Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and so the constitution of the United States contained within it certain ambiguities , a certain vagueness of er statement and the actual working of that in practice er was left to the politicians and the judges of , of later times . |
| 2 | Mr Fractor shouted at him each lesson and gave him two lengths of the corridor nearly every week . |
| 3 | Is the list going to have a new name from Northern Ireland added to it this season ? |
| 4 | Mick said to me last night , he said to me you can never fit not used to it , but |
| 5 | Elspeth whispered to her one night in their room that that 's where you go to buy babies . |
| 6 | ‘ Gog talked to me this morning , ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ The letter Maurice took with him last night referred to another document which he did n't have . |
| 8 | Mel was a permanent fixture in our 1st Division defences and , over the four seasons 1969–73 , only John Jackson appeared for us more times than he did , while his 151 1st Division games for us tell of a stalwart and dependable defender who could be relied upon in every situation . |
| 9 | If it 's alright then I 'll come home cos Mr said to me last night , oh you want to stay here the night . |
| 10 | Could be any time now , we 're just waiting tha Mr explained to him this morning , you know , why it , it ta takes so long |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , find out what Blackbeard said to 'im last night . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Ees left for you this morning , señor . |
| 13 | It was a dangerous moment , fascination obliterating resentment , but when Luke suddenly turned his eyes her way again , the contempt Maria saw in them restored hatred . |
| 14 | Nevertheless Cara smiled at them that morning , as she smiled at the frail , clerical-looking gentleman who was both their saviour and their torment , the pawnbroker who held his court on one corner of St Jude 's Passage , the other corner housing the red-headed madam of the fringed shawl who did not emerge from behind her green shutters so early in the day . |
| 15 | In preparation for my recent trip to Cyprus I recalled the letter which Ron Swinburne of Birmingham wrote to you many months ago about the flying services available on the island at rates far below those of the UK . |
| 16 | Jim said to me last night is er Jimmy h is he not working ? |
| 17 | Susanna , Will 's older daughter , was now eighteen , and Will said to her one day : |
| 18 | ‘ As you may remember when Peter Lipscomb spoke to you last year , we have embarked on a £53 million investment programme . |
| 19 | By the way , the last thing Carolyn said to me last night was that her party was open-house and we could go any time . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Could n't you discourage the poor chap , ’ Eleanor Fuller said to her one day , ‘ instead of sitting back and letting him moon around hoping your tyres need pumping up . |
| 21 | The common sense of individualism voiced by Adam Smith won for it judicial acceptance , the high point being Smith v Hughes ( 1871 ) LR 6 QB 597 where Cockburn J said : The question is whether , under such circumstances , the passive acquiescence of the seller in the self-deception of the buyer will entitle the latter to avoid the contract . |
| 22 | And I mean Dee said to me this morning cos she heard us one morning |
| 23 | Jackie said to me last week she said , well it 's the first of December . |
| 24 | Des said to me this morning did Bev get a phone call yesterday and I said no . |
| 25 | A nurse came sometimes , but Charlotte stayed with me all day . |