Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prospect of seeing them made him full of joy . |
| 2 | Why do you think I told her those stories , the other night , about demons getting their comeuppances ? |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think I had it last , ’ she said defensively . |
| 4 | and I , I showed her around some I , on the way back I said I 'll take you to Branston Park on the way back and I 'll show you where John 's working and I took her on to the , into the car park and I said look there he is up , huh , cutting the lawn , he was up cutting that , the big lawn she said one massive place I mean I took her all the way through Branston Park back to erm |
| 5 | Yeah well b well what I 'm trying to say and I ca n't emphasise it too strongly is that I do n't want anybody going round like writing another stupid letter to somebody saying that erm you know the reason we 're inundated that it has n't been advertised properly cos I tell you what it 'll come back right in our faces cos it 's our bloody fault Well that 's right well we know that I mean I told them all I told them all quite clearly when I was up in Glasgow that they 'd be quiet for at least a month because p it 'll take time to filter through . |
| 6 | I do n't think so I mean I left it all last night and everything seemed er amicable and er I have n't heard anything to the contrary today . |
| 7 | Cos she goes erm she goes I told her right and she goes well you 're going to are n't you ? |
| 8 | Well well I say I rang them first time . |
| 9 | I tried I saw him one day on , I crept up in my and I took it out of the window and all I 've got is the . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know who told you that . |
| 11 | Incidentally , did you know who gave her that nickname originally ? ’ |
| 12 | She said : ‘ I want to know who gave you that information . ’ |
| 13 | And that was the lady 's son involved who told you this ? |
| 14 | City have had more than their fair share of great players : Gordon Banks , Peter Shilton , Gary Lineker , Alan Smith , Gary McAllister , Mike Newell — pity they sold 'em all ! |
| 15 | But as it was , when the generals entered they had it all their own presumptuous way . |
| 16 | I 'm about 5'7 ’ and found it fitted me fine , although as with all sacks , it took a couple of days of walking to get the best adjustment . |
| 17 | Police say there were rumours in the village that he had a large sum , but friends say he kept it all in bank and building society accounts . |
| 18 | We 're gon na come around the Lord 's table now and celebrate what made it possible for us , and we 're gon na sing that little song , it 's in the front of your erm Songs of Fellowship , it 's number five . |
| 19 | ‘ As I finished selecting these 200-odd titles which reflect the continuing excellence of writing for children , a document was leaked which made it clear that the authorities which are controlling the education of the next generation had , at a stroke , obliterated the ‘ golden age ’ of children 's literature — at least as far as reading in schools is concerned . |
| 20 | Osterlind himself told it this way . |
| 21 | As Alan sat him in his cot and left the room , Christopher began to howl in earnest again , interrupted by spasms of coughing which left him breathless . |
| 22 | As the material becomes hotter , it regains the capacity to flow which characterised it molten state at the time of its installation . |
| 23 | I believed I owed him some debt . |
| 24 | But er , I met a chap this one day , he says well I , I saw you this morning taking milk out , he says I saw you this afternoon taking coal out , he said I see you tonight going playing tennis . |
| 25 | He says I bought you that bloody dress ring ye bloody years back . |
| 26 | Hello there man , of course I 'm awake , I 'm eating my tea , ha you 're wrong , Russell 's organizing his night so that he 's gon na pick you up half eight quarter to nine okay well I , I ai n't had a shower or anything yet , I mean er everything 's organized I organized it all for picking you up eight quarter to nine , bless you , what 's your number ? |
| 27 | The garden had to be shared with the bottom flat , so a dividing wall was built which gave them total privacy . |
| 28 | I hope you found it worthwhile . |
| 29 | Well , however it struck you , it 's a slice of life and I hope you found it interesting enough just for that . |
| 30 | I hope you found it interesting ? |