Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the biggest con that Poll Tax thing go er the amount going down that this lot have pulled on us and everybody 's fell for it hook , line and sinker |
| 2 | would , would n't like , one , one would quite fond of you prince charming |
| 3 | I was always afraid of me father . |
| 4 | Tracy Brown , 27 , complained to the council after damp in her home made her family ill . |
| 5 | Erm I do n't think I have been down to that I think I 've sh erm wired the whole damn out of my mind because er it 's a long time since I heard such garbage in this chamber , it 's fortunate for us Chairman that Mr is n't a member of the Environment Committee because if that 's the kind of contribution that he 's prepared to make on these occasions we would could well do without it . |
| 6 | Was Slater serious about them being some sort of childhood sweethearts , or even just close enough in age for their parents to think … ? |
| 7 | ‘ Um , I 'm a bit fearful of me nan … ’ |
| 8 | In practice , those with established political views will have no difficulty in recognising comments with which they disagree and putting them promptly in the Favourable to Them column . |
| 9 | I think the classical perspective can be seen as incorporating three fundamental assumptions about the nature of human beings that are crucial to it position on crime and conformity : freedom , rationality and manipulability . |
| 10 | Roirbak thought , Times have been hard for you girl , have n't they ? |
| 11 | Catchphrase : ‘ This uniform 's a little tight for me doctor , could you loosen it ? ’ |
| 12 | Catchphrase : ‘ That uniform 's a little tight for you doctor , could I loosen it for you ? ’ |
| 13 | I sick with him doctor . |
| 14 | Many readers of his apologetics must have been disconcerted by me fact that his chapter about conversion in Beyond Personality is entitled ‘ Let's Pretend ’ . |
| 15 | I 'm sure that 's really healthy for you Cider ! |
| 16 | I 'm tired of you lot pestering me . |
| 17 | It is both funny and disturbing , a complex memory game that is distinctive in it simplicity and yet with a playfulness and sense of fun that complements both the rigour of the structure and seriousness of its themes . |
| 18 | Well he 's pulling in , full stop and if he can see where he 's going , well good on him lad , it 's okay left |
| 19 | Good on you mum ! |
| 20 | Good on you mum she saying ! |
| 21 | I 'm not very good at them Mum gave me that one it 's been in quite good condition but |
| 22 | I was never so upset in me life as when me own daughter called me a sinner . ’ |
| 23 | But even people who are concerned about me say things which seem to be complimentary ; a teacher remarks that I have become ‘ a sylph ’ lately , Mum defends me to my grandma as ‘ naturally slender ’ , and Dad makes jokes about my skinny legs — reassuring jokes , the sort he used to make when I was little , before I became ‘ a young woman ’ and embarrassing to him . |
| 24 | When you pray in a sexist way , those who are concerned about it notice . |
| 25 | I had to send her a greetings telegram , so that she would not be alarmed at the sight of the envelope , saying : DARLING MUM I AM MARRIED TO MY MUSE AND HAVE NO INTENTION OF SEEKING A DIVORCE SO DO N'T WORRY I 'LL BE A BACHELOR GAY FOR ME REST OF MY LIFE LOVE JIM . |
| 26 | At Cocha Cashu , 12 species provided 80% of the animal biomass with food and it is argued that the carrying capacity of the forest is governed by the abundance of these species , the most important of them being figs . |
| 27 | So Britain has been stuck with trust-me pragmatism . |
| 28 | Well they 're used to them slot locks on the toilets , are n't they ? |
| 29 | Eat humble pie and get used to it mate . |
| 30 | proud of it boy . |