Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I love animals and hate to see them killed , ’ said Clara McKay , 81 . |
| 2 | The banks are businesses too and we do not want to see them closed down . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's because he 's my friend that I do n't want to see him hurt . |
| 4 | ‘ We want to see a working countryside and we do n't want to see it fossilised so it 's almost like a theme park . ’ |
| 5 | Goodness there 's a great sort of burden off is n't it all this sort of shopping er you got to go we finished all the shop and that 's it . |
| 6 | ‘ You 'd prefer to see it ended ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You 're enjoying seeing me laid low , are n't you ? ’ she snapped testily . |
| 8 | An ambulance was called but efforts made to revive her proved unsuccessful . |
| 9 | ‘ After I became involved we came up with denim products , which had great success for ladies ’ fashions . |
| 10 | Besides , now that she had stopped walking she did n't seem to be able to stop herself from shivering . |
| 11 | Police and ambulancemen who rushed to Birmingham 's New Street station expected to find she had been killed . |
| 12 | She did not , now , want to see him dismissed , led away hanging his head . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to see you washed and almost dried by the time I come down . |
| 14 | Opposition to fox hunting continues to grow — a recent gallup poll showed eighty percent of people in England want to see it banned . |
| 15 | Our selection procedure still exists , but I want to see it changed to one which is more equitable . |
| 16 | PC World 's customer profile breaks down into those who know what they want but want to see it demonstrated and to be able to walk away with the product ; those who know a bit , but have never bought a computer before ; and corporate customers seeking the best value for money . |
| 17 | She felt as though she were suffocating in the heat , as though it were stopping her nostrils , sealing her mouth , and when she tried to breathe it forced itself down into her stomach and made her heave . |
| 18 | Rain felt distinctly uncharitable as she straightened the bed and tried to pretend they had never been there . |
| 19 | Attracted to the big ape she had n't been , but she 'd be an all-out liar if she tried to pretend she had n't enjoyed his kisses . |
| 20 | She tried to pretend she did n't know what he meant , but his bantering tone had been deceptive . |
| 21 | I 'd be a liar if I tried to pretend I knew the answer to that one . |
| 22 | Indeed , one has heard it said more that once that there are two things people wo n't talk about honestly — sex and money . |
| 23 | This chap with the leg or something who wants to see you said something about being or having been a patient , but not being here as one now , and as he 's loaded with flowers for you and I did n't know how Old Red would take it , I used the sterilizer . ’ |
| 24 | Perhaps you really wounded his pride when you turned him down so he wants to see you humiliated . ’ |
| 25 | And no one , not retailers , not customers — not even competitors — wants to see it snuffed out . |
| 26 | They tried to see she did n't feel left out but Jean is very shy and sensitive . |
| 27 | A HOLLYWOOD press agent has claimed he heard tapes of Marilyn Monroe being murdered . |
| 28 | Mr Foecke has claimed he scored passes in 13 out of 13 final exam papers . |
| 29 | A PIZZA restaurant-owner has claimed he lost business after police impounded his car . |
| 30 | What she say want it thinned out or ordinary cut or what ? |