Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb base] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she had opened my locked drawer where I keep my private papers , but I 'm not going to mention that . |
| 2 | ‘ On Lee Beach there 's a safe anchorage where I keep my old fishing boat , ’ said her host . |
| 3 | Because what I really want , after all , is to give them a true belief , and I know very well that , although I want my own beliefs to be true ( because that 's what makes them useful ) , we can all make mistakes . |
| 4 | As a result , I have never been less tempted to support an Opposition motion , although I assure my hon. Friend who is the Whip on duty that I am never tempted in that direction . |
| 5 | Yet I did not want to leave things alone entirely , without making an effort , but it is restricted to the expression of two things — the cypresses — the olive trees — let others who are better and more powerful than I reveal their symbolic language … |
| 6 | It tasted far worse than I imagine my four-day-old socks would — a memorable moment remembered for the wrong reason , not least for the expression of anguish on Pete 's face as the brew hit his tonsils . |
| 7 | She only sees her husband once a year because he works in Outer Mongolia , so I feel my three month 's absence from home is not as bad as it might be . |
| 8 | I 'm working with ideas , still writing songs , so I have my personal input from that , plus I 'm always interested in the input and suggestions I get from the letters I receive from all over the world . |
| 9 | But if I take my five grand back : what difference ? |
| 10 | Well I thought if I get one this size , that will do for a few weeks rather than take some of them home and mess about better than there 's a big packet like a big one at home I 've just opened this morning so it 's |
| 11 | Oh gawld , move forward a bit , so that 's what I was going to get , but erm in BeWise they 've got erm checked shirts and they 're five ninety nine this brushed cotton thing , so I thought if I get him that waistcoat and a pair of cords , erm and get him one of these brushed cotton shirts that 'll be that sort of colour |
| 12 | Will you pop and get some chips if I get you some money ? |
| 13 | If I get your tinned stuff this week . |
| 14 | We are creating chances all the time and I 've always believed if I get my fair share , I 'll score goals at any level . |
| 15 | ‘ If I use my own money to buy a plough , will you supply the horses and let me spend two or three days a week hiring out to those with new lands ? |
| 16 | Oh , what pleasure would it be to me were there a good understanding between my mother and myself , when I am assured if I know my own heart , that I am so far from having any ill against her that I have almost undone myself to serve her … |
| 17 | If you say something to me I check that I have understood your message by saying it back to you in my own words , for if I repeat your own words exactly you will doubt whether I have really understood you . |
| 18 | Instead of moving all the gear around , he said , how about if I borrow your bass cabinet ? |
| 19 | But if I put it another way , you could meet your anticipated contribution to the Greater York figure as spelt out in the structure plan ? |
| 20 | Sorry if I put my big foot in it , but what else could I say ? |
| 21 | If I pass his little test , he may talk . |
| 22 | If I sell my British Telecom shares , will I be taxed on any profits I make ? |
| 23 | If I meet my young son from school , laughing with his friends and waving to me and the dog , who wags its tail and barks in return , should I be supposed not to know what I am talking about if I pronounce them both to be conscious ? |
| 24 | And also , if if if you 're in an area like me and mine 's , if I ring my local police station , Eastwood and I 'm paying for a trunk call or an out of area call , costing me twice as much |
| 25 | McAllister put down her brush , placed her hands on her hips in the manner of every recalcitrant servant and said aggressively , with the hint of a twinkle in her eye , ‘ And what would Miss Mates say if I neglect my early morning duties ? ’ |
| 26 | If I do it that way she 'll either refuse to go , or , if she does go , she 'll be back within a short time . ’ |
| 27 | If I pour her some Coke she wo n't drink it . |
| 28 | If I leave my packed lunch |
| 29 | If I give you nineteen P would you give me a |
| 30 | Forget it , if I give you nineteen P would you |