Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [verb] thing " in BNC.
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1 | I mean saying things like a successor has already been identified . |
2 | I hate destroying things that are hard to make . ’ |
3 | ‘ I hate throwing things out , I am a real hoarder . |
4 | I hate explaining things . |
5 | I 'm no good at it and I hate doing things I 'm no good at . |
6 | Yes , you 're not me , oh I hate doing things with you this time of night you 've got no concentration have you ? |
7 | respond to it , I tend to do things like that |
8 | ‘ I want to watch things growing . ’ |
9 | I want to clear things up . ’ |
10 | It 's a nice thing to know if you ever get tense , er decide that this is it , I 'll throw things Er well I do when I want to throw things at the kitchen and go away and you use aromatherapy . |
11 | ‘ I want to discuss things with the owner , and it will probably be a week or so before I make up my mind . |
12 | I want to know things , ’ said Gay . |
13 | I enjoy working things out with numbers , e.g. how much wallpaper or carpet I need to buy |
14 | The number of people that I hear saying things such as I do n't remember stepping over people in the street five years ago and it 's true , in this city I do n't actually remember doing that , not with the frequency with which it happens today and your government and your party has no record to shout about , absolutely none . |
15 | ‘ I like to do things to a woman . |
16 | How I like to do things in the old-fashioned way ? ’ |
17 | ‘ You know me , Ruth , I like to do things in comfort . ’ |
18 | For example , you could say , ‘ I find I tend to get very involved in my work ’ , or ‘ I like to see things move along quickly ’ . |
19 | I like to see things through to the finish — and to see them through successfully . ’ |
20 | I like to design things that can be made simply but create a dynamic relationship when the elemental parts are put together . |
21 | ‘ I like creating things . ’ |
22 | When we first met he told me he could n't stand rows but I like to talk things over when I feel something 's wrong . |
23 | Personally I like to keep things as simple as possible , so I always relate this concept to the relative major key even if I 'm dealing with a song which is in a minor key . |
24 | I 'm a manufacturer , I like to make things , I like to hold something at the end of day and say that 's something that 's been created . |
25 | Well I like to make things easy for you John . |
26 | ‘ So it was , but I like to get things straight . ’ |
27 | I like making things . |
28 | I mean , I 'm not into things that happen for effect or for taste ; I like doing things that mean something . |
29 | ‘ I like doing things . |
30 | She said slowly , ‘ I like doing things . |