Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The museum also houses a stuffed creature dubbed Bowes ' answer to Dr Dolittle 's Push Me Pull You . |
| 2 | ’ If it wisnae too much trouble tae ye , ’ she went on , ’ I think my son might be glad of a read , if ye didnae mind keepin' them fir 'im . ’ |
| 3 | By her next words to Dame Sirith all she says of her feelings towards Wilekin is : ( " Unless you bring me Wilekin I can never laugh nor sing nor be glad . " ) |
| 4 | ‘ After I got my degree I told my mother I could keep her now and she should leave my father . |
| 5 | ‘ When I got my doctorate I decided I would n't change my name , ’ she explains . |
| 6 | Seeing my disappointment he winked an eye and said , ‘ Well , I must admit that it makes a good story ’ . |
| 7 | He knew at once of a house to let for a whole year , the owners being abroad and failing to let it before they left last month and seeing my condition he took pity and had the caretaker prevailed upon to come to me at his premises . |
| 8 | After re-decorating my kitchen I had a nearly new vegetable rack spare . |
| 9 | And that 's how she met my father you see . |
| 10 | And she said , ‘ George Dionisovich , at the moment I do n't want to sell them , but if I change my mind I 'll let you know ’ . |
| 11 | Touching my shoulder she said to me I want all the ones , all the ones . |
| 12 | ‘ But to confirm my diagnosis I need to do some tests . |
| 13 | I want to see my mother he said . |
| 14 | I realise that , if I am accepted , once I have completed my degree I may often have to work for over 80 hours at a stretch during a weekend on call . |
| 15 | No I tell you it 's wasting my time it 's a known problem |
| 16 | Oh but I erm I mean my husband we had some nice dung |
| 17 | well erm , sort of in that erm , I was asked to come and do this talk , and so I , I organise to make sure that I had access to some of Gaugin 's work and then to write poems about it , erm , so , erm , only in as much as that it was a waiting to hear this talk , but a lot of my work is through commissions and so I find myself writing about things that I perhaps do n't have any interest in particularly , erm , or I find actually in a waiting , asked to write about anything is quite er exciting and actually using my skill I think it should be , as a writer I should really be able to write about everything . |
| 18 | I made my escape you would say , and I know it was the coward 's way out , because I have to confess that I thoroughly enjoyed the proceeds . |
| 19 | If you obey my command you will o remain in my love in the same way that I have obeyed my Father 's commands and remain in his love . |
| 20 | The DI thinks my theory it 's the security forces trying to fit me up is pure paranoia . |
| 21 | They all went to the local comprehensive — which I wanted to but , because I passed my 11-plus I got sent to the grammar instead . |
| 22 | If I had given my advice it would have been ignored . ’ |
| 23 | After all , if she loses her job , things may be difficult , but if I lose my job we can not pay the mortgage . |
| 24 | I wrote a final letter hoping that when he read my book he would see that I was serious . |
| 25 | I know I 've told you this place might be run by these Chinese Triads , but I want everyone t'remember we 're dealin' mainly with kids here . |
| 26 | Caught me foot I did and nearly fell , ’ Jess said , muffled by her hands . |
| 27 | And if I visited my grandfather I went upstairs to see him in his rooms and I came downstairs to visit my grandmother . ’ |
| 28 | He said : ‘ It was something I 'd never given any thought to , but it was nice to be asked , and when the Ulster Branch were happy to accept my nomination I was delighted to take up the offer . |
| 29 | I said I 'd like to go see the Statue of Liberty , I promised my mother I would . |
| 30 | And Lucy had promised ; therefore she now said , ‘ I 'm sorry — I promised my mother I 'd never pick up people I do n't know . ’ |