Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | So I have made a point of looking you up . ’ |
| 32 | I have a , a you know , which was too full , too thick , too full , so I thought I , I open a bit and took it out , so I have to find a place for it . . |
| 33 | So I have to get a bit , er jump on the bus , and then erm , either get something to eat at their college , but then , by that time , you see , cos dinner starts at quarter to twelve , it 's all gone . |
| 34 | They will be able to have a voice in choosing the chairman of the European commission which is like a Euro quango in a way so I do see a parallel which I want to put to you that we are remedying the democratic deficit in Europe with that giant Euro quango in the same way that we would like to remedy the democratic deficit with respect to the proliferation of quangos in Wales . |
| 35 | So I started to write a variation on the first bar and told her to go on in the same way and to keep to the idea . |
| 36 | Last year was the centenary of the Borough Charters , so on the one hand I was trying to restore the traditions of the thing — erm we tried to reintroduce some of the pomp and ceremonial — and then on the other hand I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I 've set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of Youth Club type evening provision in the town . |
| 37 | And then on the other hand , I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities , and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of youth club type evening provision in the town . |
| 38 | So I decided to do a bit of checking . |
| 39 | So I decided to draw a line across the book and finish the last few pages when I got back . |
| 40 | We had reorganisations there , you know , every time they had a reorganisation a patch got bigger , and the workload got heavier , er , and in the last ten months of my period there , I did sort of thirty five thousand miles and a job as well , so I thought , blimey I 'm into mortality tables , if somebody else 's car had got my name written on it , so I decided to take a change . |
| 41 | We get the odd mis-routing , there was a chap recently , er , should , you know , where , the truth is , he was a technical sinner , not a real baddie , so I decided to stretch a point , and send him back down again to try and teach him where he went wrong . |
| 42 | You know I , I 've got a big laurel and it was coming right over what we call the roundabout so I decided to have a go at it . |
| 43 | You 're er for the moment you 're not committed to a party , you 've just got to take an individual decision and I know Maastricht is very complicated but there 's a lot of gut feeling as well as precise knowledge about these things , so I want to take a vote . |
| 44 | so it 's really not worth getting qualifications on reflection so I want to do a bit of work you see , build myself a reputation that sort of thing |
| 45 | So I wanted to remain a listener , still be excited by other people 's music and so I 've always remained a listener . |
| 46 | So I need to stay a bit later . |
| 47 | ‘ But perhaps ye have made a mistake and it is really the Sicilian woman … ’ |
| 48 | Apparently she 's got a problem that the oil pollution is coming off this site where they 're refurbishing the boilers . |
| 49 | You see I mean you , basically you need to get a lot of people I know there 's no money in Finance Committee at the moment but |
| 50 | just so can we get back to research about beginners because I 'm worried about how much there is on the tape and you 're about to drive to Pitlochrie erm basically you have to define a beginner to see what they want to do |
| 51 | Perhaps she had allowed a horror of Morpurgo 's appearance to bias her judgement . |
| 52 | ‘ Perhaps … perhaps you 've made a mistake ? ’ |
| 53 | Perhaps you 've seen a man with large plates in his hair , or a brusie on his arm . |
| 54 | Perhaps you need to make a complaint or let your feelings be known . |
| 55 | She had told him then that her body was all she had to offer a man . |
| 56 | and obviously she 's had a lot of bad experiences we ca n't go into now , but people , people do n't trust the drug companies because of all this long history and experiences . |
| 57 | ‘ Obviously you 've put a stop to her activities . ’ |
| 58 | With the power of her eyes alone she had compelled a glass of water to tip and spill its contents over the horrible Headmistress , and anybody who could do that could do anything . |
| 59 | So she does have a housekeeper that lives in ? |
| 60 | So she 'd had a bit of a go at Bob and er |