Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over and over she asked the questions and became so demented by them that , though she trembled with indignation , she once more went into the Casa Guidi and , controlling herself as best she could , asked to see her old mistress . |
| 2 | He asked to see his social services file and eventually the local authority agreed , provided the donors of information consented . |
| 3 | These indications of the importance of small firm production and the extent of subcontracting make it vital to recognize the place of a differentiated structure of production in assessing the causes of Japan 's rapid economic growth . |
| 4 | They had to wait while the Substitute put on his new galoshes , murmuring with a cigar between his teeth : ‘ Do n't want to miss anything this time … ’ |
| 5 | On the same day the Soviet Union and Hungary agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency from 1991 onwards , replacing previous barter arrangements . |
| 6 | The princess was taught to curb her natural impetuous temper and to own her mistakes to all she had wronged , regardless of rank . |
| 7 | Jock then tried to hit Denis , who was still swinging at Michael , who did n't want to hit his big brother , and stumbled back into Sean , who jumped to one side and collided with Pat Kelly , knocking his next drink out of his hand ! |
| 8 | Erm not any more I do n't I 've given them all away hello , are there any spare handouts in the room ? |
| 9 | no good it 's three times too much so he must have started off with X cubed over three and that would 've given us one third of three X squared |
| 10 | It would 've given us another month to play with at least . |
| 11 | You had a choice of an eight or a three I had two jacks and a king you chose the three , the two turned up that would 've given you eight and a but you picked the three so that 'll give you more in the box as well an three hit your three hit your hand as well so |
| 12 | On the pitch they are struggling to preserve their Premier Division status with the worse defensive record among the top clubs while boardroom battles continue to drive a wedge between club and supporters . |
| 13 | It can be made more complicated by trying to value the choices that managers could make to affect their future cash flows , such as closing a factory , and the choices that are contingent on other choices . |
| 14 | Posh Porky knew exactly when and where she was born and never stopped reminding us all that she was nearly a year younger than anyone else in the class . |
| 15 | I was going good grief , she goes make her sick if it kills me . |
| 16 | ‘ Of course schools will want to continue their good practice of regular reports to parents and responding to any concerns parents might have . |
| 17 | I had decided that all my stuff was irretrievably lost ; that I did not want to continue my projected journey but would strike out and do something different — go to Ecuador perhaps and if possible from there into Brazil . |
| 18 | ‘ We have a quality street team to welcome the Aussies , ’ said Probyn , ‘ and I intend to go one better than the last time I faced them — the World Cup final 12 months ago . ’ |
| 19 | And smirk to see my little lolly melt , |
| 20 | However , when the upturn comes , the company , with its strong balance sheet and unique spread of service activities , is well placed to continue its long record of growth . ’ |
| 21 | Lionel Sackville , the Union Jack 's chairman , said the deal would transform it ‘ into a better balanced company , well placed to continue its active exploration programme in a tax-efficient manner ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ … and carve them into art forms which the Coriads purchase and contemplate to stimulate their lateral thinking . ’ |
| 23 | We were eventually released and returned to find some of the crew busily repairing the mainsail on the dock , while the rest , with Tandri and the officers , were being bullied by lesser officials who were nosing around the hold and demanding to see their personal possessions . |
| 24 | It is not two years since a rag-tag group of about 200 men , few of them daring to wear their Soviet uniforms , gathered in the Kiev building that housed a short-lived nationalist government in 1917–18 , to found the Ukrainian Officers Union . |
| 25 | On the contrary , much of it — the taxation proposals in particular — is calculated to sacrifice our competitive edge . |
| 26 | Receivership is anathema to corporate financiers , who hate to see their fat fees going to those who just pick over the bones . |
| 27 | ‘ And I hate to see you unhappy , and you wo n't feel better if you stay in and frowst by the fire all day . |
| 28 | I hate to see someone sad . |
| 29 | I do n't , when I go I hate to see my front door open . |
| 30 | My son Jonathan , who turns two on Christmas Day , was fascinated to see his own image when I captured him on home video . |