Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , and she knew about the office , and I knew about the office and knew everything they were wanting me to know but a man got it from outside so |
| 2 | And Ray went to this little cubby hole where these two fellers were one of them looked like a policeman did n't he ? |
| 3 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 4 | In January I announced that a chat show host 's spouse was to appear in EastEnders . |
| 5 | I mean if a garage leaves the sump plug loose or does n't erm put it back in , then obviously the whoever has done that work , if they are a legitimate erm service department would be more than happy to put that right and would apologise obviously , and the claim would obviously lie with them . |
| 6 | Well I do n't expect they will , but er I mean if a number of them were interested enough , I mean people are away on holiday at that time , but , if we thought , if we got the response we could , what do you think ? |
| 7 | I mean if a load of fellas in together like Sunday lunchtime |
| 8 | But let's face it I mean if a lot of local authorities are in similar sorts of positions and a lot of balances are building up , well the money just might run away might n't it it 's happened before , I think it might happen again . |
| 9 | Yes , they 'd , they 'd get paid twice , oh for letting 'em go and roping 'em in , I mean when a ship was swinging there 's somebody , I mean when a ship was swinging at Cliff Quay , there 's somebody got ta let go of the erm , the spring what they 're swinging on . |
| 10 | Yes , they 'd , they 'd get paid twice , oh for letting 'em go and roping 'em in , I mean when a ship was swinging there 's somebody , I mean when a ship was swinging at Cliff Quay , there 's somebody got ta let go of the erm , the spring what they 're swinging on . |
| 11 | I realized that a haircut like that was no Saturday-morning trim and blow-dry . |
| 12 | When I took it over from Matt I realised that a wilderness was something different from the average person 's orderly life . |
| 13 | Eventually I realised that a weapon could be more effective than my 11-year-old fists and depleted teeth , so I smashed an empty milk bottle over his head . |
| 14 | One day , I fear that a demonstration of the kind I faced in 1982 will go wrong and someone will get hurt . |
| 15 | For the same reason , I fear that an accountant 's expert knowledge of tax havens may once again be a saleable commodity . |
| 16 | I stress that a council of the regions will be agreed next week which will probably become operative in January 1993 and on which the regions of Europe will be represented . |
| 17 | ‘ I apprehend that a tribunal which is by law invested with power to affect the property of one of Her Majesty 's subjects , is bound to give such subject an opportunity of being heard before it proceeds : and that that rule is of universal application , and founded upon the plainest principles of justice . |
| 18 | ‘ I apprehend that a tribunal which is by law invested with power to affect the property of one of Her Majesty 's subjects , is bound to give such subject an opportunity of being heard before it proceeds : and that that rule is of universal application , and founded upon the plainest principles of justice . |
| 19 | I realise that a parking space next to an overflowing litter bin , in between a lorry full of cattle carcasses and a carload of adolescents playing heavy metal with their windows open on a sound system loud enough for Wembley Stadium , is not exactly the quintessential southern English landscape that would inspire a Constable painting , a Betjeman poem or an Elgar concerto — but it is the best you are going to get . ’ |
| 20 | And there 's one here with a a group of people and I found that a stone wall makes an ideal thing to trick photography with . |
| 21 | I found that a Parish Church could present almost the same problems as our Congregational ones . |
| 22 | I say that a psychologist deals with the things normal people say and do , while a psychiatrist deals with the things dotty people say and do . |
| 23 | I 'm sure you 'll understand what I mean when I say that a reader in , for example , Moscow would find your book very difficult to relate to . |
| 24 | And the fact that I say that a lot of these accidents happen because perhaps you 're not paying the attention , very often I 've been or know of situations where the bloke is really paying attention to what he 's doing and the still the unfortunate occurs . |
| 25 | However , a few such are heavily elaborated culturally , and I propose that an examination of these is one means by which we might achieve an understanding of Chewong ‘ peacefulness ’ . |
| 26 | As far as er the honourable gentleman for Edinburgh Central is concerned , he said there was a case for a wider inquiry into the auditing o of companies , well that is not something specifically called for er by Bingham although I acknowledge that a case can be made for that but I think we want to be extremely careful before extending that in the way that he and the honourable member for Great Grimsby proposed beyond the direct er responsibility to the members or the owners of the company . |
| 27 | I suggest that a lot of so-called ‘ equal opportunity ’ is based on political myth — ignoring our in-built sex differences . |
| 28 | More practically I suggest that an extension of the sovereign-power theory into international law is an unhelpful and dangerous thing to do , at least insofar as the avoidance of war is concerned . |
| 29 | I suggest that an attempt may well be made at some future Labour Party conference to dislodge a Labour Prime Minister . |
| 30 | So anyway I went to Index cos I want I want and a watch I 'm looking for a watch cos , and I thought oh aye I come to rings , I thought well I owe her a ring so I thought oh better half eternity ring they 're cheap anyway . |