Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 When at last he placed the phone down he turned and gazed at Joe , saying in a bewildered tone , ‘ It 's Harry ; they … they want me to go at once . ’
2 The school he 'd wanted me to go to so that I could be as clever as he had once been and go to Oxford the way he 'd done and not waste it as he had been foolish enough to do .
3 Would you like Bigwig and me to go over there first , by ourselves , and report back ? "
4 Mike organized it , for me to go over there and then I did n't need to be there at all , cos noth nobody turned up .
5 As the hon. Gentleman has said , Mrs. X has indicated that she may be taking proceedings further , so it would be most improper for me to go into too much detail on this case .
6 These early pension schemes were all rewards for loyalty to a narrow group of white collar staff , whose salaries were insufficient to allow them to retire like more prosperous middle-class professionals .
7 This line of thinking , however , seems to me to miss at least one major point .
8 The courier had orders for them to repair at once to Edinburgh , where the Regent was to summon an urgent Council .
9 Having a spill gives them a thrill , and it 's something for them to talk about afterwards . ’
10 It was n't difficult for me to fit in here .
11 My solicitor told me to expect at least four years because of my previous convictions : I 've got deception , deception , fraud , grievous bodily harm , assault , malicious wounding , drugs , deception and then again deception .
12 Now , because it 's first year exam , what tends to happen is you to tend to ok regurgitate the stuff you let through .
13 There was a thing called a B licence which allowed you to go within about twenty five miles with somebody else 's goods .
14 Instead she fiddled with a paper napkin , and when he did n't say anything she said , ‘ I never expected you to come over here . ’
15 He surveyed the scene of human chaos and the mud patch that used to be the floor , raised his voice above the high-pitched din and yelled ‘ Who told you to come in here , you silly children ?
16 ‘ Want you to come in lower down the batting order . ’
17 Fig 48 They should be long enough to enable you to sail with almost straight arms .
18 What I want you to do between now and the end of the lesson , ah , wait for it , in your rough books , ah I want you to start writing down ideas of the things that are important to you , but before we do that , let's just have a few starters on the board , let's have some hands up .
19 How much have you to record at once ?
20 IF your new boss forces you to leave by deliberately making your life hell you can claim Constructive Dismissal even though you resigned .
21 It 's the only bit we want you to amend for tomorrow .
22 And it enables you to call in there and they will give you th the details of the best building society rates throughout the country .
23 How much it cost you to get over there Tramp ?
24 I mean , a hundred and fifty a week — that 's as much as I 'd 've expected you to get for actually acting . ’
25 I invite you to think about just how far you should go in forgiving others in daily living , whether it 's in here or outside .
26 Obstetric physiotherapists can teach you exercises to strengthen your bladder and may also help you to move about more easily so that you can get to the lavatory more quickly .
27 They will also be distributed to youth organisations and to youth workers in parishes to encourage them to press for more appropriate TV programming .
28 So what do you want me to do for now then ?
29 Now you want me to do in here ?
30 Fix it up for me to fly from there if it suits or I could carry on by train . ’
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