Example sentences of "be [verb] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One indication that Richard was still maintaining a more aggressive attitude than his father lies in the fact that when the constable of Gisors killed a French knight in a skirmish which occurred after the truce had been made he thought it wiser to take refuge with Richard . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been expecting you to ask me that question , ’ she admitted . |
| 3 | I 'm told they find it soothing . ’ |
| 4 | so she said I , I went in and I said to Geraldine I 'm going I owe you any bloody money take the bugger out me wages , she says I ai n't having people that I like being stabbed like that by people like that , she said she ai n't worth the salt of the earth , she 's the salt of the earth she said with people like that pointing to Jenny and Jane , no way , she said and I 'm going with my mates , I turned round and the next thing Janet and Janet and Barbara in there , when we got up the pub at twelve o'clock , course we were all having sandwiches me and Pam got the , me and er Barb got there , then Pam come in then a few more come and erm then the plumber and all that come in with them and I said oh girls we never clocked out , so I said oh well I 'm gon na have to take my key back to Steve , burst out laughing , so I said oh no I said why do n't we have a key cracking competition so of course that 's what we did we all took our keys out of our bag and we went ready for she 's a jolly good ready , steady , fellow , for she 's go and we cracked these ruddy keys and shoved them up in the air |
| 5 | ‘ A policy must now be announced which makes it clear that the UN will recognise the rights of Croatia , Slovenia and Bosnia to live in peace , each keeping their own borders intact . |
| 6 | You 'd , you 'd expect me erm er with my finger on that pulse to have made that point to the directors , may be help me make it several times during our sort of discussions about er both this year 's budget and next year 's projections . |
| 7 | I have been preparing myself to tell you all my mind . |
| 8 | However , increasingly sophisticated and powerful software tools are emerging which make it possible for non-programmers to program . |
| 9 | At the meeting of the Lothian Management Group on Thursday , 4 November 1992 , a number of important matters were raised which makes it necessary for all the funding partners to meet . |
| 10 | Those who were " Not sure " were asked what made it difficult to decide . |
| 11 | When you 're when you 're talking about what it 's cost us to get him those bearings |
| 12 | When he 's finished someone takes him some water and he drinks it , spilling it over his face and down his chest and bare legs and feet . |
| 13 | ‘ As I finished selecting these 200-odd titles which reflect the continuing excellence of writing for children , a document was leaked which made it clear that the authorities which are controlling the education of the next generation had , at a stroke , obliterated the ‘ golden age ’ of children 's literature — at least as far as reading in schools is concerned . |
| 14 | The garden had to be shared with the bottom flat , so a dividing wall was built which gave them total privacy . |
| 15 | But I always seem to end up lecturing when I 'm talking to him , you know instead of just saying , I was saying I want them all to be independent , you know ! |
| 16 | ‘ I read that when Tom Watson was asked what made him such a successful player , he replied : ‘ Desire , dedication , determination and a little bit of talent . ’ |
| 17 | The share system of land ownership did not meet the approval of the British , and legislation was passed which made it possible for any shareholder to force the division of a tract . |
| 18 | As a result of that case , the Sex Discrimination Act 1986 was passed which makes it unlawful for employers to have different compulsory retirement ages for men and women . |