Example sentences of "[pers pn] [v-ing] [pron] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ Was she wearing it the day you were kidnapped ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Are you giving me the sack ? ’ |
| 3 | Director of Studies : ‘ Why are n't you doing what the syllabus says ? ’ ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 4 | he wants to see you doing it the other way as well |
| 5 | W would it make much difference for you lending me the money . |
| 6 | W would it make much difference for you lending me the money . |
| 7 | Are you telling me the old bat did n't pass it on ? ’ |
| 8 | Well I know it without you telling me the blanks ! |
| 9 | Yes , but are you telling me the abs absolute and utter truth ? |
| 10 | Why are we offering you the chance of such a fantastic windfall ? |
| 11 | Why are we offering you the chance of such a fantastic windfall ? |
| 12 | about analysis or me giving them the dream and I have to sort of like get out for myself what |
| 13 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |
| 14 | ‘ She was picking them up at random and saying things like , ‘ This boy 's in a wheelchair but that does n't stop him giving me the eye , ’ or , ‘ This is the college stud but he cuts no ice with me . ’ ’ |
| 15 | and it was dark green oh it it 's not bad but you know I 'd just lost ten pounds to the taxi driver to him giving me the wrong change so I was feeling in a very frugal mood an and this the green of this candlestick holder you know what I call the old fashioned dark green , of some china ? |
| 16 | He remembered her ripping it the day she 'd taken him to see the hens for the first time . |
| 17 | He rose , paced about the little room , stared at the oak bureau , remembered it in his old room , in the nursery ; it had come here with Matey — he remembered her showing him the secret drawer it held , quite capacious , and unthinkingly worked the mechanism which opened it — |
| 18 | ‘ You mean her telling him the way she did ? ’ |
| 19 | Or , on second thoughts , knowing that she could probably hear their conversation , was he sending her the message to disregard any idea that his kisses might have had meaning behind them ? |
| 20 | I mean it was it was a very small affair fortunately I think sort of glorifies it too much by giving it giving it the name , riot . |
| 21 | Is he telling them the way to get to our house , to get to our house ? |
| 22 | Was he telling her the truth ? |
| 23 | It is a safe bet to assume this competition will present no problems for them leaving them the first pipe band in history to collect every available award and go undefeated for the duration of the season . |
| 24 | We have written back to about 200 of them offering them the chance to attend the gymnasium . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It is enough to prevent us taking them the court . ’ |