Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [indef pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | and I 'm seeing the surgeon today and erm and I met somebody the other day who 'd had it done and his fingers were n't affected , you know , so I mean it 's just the luck of the draw I think . |
2 | " Yes , I met someone the other night who made a sort of suggestion about a possible job of some kind . " |
3 | A actually I visited somebody the other day and you just forget you just forget . |
4 | So I cook one the other day , and I cook one this morning , I 've pressure cooked one for him , but he would n't look at it Reg is definitely |
5 | They had a couple of people round , but no no nibbles , or I think , yes , I think somebody a silly offer because of course all the property pages and places like that , Daily Telegraph are urging everybody , go on put in an offer for a house , put in a silly offer ! |
6 | Erm I had one the other day where er it was s supposed to be , it was described as a brand new video machine and we got the most perfect picture , beautifully clear picture , but no sound whatever . |
7 | After all , I had nothing a few weeks ago . ’ |
8 | I have tried the Cotherstone cheese made today but I prefer something a little drier . |
9 | I 'm clean I have one every other night I have done this week |
10 | I see one the other day . |
11 | ’ Aye , ye mentioned somethin' the last time I wis up . ’ |
12 | She were laughing when I showed her that letter I got , cos she got one the same morning , , she said , and it said , and you can go round and talk to him . |
13 | I 'm glad there 's somebody 's come up with that one because that 's the only time that you say something a little bit different from the number itself . |
14 | ‘ Were n't you saying something a few months ago that too quiet a life was bad for a writer 's creativity ? |
15 | So if you lost something the ninety would increase accordingly ? |
16 | Again , you 'll see a good example of that , where closed questions are good in a situation if you want to get a direct answer to somebody who tends to waffle , but again , if you 're asked closed questions and you want to give information , it is harder , it 's easier if you ask somebody an open question and on the film , John Cleese comes up with the starters to an open question , which are the Who , What , Which , Why , Where , When questions . |
17 | I was surprised how well behaved the cat was on the bank for it hardly moved , out with the camera , click and back she went none the worse for her mistake . |
18 | Erm I think it would be useful for you do one the same way . |
19 | I am doubtful about the validity of ‘ torturing the evidence ’ : surely , if you torture someone the usual result is that he will speak the truth . |
20 | The next morning we woke none the worse for our terrible experience . |
21 | We had one the other day . |
22 | Erm we treat everybody the same , we look after everybody as I say , the best we can . |
23 | There were no squabbles … as long as they did everything the same as anybody else and paid their fees , which were exactly the same . |
24 | Having just metaphorically done in front of the vicar , small children and grandparents what they are about to do in the bridal suite , they offer everyone a small , naughty slice . |
25 | And they closed one the other week that 's flooded now |
26 | He offers everyone a serious comparison of Keaton and Charlie Chaplin ( with Harold Lloyd and Fatty Arbuckle trivia thrown in for good measure ) , revealing that Keaton was , for him , the true genius on account of his invention and comic daring . |
27 | When the rebels formed a provisional National Defence Junta a week after the start of the rising , Franco was not a member , although he became one a few weeks later . |
28 | He has everything a swashbuckling hero needs — except good looks . |
29 | ‘ My dad looks very like me , he has everything the same as me — even the same hair and freckles all over his face . |
30 | Still , it makes for some interesting innuendo as he admits he has something the other girls have n't . |