Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is it about them that makes them stand out from the rest ? |
| 2 | There 's something about them that makes me want to see them glazed with passion — ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's the thought of being in the middle of them that makes me come over all shaky . ’ |
| 4 | The girls in campus , blinking heck Phil , they keep coming out in their underwear and saying , can you get me this size , or can you get me that size , you know , what am I supposed to do you know . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've no idea how I felt when I first saw you step out of Peter 's jeep that day you arrived at Rocamar . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ When I first heard you mention him to Nora , last autumn ’ — she laughed — ‘ I was so startled ! |
| 7 | Also , if you purchase a machine from me I will do my best to help you find some new sites . |
| 8 | When it came to the interview he was somewhat nervous and on the defensive ( not being an old hand at it ) , and while I did my best to make him feel at ease , I felt it incumbent to put questions about the Roman Catholic Church 's teachings on divorce , homosexuality , abortion , celibacy , etc. , the answers to which I believed would be of interest to Catholics and non-Catholics alike . |
| 9 | It made me sad to hear him speak like that ; he did n't seem to understand that was all I wanted to do . |
| 10 | they are warm , er , but its colour , I do n't know whether I perhaps I , if I saw cream again this year I might buy it , but erm , I 'm not sure that I want erm there 's this deep red , because I 've , I 've bought a red one in a different style , same sort of fabric , its very do you remember ? , when I bought that black and white checked skirt I bought a red |
| 11 | Not until her mid-thirties did she find her taste change , and even then by chance , as good manners constrained her to eat what she had for so many years quite strenuously resisted . |
| 12 | The nearest YMCA centre is in Ripon and Mr King said it was an article in The Northern Echo which first made him consider establishing a YMCA home in Darlington . |
| 13 | The nearest YMCA centre is in Ripon and Mr King said it was an article in The Northern Echo which first made him consider establishing a YMCA home in Darlington . |
| 14 | You could say , Well it 's either four or minus four , which one do you want ? |
| 15 | Which one do you want ? |
| 16 | Yeah , they played well the year before they held their own see they 've got all the |
| 17 | The Eldest Son had his own areesh , his own palm-frond house where his bride sat buried in her shyness while the Sheikha 's daughter did her best to make her smile . |
| 18 | When she arrived at Walsall , she informed Edward that Mrs Noble , after sending her earlier a ‘ vulgar and jeering ’ letter in which ‘ She does her best to make me doubt you ’ , had forbidden them to meet or correspond until Helen reached years of discretion — her twenty-first birthday on 11 July 1898 . |
| 19 | Sergeant Bourne , his administrative assistant , was there with three detective constables , doing their best to make it look like home . |
| 20 | Were looking at the body beautiful and what we do to achieve it , we all arrived in the world with more or less the same package of features , limbs , faces , torso 's , since then , all of us I bet have tried to improve or disguise the way we look , what do we do ? , why do we do it ? , well let's start with a few questions , er , are you , well let me ask you this do you have a beautiful body ? , button one for yes , and button two for no |
| 21 | that must be a high point in a career you know , when you first see them go out |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll give you letters of introduction saying you 're a writer and to give you any help you need . ’ |
| 23 | Erm have you any do you sell fish fingers ? |
| 24 | So , er , have you any did you have music homework Josie ? |
| 25 | Were we right did he give a free kick ? |
| 26 | I do n't know that we should Do we all do we want to go together |
| 27 | THE WAY that humans react together socially is something we all feel we know about . |
| 28 | we both felt you need to highlight erm can I ask you which of the areas you felt particular interest in ? |
| 29 | Is there enough do you think enough is provided for ? |
| 30 | Their approach was enthusiastic , good humoured and at times irreverent and they all made me feel very much at home . |