Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My heart gave me an unforgettable jolt when I thought him to be headless ; yet there was no blood staining the fresh , even snow . |
| 2 | my mum got me an , yeah . |
| 3 | Yeah I did that at school we had to stay in most break times as a child cos I could n't remember , and I , I know that my mum bought me a books so I used to sit for days and days , then my mum going over and then my nan going over and I could n't remember if I wanted |
| 4 | Instead of buying us a present , from erm , my mum bought me a few bits and pieces when they went to France . |
| 5 | ‘ My sister gave me a book by this woman Anita something , the one that won the Booker prize , ’ she heard one of them say . |
| 6 | I still remember that day in the war when , as a very junior subaltern , my CO left me a little hand-written note admonishing me for appearing at breakfast unshaven . |
| 7 | Both the village and surrounding countryside are worth some exploration and I was lucky as my trek gave me an insight into both . |
| 8 | My mummy brought me a bit and we 're going out on Saturday anyway . |
| 9 | Then my C.O. gave me a forty eight to sort out this Bella business . |
| 10 | My boss gave me a sweet and encouraging smile , balanced a mushroom on a piece of fried bread and conveyed it to his mouth . |
| 11 | Grinning as he peered down , my husband wished me a ‘ Happy New Year ’ . |
| 12 | MY HUSBAND bought me a watch as a birthday present , but it kept losing time and I returned it after the holidays . |
| 13 | My husband gave me the news that my father had died back in the village . |
| 14 | My grandson asked me the other morning , when was I gon na die ? |
| 15 | But my elbow gave me a bit of concern . |
| 16 | As to Maurice , my godmother gave me the money to buy a bit of property when I left Southport . |
| 17 | My wife gave me a right old bo*****ing last night when I started shouting abuse at Keumann ( sp ? ) |
| 18 | I have split with my mistress today , my wife gave me an ultimatum — and now this . |
| 19 | After Murti had completed her statutory five minutes of dust re-distribution , my wife waved her a cheery goodbye . |
| 20 | ‘ My wife bought me a small kit to try out using wool — which is rather like painting by numbers — and I have not looked back since . ’ |
| 21 | My father made me a pair of wooden clappers and I used to rattle these and call out : |
| 22 | My father sent me the cheque , needless to say , so David and I thought we 'd better get married because that was the reason he sent the cheque . |
| 23 | My father told me a joke once , about a man who marries an ugly opera singer because he loves her voice . |
| 24 | ‘ My father taught me the value of manners and being a gentleman . |
| 25 | And er I started er with a doll , my father bought me a doll and it taught me how to er dress me . |
| 26 | My mother was hysterical and my father called me a lot of unpleasant names . |
| 27 | When asked to explain this the boy remarked ‘ my father called me an ear'ole [ a ‘ crawler ’ or conformist ] once , in the second year , for playing football and coming to school ’ . |
| 28 | I was able to follow up that evening , for my father gave me a lovely chrysanthemum bloom from his greenhouse and the next day I took it to her home and asked her mother , who opened the door to my rather nervous knock , if she would give it to her daughter . |
| 29 | Antique furniture , yes , erm , because I 'd bought that during the war in various antique places , you know , and erm , what did we buy , no I think my father gave us the bedroom furniture was , which was at the |
| 30 | My lord offered him a place here in case those men cause any more trouble , but he refused . ’ |