Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | There are fairy rings of eight-inch-diameter horse-mushrooms and of shaggy parasols ( no good for eating raw , but I pick a bagful for later . ) |
2 | I seen a rosy on your cheek , I see them fade away . |
3 | ‘ I want a patch-through on a secure line to Vice-President Odell , ’ he said , ‘ and I want it now . ’ |
4 | Yeah , I want a whole with that whole |
5 | so I put a false in that one . |
6 | DURING my first year of A levels I noticed a swelling in one of my testes . |
7 | The sharks seemed less intimidating , so I gulped a lung-full of air and flapped like crazy in an effort to regain my position at the bottom of the tank , clutching my hair-brush and trying to control miles of floating red chiffon . |
8 | Yeah but that 's only because I er I owe a grand in poll tax you see . |
9 | ‘ If I 'm not mistaken , I pulled a pissed up matelot off that blonde piece on V.E. night . |
10 | I feel a stirring in my loins . |
11 | ’ If I had a decacred for every time someone has said that … |
12 | Oh I do n't know I had a subjugated about that . |
13 | ‘ I have a mic on my Vox AC30 and a direct which goes out into a Hi-Watt head , and that goes into a speaker simulator , which goes to the desk out front . ’ |
14 | The general standard of living is so much better , I have a f—ed-up up family — who does n't have a f—ed-up family ? — I 'm screwed-up and should be in some psychiatrist 's office , but in general there was n't that much for me to worry about , and I think that 's a lot less common in England . |
15 | I have a particular over the management letter , and I 'm sure Mr will be aware that in fact I refer of course to the facilities management contract . |
16 | Her left elbow was still stiff since her injury in the air raid and she failed a medical for heavier work . |
17 | I 'm sorry I ca n't boil all this information down , but I hope it helps you prepare a brief for Peter Johnson . |
18 | Vera asks me : ‘ Why did you stay a Communist for so long , even after your friend was executed in 1950 ? '' ’ The friend in question had been a schoolmate and they had worked together in the resistance . |
19 | ‘ Ellen , will you keep a secret for me ? ’ she asked in the end , giving me her sweetest smile . |
20 | She takes a skirt-full of windfall lemons . |
21 | Well it so happens that I did intend you to do a paramount of talking this afternoon , so it 's quite convenient in a way that we are being recorded . |
22 | well he likes marshal art do n't he ? we wo n't tell daddy that you knocked a full on the table of black currant all over the carpet will we ? |
23 | Did you have a good at school ? |
24 | If you use a lost of white in your underpainting you would therefore be well advised to use a white which is bound in linseed oil . |
25 | If you use a lost of white in your underpainting you would therefore be well advised to use a white which is bound in linseed oil . |
26 | Do you mean that , when you say Gothic elements , do you mean a heightening for mystery ? |
27 | Your key performance indicators , there 's several indicators , if you like , indicating that your persistency is maybe going down , indicating that your product knowledge , you need a re-enlightened on certain products , if you like it 's warning shots across the bow , hey or it 's drawing your att , your attention to a certain area , yah ? |
28 | And we got a full of chocolates and sweets and by the time we put their sweets on the top as well , there 'll be lots and lots by for Christmas . |
29 | Well one of the things we did do immediately after the er youth consultation is that we erm , we erected a paid for a skate board ramp at erm one of the youth centres in , in Harlow , so you know , we we creating that facility , but erm , what , you , so you your question was more directed at providing more of those kind of facilities . |
30 | We booked a moped for penultimate day of the holiday allowing 24 hours for recovery before the flight home . |