Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My little girl Natasha was with a friend at the time and because my mum had n't seen me for some time she was concerned . |
| 2 | P T O I suppose it 's unlikely that I 'll ever see you again but we might see each other at William 's or something and if you ever need to speak to me for some reason you can call me at school |
| 3 | Fif always seems a little surly with me , because he blames me for some trouble he had on another world . |
| 4 | ‘ You know , ’ she said resentfully , ‘ when Billy was inside he was sharing a landing with some very funny men , and one day he was telling them about that pub he bought with the cellars full of Château d'Yquem not showing off or nothing , just by way of general conversation , and they said , ‘ Nice , is it , with that stuff you lot eat ? |
| 5 | And I told them about this job I 'd done here . |
| 6 | And also you said , you were going , you were taking the piss out of me about that thing I told you about something to do with Aaron erm |
| 7 | Another thing that seriously disappoints me about this life I 'm living through : the reading . |
| 8 | ‘ You still have n't told me about this evidence you have against me , ’ Claudia said with an assumed air of indifference . |
| 9 | ‘ Now , tell me about this book you are writing . |
| 10 | He told me of one case he had had of a woman in her early twenties . |
| 11 | At last , their order given , he took a sip of his very dry sherry and said , ‘ This reminds me of that evening we spent together in Bruges — except that your hair was done differently then , and you wore a deep-pink dress . ’ |
| 12 | Mentioning the white chromosome reminds me of another thing I wanted to say , because erm another variant of this incorrect criticism that people made of Darwin about blending , and you still hear this today , and people should know better , especially the social sciences , is , oh , single genes can not influence behaviour . |
| 13 | If I stay in this house with you for another minute I 'm going to go quite mad . ’ |
| 14 | Did they tell you about that nanny I was ? |
| 15 | ‘ I always knew there was something not quite you about that get-up you wore at the lodge . ’ |
| 16 | I says but you 'll find next year when we approach you with this declaration you 'll find it 's been changed to free passage and where will your argument be then ? |
| 17 | ‘ But when it happens to you in that way it 's another ball game entirely . |
| 18 | And I can see that for the tasks that lie ahead of you in this school you are splendidly equipped . |
| 19 | Being a bit hard up for anything new to tell you in this section I 'll say that the weight of the guitar is medium/light and , true to form , it balances perfectly whether you choose to sit or stand while playing . |
| 20 | I know this is really putting on you , but … well , I would appreciate it so much and will recompense you in any way I can . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I said , if he harms you in any way I shall explode and blow his head off , ’ said the Thing . |
| 22 | As it was , Thomas merely patted her hand and said , ‘ This is a very good idea of yours , Schätzchen , and of course I shall help you in any way I can . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ When I said I 'd help you in any way I could I did n't expect you to turn into Torquemada ! ’ she said bitterly . |
| 24 | If we get recognition , we 'll bargain for you , but if you do n't , we 'll protect and support you in any job you fill . |
| 25 | And then if er you want a so solicitor with you on that day we 'll have to come to some arrangement with you privately about the costs . |
| 26 | " Nenna , I was just about to ring you on that number I called before , from Frankfurt . " |
| 27 | You took a good deal with you at that time I presume |
| 28 | But as you say you at that point you do have to stop . |
| 29 | Flat brush strokes and dragged ones were compared and there was a realization that ‘ … if you isolate any area of paint … you 're looking at a much more complex thing than you at first thought you were ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ They are pruned back and wire can be attached to the branches to shape them into any design you want . |