he fancied this other one , the main character , and erm was a journalist , that was it ah put it in nine times , no , I , I do n't know what it means eh , er Matt did n't come in , er a bit of a shame could n't no yeah , what did you really want ? or was that it ? yeah yeah , fixed , flexible and managed yes fixed , flex , fixed , flexible and managed oh right yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , do n't they and er advantages and disadvantages of indirect tax was , untax and direct was the other one , you know it indirect taxes yes yeah I ca n't remember , I really ca n't remember , like a colour yeah , you wan na know both of those , I 'd , I , I could n't remember all of demand pull , I put down the wage , price , wage spiral or the waged price spiral , that 's a stinker that is , that 's a beauty , I put that down , its ' a beaut , that 's my best diagram and I did three diagram' in four essays I hate doing diagram' yeah he 's here now , we 're about to go for a quick drink like , he says he 's been revising all day so erm , and I shall , I shall brief him , just as you would expect , I shall tell him all he needs I do n't , I do n't want to leave him in the lurch okay see you in French yeah , bye , bye , bye |
| 10 | The exact way in which they had failed to comply with the regulations is unclear ; a representative of the Education Authority told me that the school has re-opened on a ‘ technicality ’ , because the School Council had not been consulted before the closure ; people in Village told me that the Education Authority had not consulted anyone in the community before-hand , a bigger breach of the regulations . |
| 11 | Mick informed me that the Brigade Major had gone to pay No. 4 Commando a visit , so I decided to make my own way there and keep out of the Brigade Major 's path as much as possible . |
| 12 | Thank you for your letter of the 6th of May reassuring me that the partnership of local sponsoring bodies , the Welsh Office and the European Commission which manages the programme , takes into account environmental considerations when selecting and approving projects . |
| 13 | In the poem you are about to hear , the famous poet , William Wordsworth tells us that the day we lose the ability to marvel at something as wonderful as a rainbow , we lose something very important . |
| 14 | Wordsworth tells us that the poem refers to his daughter Catherine , who died in 1812 . |
| 15 | Talking of Hampshire reminds us that the left-arm spinner Ian Turner had to wait till August before getting a Championship match . |
| 16 | Yes I think that the Scot 's are more puritanical and also I , I had three babies , erm I was pregnant out there and I flew back to Scotland to have them and the difference between going to a Swiss gynaecologist and seeing a doctor here was incredible . |
| 17 | Lorraine left it until the start of the season before deciding to hang up her knee pads but her retirement didn ‘ t last long . |
| 18 | I thought he had passed some inconsequential remark , but when the couple had walked on , Miss Senga informed me that the man had relayed a message from Master Patrick . |
| 19 | She finished her supper of pork and sauerkraut then , as she had a coffee , Herr Nordern joined her and the family and had coffee himself . |
| 20 | It was apparent to Allen from what Tom told him that the verderers , driven out by the fire , had succeeded in saddling and bridling the terrified horses . |
| 21 | ‘ Declan schooled him and the horse jumped brilliantly . |
| 22 | One old lady from Wiltshire told me if the Germans had come they 'd have killed off old people like her . |
| 23 | English Estates are moving ahead with the development of Chatham Maritime and although Mr. Ault assured me that the plaintiff did not wish to drive the dock company away , its operation is clearly less of a godsend than in 1983 and the desire is to curtail it . |
| 24 | The investigator of the SIB assured me that the evidence obtained from XYZ , written and recorded , warranted a court martial . |
| 25 | ‘ Mr Venables informed me that the club did not intend to renew my contract beyond the one year agreement , ’ said Shreeves yesterday . |
| 26 | The unit will run on as little as two cylinders and Fleming informed me that the aircraft will even take-off and climb on three . |
| 27 | It started off all in Melior , with the text — the text I think was in Melior or Melior tells me that the text was originally in Melior with ordinary Melior headings , then when it appeared it was Nimrod with Melior bold . |
| 28 | Therefore , until Mr Aycliffe informs me that the will has been overturned , I shall remain here . |
| 29 | Hugo looked even more tired and strained than he had earlier , Harriet thought , and Sally was edgy and preoccupied though she seemed greatly relieved when Hugo told her that the insurance investigator , Tom O'Neill , had seemed satisfied with what he had been able to tell him and had not expressed any desire for a further interview or the need to come to the house to speak to Sally . |
| 30 | Rioja told them that the victims had been caught in acts of sodomy and been condemned by the camp council . |