Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd heard that consultants suffered from delusions about their own deity — you 're the living proof of it . ’ |
| 2 | At first I was a friendly , forthcoming little boy , very ready to talk , perhaps to boast about journeys I had made and things I had seen . |
| 3 | I had thought that builders built houses when they thought they thought they could sell them , I did n't realize it was part of some altruistic policy of complying with planning policy , still we learn everything every day , do n't we ? |
| 4 | I had wondered once whether that was the reason my father had married her , but that was before I had learned that men are not much given to acts of altruism , and certainly not in sexual matters . |
| 5 | I had mentioned that neighbours of ours had had a difference with Colonel Jourdain . |
| 6 | At the Police Staff College shortly before I was offered the scholarship to university , I had listened as lists of degrees obtained by previous scholars were read out . |
| 7 | I 've asked that members be invited to that , I 'm sure some of you 'd be interested to do that . |
| 8 | It 's about lifestyles that I 've lived and lifestyles that I respect and that I can speak for because I 've been there . |
| 9 | Oh yeah , I 've seen that loads of times . |
| 10 | Bachelor Phillip said : ‘ Out of all the things I 've done or commendations I 've received , I think this is the one she is most proud of . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Although the loss is temporary , I 've noticed that women who have had many pregnancies seem to wind up with thinner hair , ’ says Kingsley . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've heard that gipsies paint stolen horses so that they ca n't be recognised . ’ |
| 13 | And we said that where a form referred to a procedure , the procedure would refer to the form so I 've added that details are completed on the research approval form . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've found that emotions can be a handicap . |
| 15 | I 've found that camellias , rhododendrons and azaleas do well in the shady conditions , but they need to be planted with lots of ericaceous around the roots . ’ |
| 16 | And I would , over the last few years , I 've I 've suggested that members visit and see the work of the county record office . |
| 17 | He said ( at pp128 , 129 ) : The respondent will have the £10,000 to which I have referred as damages in respect of ( a ) loss of her dependency and ( b ) loss of her interest in the savings which her husband would have made . |
| 18 | On this last point , I have argued that differences between large specimens ( such as the Petralona cranium ) and small specimens ( such as the Steinheim cranium ) do warrant a degree of taxonomic separations , whereas others consider that the differences are due more to internal population variation such as sexual dimorphism . |
| 19 | I have argued that speakers who use Creole in conversation usually are able to switch strategically between LE and what , for that speaker , counts as Creole or Patois . |
| 20 | I suspect that the colleagues whom I have characterised as Constitutionalists or patriots may object to the classification as too restrictive of their views . |
| 21 | As they have always been properly declared , I have assumed that goods below a certain value must be duty free . |
| 22 | I have heard that women should n't use peppermint oil when pregnant . |
| 23 | At the same time , I have noticed that women academics can be ruthless bullies of girl students , with the possibly laudable motive of giving them the equivalent of a good shake . |
| 24 | ‘ As a teacher I have observed that children truly learn when they try to solve questions which they themselves ask . |
| 25 | Now there is a huge gulf between the liberationist picture of mammals having the moral status of honorary human beings , albeit primitive ones , with rights in tandem , and the view which I have advanced that mammals are primitive beings . |
| 26 | Where the tutorial focuses on current productions , I have found that students will work hard on their performances and be open about their work and any problems they may be having with the characters they are playing . |
| 27 | Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes . |
| 28 | I have found that employers who are registered with the CITB feel that it is unfair if other companies which have set up just down the road do not appear to be on the board 's records . |
| 29 | After many years of National Trust-going , I have found that visits to historic properties are made much easier if you take the right equipment with you , and now I would n't dream of going anywhere without at least the following : |
| 30 | During my researches for material to complete this book I have found that railwaymen in particular have been reluctant to allow their names to be used in a story , and have sometimes insisted that even the name of the location be changed ; perhaps they fear leg pulling from their workmates ! |