Example sentences of "[indef pn] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So no-one got it right , pollsters , reporters or bookmakers . |
| 2 | He hated to see a dripping tap , and nothing made him angrier than Blackpool Tower blazing with , what to him was , utterly squandered energy . |
| 3 | To-day , the world 's great athletes in almost every sport have the opportunity to earn large sums of money as a result of their skill and dedication , and no-one begrudges them that , but the Olympians compete in the Olympic Games solely for the glory and the chance of winning a gold , silver , or bronze medal . |
| 4 | According to one obscure belief in ancient Rome , smearing mouse excrement over someone made them impotent . |
| 5 | Erm can someone make it clear to me where we ended up with Q P5 , I am not sure whether we are changing the application or deleting Yes the exception both doing both your doing both yes . |
| 6 | Er I 'm not sure er er I 'm sure there 's a place for them you know and someone wants them that 's lovely but we 're not hearing enough really of the Beautiful Dreamers would n't you agree ? |
| 7 | Why does n't someone bring me some food ? |
| 8 | Now , could someone give me one good reason why I should bow to a woman who , not long ago , was a junior publishing executive with a past spent as a member of a racy set of upper-class party-lovers ? |
| 9 | ‘ You believed you were vampires because someone told you that too . ’ |
| 10 | It does n't sound like much , but if someone told you those were your odds of winning the lottery , you 'd buy a ticket , would n't you ? ’ |
| 11 | As he bobs off to get ready for his DJing stint , someone hands me another packet of the smart drink . |
| 12 | Someone paid them good money , a lot of money , to do that — this so-called ‘ friend ’ they mentioned — so if I were you I 'd be trying to work out who he is rather than getting on my soapbox . |
| 13 | Oh someone give me some money come and give me some money . |
| 14 | " Why has n't someone told me this before ? |
| 15 | When he 's finished someone takes him some water and he drinks it , spilling it over his face and down his chest and bare legs and feet . |
| 16 | You want someone to give you some lino |
| 17 | just as cliché haunted Henry 's daily journey to the train , his socks from Marks and Spencers ' , his regular nightly bedtime , his fondness for a cup of tea at ten thirty in the evening , just as he seemed to be destined to be as remorselessly English as the plane trees in the street outside or the homecoming commuters clacking through the twilight towards the village , so his one existential act ( had n't someone called it that ? ) seemed destined for suburban predictability . |
| 18 | I hope someone finds it useful ! |
| 19 | You see , Father , ’ Corbett continued , ‘ some time ago Monsieur de Craon tried to gain access to Godstowe and was refused , so he looked around for someone to keep him appraised of developments at the priory , particularly Lady Eleanor 's movements . |
| 20 | ‘ Doc says the best bet , given the mark on her cheek is that someone slapped her one and she fell back . |
| 21 | Er someone tells him that , a policeman tells him the best way to look at it is if you were locked out your house |
| 22 | If you are sharing a FAX line with the telephone you really need someone to ring you first to say they are sending you a FAX . |
| 23 | I felt ill and someone gave me some DFs and I felt better . |
| 24 | No , I did n't , I got the bus part way , 'cos someone gave me some money for the bus . |
| 25 | Same scale on the X and Y. Erm what would be let's say someone gave you this find an approximation for the gradient erm Y equals X squared minus one . |
| 26 | I can just about get down here of a morning and then I 'm stuck until someone gives me a' and up , which they do n't want to be doing too often , do they dear ? " |
| 27 | I notice if someone gives me full cream like in cereal and I just think , I wo n't eat . |
| 28 | When someone gives you some information , try to repeat it to yourself in the same way it was given to you . |
| 29 | As soon as someone gives you ten to the minus eight , you can say , Well if I want to convert that into real money , |
| 30 | I agree , its , its like those their lovely little things , do n't think of buying , it 's not very fair cos I mean , Mar , I mean I 'd be over the moon if someone bought me one of those bags . |