Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb pp] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not the least fascinating aspect of the story , which broke the day after France 's quarter final defeat by Switzerland — and barely three months after the memorable celebrations which had accompanied their winning of the trophy for the first time in 59 years — was that although Noah 's decision was said to have been known to his players and coaches several weeks earlier , no-one apparently bothered to tell French Tennis president , Philippe Chatrier . |
| 2 | There are three reasons for this : first , women dress differently from ‘ 20 men all wearing pinstripe suits ’ , making them more memorable ; second , they offload their emotions over redundancy much more quickly , making them better prepared to look for a new position ; and third , because of the so-called ‘ glass ceiling ’ , those women who do make it to the top are ‘ slightly better ’ than their male competitors . |
| 3 | that 's what I said to mum , you know , that 's why I so wanted to pass me , me test , cos I said to mum erm , see I kept it , I only had six hundred quid redundancy , six hundred and twenty eight pounds , that 's all I had , apart , I had me wages what was owed and me holiday pay , but my , me actual redundancy cheque was only six hundred and twenty eight quid |
| 4 | Someone obviously decided to do something about it , and we wonder why , and who . |
| 5 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |
| 6 | Not only am I not prepared to have a semi-detached marriage , but I 'm convinced that if you really cared for me you would have no hesitation about placing my interests first , ’ had been his parting shot as he had left the apartment , slamming the front door loudly behind him . |
| 7 | Had I not had to do that , to meet the high spending levels of local authorities , that £50 million could have been available for housing . |
| 8 | ‘ Am I not allowed to say buenas tardes ? ’ |
| 9 | Why am I not allowed to feel the same about something that means a great deal to me ? ’ she retorted fiercely . |
| 10 | Or am I not permitted to speak in my own house ? ’ |
| 11 | It is for cases of this kind , where the evidence shows that there was active persuasion rather than compassionate assistance to someone already determined to commit suicide , that a substantial maximum penalty is thought necessary . |
| 12 | ‘ I just wanted to let you know that I intend to resign my post at the District . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ There were times when I just wanted to give up and catch the next train home , ’ said Bill , ‘ but it was the thought of all the people at home praying for us and wishing us well that kept us going . ’ |
| 14 | I was thinking that if I could n't be a nurse I just wanted to die … |
| 15 | Yeah , that 's fine , I just wanted to confirm that that was okay |
| 16 | You 're so sweet I just wanted to throw myself on your mercy and beg you to help me . |
| 17 | I just managed to get in the fact that it really was quite important before she hung up . |
| 18 | I was screwed up over everything , really , I 'd had enough and I just needed to escape . |
| 19 | Well , let me tell you , you 'll know which one it is in a second — I went back , obviously years later , and I was having my beer and I finally had to go to the loo and I went into the ladies ' room and there was a big sign saying ‘ Elizabeth Taylor sat here ’ . |
| 20 | But it 's all I ever wanted to do . |
| 21 | That 's all I ever wanted to do in boxing after I 'd learned the craft and now I want to make a little bit more ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ What have I ever done to give you grounds for fault-finding and self-pity ? |
| 23 | ‘ What have I ever done to deserve this ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It 's something I always wanted to do . ’ |
| 25 | That 's all I always wanted to do in the lodge with a , with a little field at the side and all , I wanted to get a load of cars and dismantle them |
| 26 | The first animal she ever made friends with was a pig : ‘ When I was small I always wanted to join a circus with a troupe of six Tamworth pigs . |
| 27 | I always , I always , when I first wanted er when I was at school I always wanted to join the army and then I changed my mind and then I wanted to join the police force . |
| 28 | In the ‘ Notes ’ under the same date I have written something I always wanted to remember : ‘ The walk at night . |
| 29 | ‘ Well … it 's just that I always wanted to die clutching something that was near to the earth . |
| 30 | Why have I always got to come up to your standards ? ’ |