Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two thirds of them scratch a living from the soil . |
| 2 | Listen to him/her say a text or story slowly , then listen as he/she speeds it up in successive repetitions . |
| 3 | Tell me tell me want a biscuit ? |
| 4 | Me want a biscuit |
| 5 | So it does pay you to be a member of R A C , National Breakdown , A A or whatever because at least most of them provide a service where they can take you to your destination and or arrange further transport for you . |
| 6 | To join them send an SAE — indicating on it the number of stickers required — to Lock It ! |
| 7 | I gain a sense of achievement knowing I can see a job through to the end . ’ |
| 8 | Occasionally I change a banner but I take no responsibility . |
| 9 | If I change a number here , you 'll notice , si since I change that number here it recalculates through to the other file . |
| 10 | You know when I , when I change a nappy ? |
| 11 | Oh I accept there is obviously concern and I will try and meet that when I introduce a package of measures at the end of November in the normal uprating statement to help those on lowest incomes who are affected by this . |
| 12 | I favour a 1in roughing gouge for this operation , kept well sharpened and with the bevel rubbing it is safe , fast and very little sanding is required : you also have about four times the cutting edge available compared to a half inch bowl gouge , more time between re-grinds . |
| 13 | Guidelines can be laid out , but your own taste will decide what you will use , and this is especially true where rods are concerned , e.g. when long-range legering for all species other than carp and pike I favour a rod between 11ft and 11ft 6in. in length , a test-curve of a little over 1lb , with a fast-taper action . |
| 14 | I favour an increase in subscription because the collection of a separate contribution would entail further costs … |
| 15 | Though I advocate a return to the distinction , as the foundation of education , I am far from endorsing the Platonic evaluation . |
| 16 | I repeat a proposition that I made to a previous Leader of the House . |
| 17 | I repeat a suggestion that I made to the Secretary of State at the time of the last atrocity in Northern Ireland . |
| 18 | I declare a bias immediately ; I am a practitioner , and I do have large grants in this field . |
| 19 | I declare an interest in this matter , as I am the parliamentary adviser to the National Licensed Victuallers Association . |
| 20 | I declare an interest in , on item nine part B. |
| 21 | I just wanted to say to you , firstly I declare an interest in OxRad , not pecuniary , of course , with money , however , but it is on behalf of charities , it is the only way they can generally raise some two three hundred pounds in a day , or sometimes a little more , that is a tremendous help to charities . |
| 22 | I mean a steam tug you got to have coal and you got to have the old boiler , old boiler , you got to heat that up for the steam cos that did n't pay then . |
| 23 | I mean a machine , d well they do , they do carry timber but you got ta have the men there have n't you ? |
| 24 | I mean y when th I mean a gang on a timber boat , they 'd be ten men and one hatch man and that 's eleven men . |
| 25 | I mean a wall clock is an nice additive to the room . |
| 26 | I mean a classic is |
| 27 | ‘ Or perhaps I mean a hurricane . |
| 28 | , I mean a mess . |
| 29 | Yeah but I ta when I think love I mean a women to women thing but it 's not erm lesbianism or |
| 30 | ‘ I mean a man — or any companion . ’ |