Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.

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1 And then if I please to reach him a hand and pick him up again , he shall know and acknowledge to whom he owes it , and walk more humbly thereafter .
2 ‘ Well , I intend to give myself a reward , ’ Merrill said , going over to his window and closing it .
3 I intend to give it a really good go , because I have the opportunity this year which I did n't have last season . ’
4 I intend to give you a demonstration today based on work that Kevin has done .
5 I vill give you a game of dominoes , and if you vin … vell , den I buy you a drink .
6 So I tend to give them a wide berth wherever possible .
7 When I 'm not working , I tend to give it a break from putting anything on it .
8 I tend to forget what a proper doctor should wear .
9 I propose sending them a guider — a transcript of this report will mysteriously appear in a reputable Earthly magazine and will make the following recommendations .
10 I do n't think they really understand , so I suggest sending them a copy of the bank statement .
11 Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’
12 I want to give her a Christmas present .
13 I want to give it a bit of a rest now and I 'm trying to leave it as long as possible before I have it permed again .
14 ‘ Please — I want to give you a message for Harriet Shakespeare . ’
15 I want to give you a chance to put the record straight .
16 He took lots of notes and after three days he said , ‘ Raymond , I want to give you a check .
17 ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping .
18 I want to take it a step further and say , do n't behave like that , you idiots — it 's destroying people 's lives . ’
19 But I do n't really want to compete in that world ; I want to do it a bit differently , something a bit more personal .
20 First of all , I want to defend myself a little against the charge of being the most intelligent man in the world .
21 ‘ But first I want to promise you a couple of things .
22 I must have lived , oh , well over ninety-five years , but when I eventually meet God I want to ask him a question which has haunted me all my life .
23 I I 'm very grateful to the minister but I want to ask him a straightforward question .
24 I want to ask you a question .
25 And now I want to ask you a question .
26 ‘ Glad to meet you , Christina , and I want to say what a marvellous job you have done down here .
27 I 'm doing it tomorrow cos I want to leave it a little bit
28 I started paying for this myself two years ago — and I want to keep it a secret from him — but now I find I ca n't continue the payments .
29 I want to play you a recording I made last night .
30 I want I want to tell you a secret
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