Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | My little girl Natasha was with a friend at the time and because my mum had n't seen me for some time she was concerned . |
| 2 | P T O I suppose it 's unlikely that I 'll ever see you again but we might see each other at William 's or something and if you ever need to speak to me for some reason you can call me at school |
| 3 | Fif always seems a little surly with me , because he blames me for some trouble he had on another world . |
| 4 | Sid gave a growl and informed that as I knew nothing about modern techniques he had brought ‘ the lot . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ She knew nothing about any document she was to sign until it was brought to her by her husband . |
| 6 | ‘ You know , ’ she said resentfully , ‘ when Billy was inside he was sharing a landing with some very funny men , and one day he was telling them about that pub he bought with the cellars full of Château d'Yquem not showing off or nothing , just by way of general conversation , and they said , ‘ Nice , is it , with that stuff you lot eat ? |
| 7 | And I told them about this job I 'd done here . |
| 8 | Well it says on the back of the thing you take these off and use that , use them as that thing his hands . |
| 9 | Whether they have just arrived in this country , or speak little English or have difficult home circumstances , unless we see them as competent learners we will soon find reasons why they can not learn . |
| 10 | Whereas if he had , if he sold them as separate houses he 'd probably get forty thousand apiece . |
| 11 | And when he comes to the richer and more respectable inmates of the borough who can veil their defects behind money , he remains sardonic , and sees them as poor people who have not been found out . |
| 12 | The Salvadorean government has done little to aid the displaced , choosing instead to see them as potential subversives who must be carefully watched . |
| 13 | Bankers welcomed the appointments , seeing them as positive moves which would revitalize the QMA 's management of the economy . |
| 14 | The woman was simply his mistress , whom for some reason he did not want me to meet ; or who perhaps did not want to meet me . |
| 15 | The issues raised by this and subsequent questions go to the heart of the debate on the Compensation Fund , and it is apparent that many of those who answered negatively felt to varying degrees that in the present commercial climate the public could no longer expect the entire profession to compensate them for any losses they suffered at the hands of a tiny minority of errant solicitors — particularly as no comparable compensation was available from the providers of other professional services . |
| 16 | Even worse , you would tell me about new poems you had started to write , and it was like a dagger in my heart when you described working on them without my help — though the real reason you had come back to see me was to labour over them with me , adding my suggestions and excisions in the margins in your minuscule script . |
| 17 | And also you said , you were going , you were taking the piss out of me about that thing I told you about something to do with Aaron erm |
| 18 | Can you tell me about any friends you er you made at work ? |
| 19 | He said : ‘ They have told me about these steps they have taken to check this out and I 'm really delighted with their attitude . |
| 20 | Another thing that seriously disappoints me about this life I 'm living through : the reading . |
| 21 | ‘ You still have n't told me about this evidence you have against me , ’ Claudia said with an assumed air of indifference . |
| 22 | She teaches English , and she was telling me about this don who 's disappeared . |
| 23 | ‘ Now , tell me about this book you are writing . |
| 24 | ‘ Tell me about this woman who claims to have seen a large blue car near the scene of the crime . ’ |
| 25 | He also told me about another ex-employee who 'd had a fatal motor accident … ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Paula started to tell me about another woman who Eddie had begun seeing and she said that the marriage had gone through a bad patch and divorce proceedings had been started , ’ Miss Coltman said . |
| 27 | If they provide excellent support for someone of heavy build they 're most unlikely to suit anyone lighter . |
| 28 | The next move was to find a chairman from the ranks of the great and the good , someone of acknowledged independence who combined the qualities of Solomon and Job . |
| 29 | Someone with new ideas who can update our collections . ’ |
| 30 | This bad habit is not likely to be cured until the horse is ridden by someone with good hands who does not hurt the horse . |