Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the sake of this example , say she writes 1978 which is the year of my daughter 's birth . |
| 2 | She can put a little note in there and say she wants some a taties and some , some bread and then it 's delivered . |
| 3 | Now the authorities say she has little chance of getting them back . |
| 4 | Some say she has long fair hair , others that she 's as dusky a beauty as you 'd find among the pieds-noirs ! |
| 5 | I expect it sounds silly to you . ’ |
| 6 | I expect he knows all about it , that 's for sure . |
| 7 | check it out for them and they want a quote , say it takes two blokes an hour each |
| 8 | They say it takes three months or so to show up . |
| 9 | And it is not enough to devote four pages to ‘ sexual orientation ’ and then lamely say it deserves more attention . |
| 10 | which there ca n't be can there , and say it gets lost in the post then you 're not gon na have it updated |
| 11 | They say it gets cold at those altitudes . |
| 12 | ‘ They say it gets easier , ’ Jill grinned . |
| 13 | Well you say it ignores several local plan policies . |
| 14 | They say it likes chalky uplands … ’ |
| 15 | Say it rotates left to right about the vertical axis , as a line segment reaches the right extreme , it is removed . |
| 16 | Anyhow , they say it beats nose-picking and nail-biting — yes , you 're ahead of me — hands down ! |
| 17 | They say it contains eight per cent alcohol , and the locals down it by the gallon . |
| 18 | As I say it 's all got ta be subject to you negotiate with him |
| 19 | They say it shows little respect for the environment and have managed to pursuade council officials to consider putting preservation orders on the remaining trees . |
| 20 | The film makers say it shows routine insensitivity to livestock , but experts say they 're wrong . |
| 21 | But critics say it gives false hope to millions and they predict chaos , as local authorities run out of money and those on the edge , like the homeless , are squeezed out . |
| 22 | In the first place it places great stress on individual responsibility . |
| 23 | get as much as Thatcher , say he gets forty thousand |
| 24 | They say he looks nervous and his performance is not the same as on pilots for the programme . |
| 25 | I hope she stays that way . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Our thoughts are with her during this difficult time and we hope she gets better soon , ’ she said . |
| 27 | Well no I care I care if Tina 's not well and hope she gets better soon but I do n't care if |
| 28 | I hope she feels better soon . |
| 29 | The society claims , however , that recent votes show it has 3-1 support in the House of Lords and more in the Commons . |
| 30 | These results show it has little discriminatory value . |