Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [coord] a " in BNC.
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1 | So , and she knew about the office , and I knew about the office and knew everything they were wanting me to know but a man got it from outside so |
2 | Truly I make but a stammering companion , I have no graces , and as for the wit you may have perceived in me when we met , you saw , you must have seen , only the glimmerings and glister of your own brilliance refracted from the lumpen surface of a dead Moon . |
3 | So anyway I went to Index cos I want I want and a watch I 'm looking for a watch cos , and I thought oh aye I come to rings , I thought well I owe her a ring so I thought oh better half eternity ring they 're cheap anyway . |
4 | Yeah I know but a lot of them were crap , |
5 | I know but a lot of it 's rubbish is n't it ? |
6 | I know and a little stage . |
7 | I used to get worked up if I made a mistake , I mean , I weave and a nervous breakdown spooling |
8 | St John , the missionary is a failure I think but a good failure . |
9 | Anyhow it 's four runs for who is now eight , and he 's made them both in four , but , his two fours , eight , when you get three fours , two fours I think and a three in his first innings of eleven . |
10 | we finished the story and we got onto the rhymes I presume and a little body sidled in through the win through the door and he sort of sat there looking pathetic you know , I said would you like to come and sit on my knee ? |
11 | That bowl on the mantelpiece was what I won and a voucher for Stoner 's — the undertaker 's on Lavender Hill that also sells furniture . |
12 | I said or a teddy that does something . |
13 | Well we had er , we took out all the gear for that , so I knew a lot , being a crane driver I 'd know what gear I wanted but a lot of these stevedores what are on there now , they were lorry drivers and they ai n't got a clue what they do , so there part of my job meant I 'd go round and give advice . |
14 | ‘ A pound for me Mum , a pound for me digs and a pound for me . ’ |
15 | In offering them something and being positive , not judgemental , in giving them support and a belief in the visual medium and the fact that they can participate in it freely . ’ |
16 | Obviously your personal situation will affect the choices you make but a sound principle to follow was laid down by William Morris who wrote ‘ have nothing in your home which you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful ’ . |
17 | The other woman , as if torn between a friend whose authority she respected and a husband whom she loved , explained with melancholy , ‘ What can I do , that 's how he is ! |
18 | I see what you mean but a tactical game , my goodness , it 's a |
19 | If you have a low need to get what you want and a low need to maintain a relationship with the person involved , you can legitimately use avoidance tactics . |
20 | If you have a high need to get what you want and a low need to maintain a relationship you can legitimately use forcing tactics . |
21 | If you have a high need to get what you want and a high need to maintain a relationship , then assertiveness is your only avenue . |
22 | You did n't want any clothes on , you put a pair of trousers on , that 's all you want and a little old thin shirt and chip all this stuff off the what we call the crown . |
23 | Whereas who else do you know and a little bit later it 's well anybody else it 's er vague is n't it ? |
24 | Have you seen but a white lily grow before rude hands had touched it ? |
25 | So this is er a milestone if you like or a watershed in the development of human gene mapping , but we have got er a very long way to go in the future . |
26 | You know they must be you know and a certain amount of guilt maybe that they that they did n't support the miners or you know it was something that was happening far away and maybe y like I said you gave the odd tin of beans you know but er |
27 | and er we got to a car jack that was going over to somewhere where this flame would be you know and a bloke , a policeman 's coming back , where you going Ken ? |
28 | I mean to say er used to see people years ago and they got these cine cameras and and all , we could never have one of those you know and a record of the kids when they were young . |
29 | It was decided to take the deceased to hospital by car , but on the way she collapsed and a police officer from a local police station made an emergency call urgently requesting an ambulance . |
30 | This may be charged on the actual amount of water you use or a percentage of it , or in some areas it may be based on the rateable value of your home . |