Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agreement was a verbal agreement only on the first day of the new year and the two of them agreed to share profits equally . |
| 2 | Another increasingly common way round the rules at the time was to engage in lease/lease-back arrangements , which became more and more complicated as the rules surrounding them tried to plug loop-holes , until they were finally outlawed in 1987 . |
| 3 | Some of them tried to make amends for their own earlier contribution to this state of affairs and moved to include me more fully in the life of the school — a few even started to invite me back home for meals and things . |
| 4 | Thinking of him again made me so wretched that on my way back into the department I did not even notice the owner of the hand that held open the door for me , until I chanced to notice Dr Jones watching from outside his office . |
| 5 | I was pleased with this reflection , and so convoluted is the human mind that I ceased to take pride in my lack of pride and was proud that I had found myself capable of it . |
| 6 | I sought to score points earlier on the cavalier way in which previous Ministers dismissed the suggestions from the then Select Committee , by which we sought to limit the rate of increase in the residential care part of the Government 's budget . |
| 7 | I agreed to represent Lover Boy and Bryan Adams throughout Europe . |
| 8 | I intended to resign at the A.G.M. due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area before the next A.G.M. but since no-one else wanted the job I agreed to remain chairman for as long as I could . |
| 9 | ‘ I agreed to marry Janice to get her out of a fix . |
| 10 | I , personally , always tried to avoid being drawn into any kind of union or political affairs , but in the case of the Association I made a slight concession in that I agreed to become Editor of our newsletter , which started out as a news-sheet and eventually grew into a magazine called " Coastlines " , featuring articles , reports from the cutters , poems and competitions . |
| 11 | He seemed so much more sensible than before that I agreed to have lunch with him . |
| 12 | Yeah , well I know but er he had n't seen anyone , he reckons for well over a year and when phoned me up I agreed to have lunch with him and then he gave me an earful about all sorts of things including erm in Norwich issuing net fares on Norwich Amsterdam . |
| 13 | I agreed to accompany Taff . |
| 14 | I agreed to get photos of the fuel rods for the Union in Washington . |
| 15 | I failed to declare Dr Neil Caldwell 's motoring convictions because I thought that they were ‘ fixed penalty ’ offences . |
| 16 | Even if I failed to attract Neil 's attention , I would probably be able to cross quite soon . |
| 17 | It was all quite true : the bobbin lifted 167 times and I failed to make contact once ! |
| 18 | I had not kept my old key , because I had hoped that my association with Cutwater Charters was done , so I was forced to carry my heavy pack into the tangle of dark alleys that lay behind the straw market and where I planned to find Ellen and borrow her key . |
| 19 | I got to put Carrie 's zip in for me . |
| 20 | I reckon I 'll be going now I got to do Paul 's bloody |
| 21 | ‘ It was then that I got to realize Ken 's great knowledge of London and of history . |
| 22 | I got to lose weight . |
| 23 | I got to remember things like that . |
| 24 | I got to take care of this too . |
| 25 | But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’ |
| 26 | But I got to write songs with Dave Anderson and Rab Handleigh for the first time and the reggae ‘ Interference song ’ which Terry Neason sang was a thrill for me as I 'd always wanted to write something for her absolutely amazing voice . |
| 27 | Even before I got to understand guilt , I used to walk about the house muttering , ‘ You 're a subject for guilt , boy , a subject for guilt . ’ |
| 28 | I got to find Marie and get my trousers changed . |
| 29 | I got to know women from other houses . |
| 30 | ‘ Other students did n't treat me as a mature student and I got to know students aged 17 to 70 . |