Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Encouraging them were the new links between British and American film companies that grew out of the quota legislation . |
| 2 | Seeing birds close up and handling them was a vital part of my education . |
| 3 | Catching them was a simple procedure of setting up a wire-mesh peat basket , held up at one side by a stick , with a string attached which led in through the window . |
| 4 | Secondly , the attitude that women are on their own only until they find a man to support them is a prevalent one . |
| 5 | When she realized I was a good thief and knew how to use a knife , she got to like me . |
| 6 | I do n't think I am a cruel or sadistic person , but I believe both the people I have mentioned , and certainly the second , should have been put down , unless a medical operation could be found that ensured their cure . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't think I am a born light entertainer and I do n't think I 'm a born serious political interviewer , ’ Sue explains . |
| 8 | What do you think I am a some kind of idiot ! |
| 9 | I wish Mr Jackson had n't seen me crying — he 'll think I 'm a real baby . |
| 10 | ‘ I reckon , ’ said Marie slowly , ‘ that you must think I 'm a right idiot . ’ |
| 11 | Aye you 're not , people 'll think I 'm a mental case with one |
| 12 | Do you think I 'm a sad man ? ’ |
| 13 | Deep down , you still do n't think I 'm a normal woman ! |
| 14 | Do n't you think I 'm a cheerful bastard , Boyo ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think I am a born light entertainer and I do n't think I 'm a born serious political interviewer , ’ Sue explains . |
| 16 | ‘ You must think I 'm an inconsiderate devil if you 're expecting to be thrown in at the deep end to struggle as best you can . ’ |
| 17 | Another , who works in a uniform all day , said how important her earrings were , and the short dreadlocks under her hat ; how she felt they were making a statement for her , something like : you may think I 'm an ordinary , boring nurse , but my hair and my earrings give you the clues ; this is what I 'm like out of my uniform , I 'm different , I 'm me . |
| 18 | As I 've said , I 've been on H R T for three years and , I have since went back to work after being on H R T I do n't think I 'm an old hag ! |
| 19 | As it happens , I do n't think I 'm the right person to lead humanity into the future , no . |
| 20 | I do n't think I 'm the only volunteer who 's ashamed of their early attitude to AIDS and I 'm only glad that we had the sense , collectively , to listen to reason before the calls began . |
| 21 | OK , maybe it seems harsh , but I do n't think I 'm the only one who gets slightly bugged by dropouts trying to make me feel like I 'm insensitive and uncaring if I do n't pay for their drink . |
| 22 | OK , maybe it seems harsh , but I do n't think I 'm the only one who gets slightly bugged by dropouts trying to make me feel like I 'm insensitive and uncaring if I do n't pay for their drink . |
| 23 | But I did n't think I was a pretty child at all . |
| 24 | To hear her talk you 'd think I was the hired help . |
| 25 | I do n't know if it was because it never happened , or because they did n't think I was the right person to talk to . ’ |
| 26 | But it was of no avail , and as the time passed I was the unwilling witness of the gradual transition from heartiness to silence , then to something like panic . |
| 27 | Yeah but I mean yours is a big school now is n't it ? |
| 28 | ‘ I went into analysis because I realised I was a dangerous character — I mean this suicidal , self-destructive instinct I had . |
| 29 | You 'd only let me make love to you that night because you realised I was a better bet than Peter . |
| 30 | Perhaps because I have proven I am no mere parasite , and have helped her knock out one dazzling 1,500-word column for Outsider in record time . |