Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Ray went to this little cubby hole where these two fellers were one of them looked like a policeman did n't he ? |
| 2 | Er I mean if a particular group 's promoting a product which we 're already using , then I might switch investment to that product if there 's a big discount . |
| 3 | I mean if a load of fellas in together like Sunday lunchtime |
| 4 | But let's face it I mean if a lot of local authorities are in similar sorts of positions and a lot of balances are building up , well the money just might run away might n't it it 's happened before , I think it might happen again . |
| 5 | Well I do n't expect they will , but er I mean if a number of them were interested enough , I mean people are away on holiday at that time , but , if we thought , if we got the response we could , what do you think ? |
| 6 | I mean if a garage leaves the sump plug loose or does n't erm put it back in , then obviously the whoever has done that work , if they are a legitimate erm service department would be more than happy to put that right and would apologise obviously , and the claim would obviously lie with them . |
| 7 | Yes , they 'd , they 'd get paid twice , oh for letting 'em go and roping 'em in , I mean when a ship was swinging there 's somebody , I mean when a ship was swinging at Cliff Quay , there 's somebody got ta let go of the erm , the spring what they 're swinging on . |
| 8 | Yes , they 'd , they 'd get paid twice , oh for letting 'em go and roping 'em in , I mean when a ship was swinging there 's somebody , I mean when a ship was swinging at Cliff Quay , there 's somebody got ta let go of the erm , the spring what they 're swinging on . |
| 9 | ‘ I stopped when a police car pulled up because I thought it was stupid to go on running . ’ |
| 10 | But I woke when a little boy ran into my hiding place . |
| 11 | Because of the lack of long-distance tracks , many keen walkers are reduced to ‘ bagging Munro 's ’ and other such pointless pursuits ( I speak as a keen walker as well as cyclist ! ) . |
| 12 | To say ‘ I look like a bum ’ is offensive to their [ British ] ears ; to the British this means that you look like your own backside . ’ |
| 13 | Partly , I suspect because a lot of us did n't trust the present governing body , partly because they believe , as I do , that there is a need to review and revise the present sixteen plus offer in Banbury , and partly because they could see no real benefit in opting out . |
| 14 | However , so much that needs to be done requires professional lobbying and political change , and I question whether a well-meaning group of amateurs can do much beyond counselling and sharing information . |
| 15 | I remember as a young man walking up and down the main street of the 1951 South Bank Exhibition for the sheer pleasure of it , and thinking how marvellous it would be if every town could have a street like this . |
| 16 | I believe if a player is down as a defender but plays in another position . |
| 17 | I suppose if a court denied me access to them , I might speak of them as ex-children . |
| 18 | I suppose when a very young infant is adopted , the temptation to the parents to pretend that the child was born to them must be very great . |
| 19 | I Decide if a photograph is needed . |
| 20 | ‘ When I see things like the series Confessional on TV I feel like a black person must have felt watching the Black and White Minstrel show . |
| 21 | I ask because a witness claims to have seen a woman entering your yard by the yard door at about II.30 . ’ |
| 22 | As Wittgenstein observed : ‘ If however I doubt whether a spider feels pain , it is not because I do n't know what to expect ’ ( Z 564 ) . |
| 23 | I doubt whether a girl would dare tell her parents , let alone take the matter to court . |
| 24 | Other than in a most exceptional case , I doubt whether a judge who heard that a defendant in the charge of a jury was being interrogated under compulsory powers would have a moment 's hesitation about what to do . |
| 25 | I doubt whether a judge , either of the High Court or of the county court , would have regarded himself as qualified to make an assessment of so substantial a claim . |
| 26 | And that 's for an engineering department 's head of engineering , so you I I doubt whether a careers officers |
| 27 | I did n't dare show a light — though I doubt whether a light could have been seen from the shore through the mist , and there was probably no one to see it — but I knew where things were . |
| 28 | I will raise the point with my right hon. Friend , but I doubt whether a statement next week would be appropriate . |
| 29 | We have much important business to conduct , so I doubt whether a statement will be possible , but I shall draw the hon. Gentleman 's remarks to the attention of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland . |
| 30 | There is also the point that it has in fact so excellent a flavour that I doubt if a fondue made with it would need 6 to 8 teaspoons ( which is an awful lot ) of Worcestershire sauce . |