Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | remember that digger daddy had when I helped build the run ? |
| 2 | Her name is Odette Smith and when I helped judge the finals , I had no idea what lay behind her fight to look as good as she did on the day . |
| 3 | I let go a lungful of air , slumped back against the parapet and lit another Capstan . |
| 4 | If I let go the wind will blow it over . ’ |
| 5 | I let go the chain and gave a final shout , " Now get back in there ! " |
| 6 | He gave me a shrewd look , clearly suspecting that I would have changed the name had I dared defy the superstition . |
| 7 | ‘ But I ai n't usually called madam , I 'm Mrs Bessie Beavis , and I do 'ave a room for rent . |
| 8 | ‘ As you know I do n't work in the firm but I do give a hand with the accounts from time to time — ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I do care a lot about the parish , but I 've always fought against the ‘ clergy wife ’ label . |
| 10 | Family Division President Sir Stephen Brown , making an open court statement after an hour-long private hearing , said : ‘ I do hope the child will be allowed to continue her life in these present circumstances in peace and without any form of harassment . ’ |
| 11 | I do hope the members will recognise that the service has not be sitting on its laurels er between inspectors ' reports but that we have been modelling on one quarterly to er correct any omissions with respect to boundary or to make the necessary improvements in the service erm as , as recommended by the inspect and supported by members . |
| 12 | Sturt was about to proceed upon a new expedition into the interior of Australia I beg to send for your perusal a Letter I have lately received from him and from which you will perceive that he has written to Lord Stanley ; as I know no one better fitted for such a purpose than this enterprising and persevering Gentleman I do hope the Government may be disposed to second his views ; perhaps , your Lordship , could obtain and favour me with some information on the subject ; from the manner in which you referred to him in your Letter I am led to believe that some arrangement has already been made ; pray say if such be the case . |
| 13 | I do hope the senders do not mind my reproducing them , but they certainly brightened Mike 's and my days as we slogged through the sorting and despatching process : |
| 14 | I do hope the idea catches on , with other requirements purchased separately , as needed , as you did . |
| 15 | I do hope the arrangements will be convenient for you . |
| 16 | ‘ I do hope the NRA are right about the Wivenhoe barrier , but I am still concerned . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I do hope the audiences will cheer up a bit . |
| 18 | Maybe I do fit the bill of the perfect Capricorn after all . ’ |
| 19 | I do n't like exercising much but I do swim a lot |
| 20 | ‘ Anyway , ’ said Graham , ‘ I do draw the line at being described as ‘ public ’ . |
| 21 | John protests : ‘ I do n't think I 'm a misery but I do tell the kids to go and watch Neighbours and Home and Away on the other TV . |
| 22 | Orwell has left us with a graphic description of a typical reader , the elderly lady who always took out the same books , year-in year-out — a thing not possible incidentally in today 's rapid-turnover public libraries — with the word , ‘ I do love a drop of Dell ! ’ referring to the popular writer Ethel M. Dell . |
| 23 | I do love a lemon sorbet ! |
| 24 | I do love the feel of the sun on my face , it 's true . |
| 25 | But I do love the bacon from there ! |
| 26 | However , I do expect a reply and an assurance of an immediate change in attitude . |
| 27 | You know , I 've allowed you all to speak , and I do expect the courtesy of |
| 28 | Taking into account the length for the length of the features and the cons the consultation that take place and the length of time they take , I do not expect to see er Bungay bypass construction for some time yet , but I do expect the County Council to progress on that in such a manner that Bungay will not grind to a halt . |
| 29 | I do reinforce the need for a period of recuperation . |
| 30 | Erm , I , I do welcome the conclusion and er er the fact that we are going ahead with these cameras . |