Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | want them to go down School Lane . |
| 2 | Could we qualify that that we do not want them to go down School Lane ? |
| 3 | Consider , for example , the case of two owners of agricultural land on the periphery of a town , both of whom applied for planning permission to develop for housing purposes — the first being given permission and the second refused on the ground that the site in question was to form part of a green belt . |
| 4 | ‘ You let me stay aboard Water Gypsy — even though you hated the idea . ’ |
| 5 | Secure them to carpet with gripper tape or use the sticky weave that is sold especially to keep rugs in place . |
| 6 | The formula ‘ protects ’ the incomes of second families by not allowing them to fall below income support levels plus £8 and 10 per cent of the difference . |
| 7 | the software program from Aldus Corporation that everyone associates with desktop publishing due to its immense success on the Apple Macintosh . |
| 8 | When the kids are really young , it 's no use expecting them to wait for Christmas Day — and two four-month-old Siberian tiger cubs at Howletts animal park , Canterbury , are no exception . |
| 9 | Store soft cheese for a short while in the least cool part of the refrigerator — the salad try is ideal and allow them to come to room temperature for at least 30 minutes before serving . |
| 10 | Some Western conservationists have welcomed Martin 's departure but local conservationist groups generally supported his policy of giving local communities an interest in preserving wildlife by allowing them to benefit from wildlife management schemes . |
| 11 | At times in the past there must have been tenderness between the members of this family ; the old lady had conceived and given birth to two children , nursed them and watched them grow into adult life . |
| 12 | She kneaded me , all right , she wanted me transformed into puff pastry just like Daddy . |
| 13 | Lake Okeechobee is so full of nutrients , most of them traced to cow manure , that algae have all but suffocated it . |
| 14 | Ought to have seen them walking down North Road . |
| 15 | The same question I asked at city hall , it 's slightly different in that now the council has left two and a half available over the next erm three years given that it is not already taken . |
| 16 | " I applied for school uniform grants for the kids , " said an unemployed woman in Barnsley with three children . |
| 17 | You know I mean , alright y you wan na sell your house and everything , but I mean for goodness sake , I mean ! |
| 18 | He said , Well er , you know , it 's just that , I mean with nature being what it is you see . |
| 19 | Yes an I mean and I mean in winter time a wooden sole and a clog they wer they were nice and warm cos I mean you only used to polish 'em you used to put oil on them . |
| 20 | All I mean by forearm rotation is that the forearm rotates slightly to the left on the backswing so that the club moves up on the correct swing plane . |
| 21 | First , perhaps I should explain what I mean by information technology . |
| 22 | D' ya know what I mean by body language ? |
| 23 | Enforcement : If someone builds without planning permission , the council may take enforcement action against the owner or occupier of the property . |
| 24 | Or I can I mean I intend to laser print |
| 25 | Well I lived in north east London . |
| 26 | As I fought for bar space to order the drinks , I looked over my shoulder and caught her making hand signals to a bunch of her friends camped on the stairs leading up to the Ladies ' toilets . |
| 27 | Five point seven , sorry , five point six , paper I Review of Fire Safety , yes , please if you would erm , |
| 28 | I agreed to marriage counselling but only if I could go alone , although I knew that going alone was a bit like filing fiddled expenses . |
| 29 | I got to Blackberry Hill before Duncan showed and cruised by the barrier which marked the scene of the accident . |
| 30 | In fact , I only became a half decent painter after I got into art college . |