Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [pron] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | next Monday I want to see you have a happy Christmas . |
| 2 | Many people who took out their fireplaces several years ago now find they want to restore them to have a real open fire or some acceptable substitute like gas logs or a gas coal effect . |
| 3 | Er , and I mean if you want to buy you know a few hundred of it then fine , you know you could b it 'll do the job , you know if it 's , it 's not a , a thing that er |
| 4 | Well , obviously that s all I can say — Kuemann ( ? ) has a good strike too etc , but look at that company … all allegedly world class players … youd expect them to have a half decent free kick : - ) All those players are acclaimed too . |
| 5 | Their gradual integration with the Blackpool tramway has been documented elsewhere in this book , suffice to say they played a significant part in the Promenade service until their demise in 1937 . |
| 6 | When he begin to sing I felt a warm deep pleasure steal over me , a feeling of sensual bliss which was yet mingled with an aching sadness . |
| 7 | I like to think we achieved a good deal , though it was humble stuff compared to the Kat-Zet . |
| 8 | He had all the social skills : I remember watching him tap a mesmeric foot to the tune of ‘ I Scream , You Scream , We All Scream for Ice Cream ’ . |
| 9 | Try to persuade him to make a real effort to give up smoking — he may put on a bit of weight but he can tackle that later — and to eat frequent snacks throughout the day instead of two or three heavy meals . |
| 10 | Do you think that 's changed , I mean do you think a hundred years ago , two hundred years ago , five hundred years ago |
| 11 | She really needs a strong man by her side ; I hate to think what marrying a weak one would do to her — and to him . |
| 12 | I do n't think , ‘ I want this to be a religious painting ’ , but I do think they have a religious subtext . |
| 13 | The few examples of her work that exist show her to have a strong sense of composition and a bold yet sensitive line . |
| 14 | ‘ We do set study leave requirements , we do require them to pay study leave tuition fees for the first attempt , we do require them to pay examination fees and we do expect them to pay a reasonable salary . ’ |
| 15 | I do remember we did a few gigs . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been too busy to take him out all day , and I do like him to have a little outing . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I do believe we have a leading lady of some merit . ’ |
| 18 | Some employers may not run courses for groups of returners but instead offer to help you plan a personal programme of study aimed at satisfying the same requirements . |
| 19 | I do hope you had a good trip and found everyone well . |
| 20 | I do hope you had a spare reel . ’ |
| 21 | Well good-bye , it 's been nice knowing you , I 've enjoyed running my hands up and down your spine , it was so nice of you to give me my faith back , we must keep in touch , I do hope you have a nice life , cheerio . |
| 22 | What we have shown in this section is that the contextual features suggested by Hymes , supplemented with the index of co-ordinates proposed by Lewis ( put forward , remember , with quite different purposes in mind ) do enable us to give a partial account of what the undifferentiated term ‘ context ’ may mean . |
| 23 | " I do wish I had a Naughty Friend , " Nicandra spoke from the bottom of her heart as she lagged her way back to Dada and the sofa , bringing the red leather-bound book that had lain on top of other red leather-bound books piled one above the other on the lower shelf of a mahogany whatnot . |
| 24 | Aware that Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em had a massive audience , ranging from children to grandparents , Crawford said , ‘ I then go and put myself before the public ’ as Billy Liar , whose first words as he comes on stage are along the lines of ‘ Christ Almighty , bloody , blimey ! ’ in a song . |
| 25 | Do you want a pure do do you want a pure white or |
| 26 | Regarding fat Mel , I think telling him to take a complete rest from football is a euphemism for ‘ you 're finished ! ’ . |
| 27 | two of these at bedtime for yourself , and The ones I 've given you have a slight effect on your skin as well . |
| 28 | You 've got all the you 've got I think a hundred voices . |
| 29 | I 've seen him play over the years er Mick , you know he 's er typical of player , we 've had him watched a few times this year , er scouts him er at Aston Villa , said he had a magnificent game . |
| 30 | You 've caused me to lose a whole valuable day 's work . |