Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One of the reasons I chose London was that it 's a fast course and it would more special to break a record in front of a home crowd , ’ she said . |
| 2 | You know that 's one of the reasons I loved Adolph so much . |
| 3 | Coming on duty , on what must have been the third morning for our ‘ C ’ cases I met Sister Hancock coming unsteadily down from the theatre . |
| 4 | But within twenty-four hours I told Ted that his only chance of carrying on as Leader was if he submitted himself to an early election through the 1922 Committee . |
| 5 | After a few minutes I felt pins and needles in my behind , my blood pressure was fine and I was allowed to sit up again . |
| 6 | For the next twenty minutes I drew picture after picture of devils playing and donkeys dancing . |
| 7 | I sometimes use sketches I did years ago , they still can inspire and start a train of thought . |
| 8 | Well you see you do n't even know what chapter , I mean you know re rewind that recording , I 'm sure it 'll there 'll be evidence on that on how many times I said Chapter eleven , question . |
| 9 | I tell you , Rose , there are times I wish Araminta had married Quatt , and welcome . ’ |
| 10 | Several times I took Peter out with me on jobs , familiarising him with the required techniques of film reporting . |
| 11 | I must confess that in all the times I read Madame Bovary , I never noticed the heroine 's rainbow eyes . |
| 12 | And at times I commanded God myself , ‘ This is what I want ; will you do it ? ’ |
| 13 | At other times I chipped rust off the deck , painted the boats and , in harbour , helped to repaint the ship 's side or check the discharge of cargo . |
| 14 | Sometimes I can handle it very well , other times I feel empathy with the gorilla-house on a wet Thursday in February . |
| 15 | He said on the old shillings I want Neil 's bed but it were n't that cos he 's bit of a fun to , you know , you know |
| 16 | At the LEA offices I interviewed research officers about the scheme . |
| 17 | When I was n't with the animals I spent hours playing with my favourite toy , a large piece of wood which I pretended was our horse , Dicks . |
| 18 | My feet just about worked , like heavy blobs at the end of bendy pipe-cleaners , I sat through assembly with all the voices and music floating over me , and every time I closed my eyes I saw Julie lying in the road . |
| 19 | Given these considerations I think Warnock is wrong to claim that there are reasons for saying that the baby saw these things . |
| 20 | Years later when The Great Bastard pulled down the monasteries and emptied the convents I took Johanna into my own home . |
| 21 | Whether this was due to Wilko 's tactics I do nt know , but noone ever looked to get behind their defence … noone was making darting runs across and behind . |
| 22 | When he scores his first coulpe of goals I reckon hell take off . |
| 23 | While they all climb back into their ancient cars I take Rufus aside for a talk . |
| 24 | Elbow no knees I suppose elbows as well |
| 25 | She , she was off , off sick and er so for the last six months I did sister 's duties which was very useful because er it , it , it gave me that little bit of independence , working on my own whereas before you 'd always got either the staff nurse or the sister to fall back on . |
| 26 | Over six months I recorded blood spots on the front of a single pair of eye protection glasses ( Surgikos ) . |
| 27 | The best maps are the 1:50,000 series which can be bought in NZ ; for guide books I recommend Bruce Ringer 's ‘ Cycletouring in New Zealand ’ and the Mobil Guides to the North and South Island ; I 'll have a copy of these with me . |
| 28 | Without recourse to books I recognised terek sandpiper with its long , slightly upturned bill and yellow legs . |
| 29 | For smaller pictures I use hardboard , but on a larger scale it can warp , which MDF will not . |
| 30 | They start behind men in certain ways because of the sort of training they are getting in school , in the home I mean , and in so many respects I think schools have to try and compensate for that . |