Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 The crisis can not be interpreted in terms of independent action by the commons ; the magnates too petitioned for reforms , and a group of them vigorously supported Archbishop Stratford in 1341 .
2 It did n't take them long to reach Kenilworth .
3 She , Esther and Alix had known one another since their Cambridge days , and often met , but an evening with them necessarily excluded Charles : Esther and Alix did not much care for the world that Charles represented , and his presence inhibited all three of them .
4 I duly enrolled Sue at another dancing school .
5 ’ I think people find me obnoxious because I wo n't admit that I secretly loathe Kyle Minogue and Jason Donovan , but I really do think they 're great artists — if I did n't I 'd be the biggest hypocrite in the world .
6 In between Dimbleby and Paxman , I avidly follow Miriam Stoppard 's advice : ‘ Start to neglect parts of your domestic life .
7 It seemed there was never enough time to catch up , and I badly needed Charlie to return and take the shop off my hands .
8 So I mostly chose Uncle Bill because I thought the world of him , but I was cunning enough to go to Uncle Geordie 's about every fourth week .
9 DRDOS seems to have drivers only for 286 and upwards machines but I eventually got EMM.SYS which was also to be found locked away in my ROM and got the machine to recognise the expanded memory .
10 I must have lived , oh , well over ninety-five years , but when I eventually meet God I want to ask him a question which has haunted me all my life .
11 I eventually found Mrs Newton 's road , off an interminable High Street that was crammed with small shops mostly with Asian names over their facades .
12 I rather gather Geoffrey , my youngest , has got a nice mare showing .
13 ‘ I did it because I was bored , and I rather believed Ireland should be a single country . ’
14 ‘ And I rather thought Ian was a friend of young Thomas , the Bishop 's son .
15 ‘ And I rather suspect Anne prefers a different sort of approach .
16 I rather suspect Uncle Fred even pulled out the medicinal bottle of brandy .
17 Wow — I so thank GOD for Jesus .
18 Sometimes I so hated JTR for putting me in this position .
19 Christopher 's had a really good time so have I so has Robert .
20 By day , I merely served Jean-Claude .
21 I merely told David Knell that I might write more in future . ’
22 " Maybe I better get Mr. Mendez , " I said .
23 On first hearing , I prematurely thought Vin Garbutt had given abortion a rest .
24 Although I personally endorse Labov 's views on the matter of candid recording , it has to be admitted that the issues are not always as clear-cut as they seem .
25 I personally think Upton Park is a complete shit hole ( for standing anyway ) .
26 Now , the REALLY BIG QUESTION : why not find a place for him … yep I appreciate that Batty , McAllister , Speed & Strachan are all bloody good BUT I personally think Rocky is a far more skillful player than Batty , more likely to score goals ( than Batty ) & generally far more of an attacking player .
27 The soprano Hillevi Martinpelto manages her tricky with an enticingly light tone , fine diction and intonation , although I personally find Barbara Schlick on Capriccio even more seductive , and she imbues the text with a greater sense of what the words actually mean .
28 Delmar Menjamim flew his replica Gee Bee R–2 racer , the Eagles Aerobatic Team performed a faultless routine in their trio of Christen Eagles , a scintillating performance was given by Bobby Younkin in his Beech 18 , a routine which included barrel rolls ! , but probably the most unusual of all was Craig Hisking , who flew his much modified Pitts Special , which has been fitted with an undercarriage on the top wing , enabling him to land upside down as well as the right way up .
29 I find Dr. Proudie and some of the characters such as Mr. Harding and Eleanor Bold rather pathetic and not worthy of sympathy — I do not know whether these are the sentiments Trollope hoped to arouse , but though I obviously dislike Mrs. Proudie as we are supposed to , I find that I can admire her and sympathise with her for having the bad luck to be surrounded by such people .
30 I entirely agree Mr Chairman
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