Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would 've given us another month to play with at least . |
| 2 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 3 | Oh you should 've heard him other day , all Parker pens that are in this house are his he says |
| 4 | I just could n't believe it , it was , er , I just felt very very happy and I just break into tears , I just start crying , and I think it 's tremendous , erm news , I just want to see him safe home . |
| 5 | Parissien acknowledges another benefit : ‘ the bottom line , for those who want to see it that way , is that the course is also a guide to how to put money onto a house , rather than take it off . ’ |
| 6 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 7 | Stewart is still battling to fully shake off hamstring trouble which has plagued him all season . |
| 8 | The visitors were again struck by injury ; a problem which has plagued them all season . |
| 9 | Cancer has taught me that life is n't a dress rehearsal , this is it and you only get the one chance . |
| 10 | ‘ Anyway , I 've come to see me old mate Bella here . |
| 11 | As for you , you 'd better come to see me this afternoon . |
| 12 | Strange , Mowbray pondered , that Adam had not come to see them this Christmas . |
| 13 | Erm , I do need to see you some time erm let me just just see erm , but I 've got your erm your last term 's report here that we need to meet to discuss . |
| 14 | Wilkinson was in poor spirits after losing both his matches in the recent Davis Cup match with Hungary in Budapest , on clay , but the grass court season has given him renewed zest and he is playing the best tennis of his career . |
| 15 | The debtor remains in a sense owner ; he has a new sort of equitable ownership , ‘ an equity of redemption ’ , which he is only to lose after the court has given him ample opportunity to repay , and it becomes plain to the court that he can not or will not pay . |
| 16 | Les Ferdinand , England 's most recent recruit , showed why Graham Taylor has given him international recognition with a stunning first-half display of power and pace . |
| 17 | He has just the one daughter and that girl has given him great cause for concern . |
| 18 | ‘ Wickedly wasteful , I know , but I smashed it , and set up a new one and I have painted upon that new one the first thing that has given me real pleasure for years , oh , years and years . |
| 19 | ‘ I used to be nervous before big games , but what has happened this year has given me increasing confidence , ’ said Beal . |
| 20 | In a world of fast transport and high mobility , working for an international company has given me much opportunity to travel , particularly in europe , the United States and the Far East . |
| 21 | You should know , at least , that Punch has given me much laughter . |
| 22 | This is , as I say , a matter which has given me much concern . |
| 23 | This railway has given me much pleasure . |
| 24 | I think this knee has given me early retirement . |
| 25 | Now Zain has given me great help and everybody sort of helped er you know I 've discussed it with everybody and we 've almost finished erm a really good proposal I think . |
| 26 | It has given me great pleasure and pride to have been part of that team . ’ |
| 27 | This has given me extra motivation for the rest of the season . ’ |
| 28 | Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ . |
| 29 | This — ’ he waved his hand — ‘ this has given me true inspiration . |
| 30 | England have only beaten the Turks 1–0 in their last two clashes and Wright admitted : ‘ The manager has given me another chance , now I 'm desperate to repay that faith . |