Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
| 2 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman nodded when I asked him the same question earlier , but he has not said how he will ensure fairness between schools and therefore , no discrimination against students with special needs . |
| 3 | This what I asked you the other week . |
| 4 | Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me . |
| 5 | God knows why — I made him the same way I made the rest of you — but there it is . |
| 6 | You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry . |
| 7 | well any way look , if I made you a thin bit of steel straight across the centre like that |
| 8 | Well I actually rang them up to say , why why are you taking my wages into consideration , I did n't break up this marriage , I met him a long time afterwards an I was told by a C S A agent or clerk or whatever , that my wedding was nonessential spending . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ And I sold them the best . |
| 11 | Oh I got her a lovely cute little teddy . |
| 12 | I got you a wee ball of your wool for your mittens . |
| 13 | ‘ I got it a little wrong , ’ says Eva . |
| 14 | So I found him a small house called Kirk o'Field , outside Edinburgh . |
| 15 | Actually , I found him a pleasant companion . |
| 16 | I found him a fascinating , knowledgeable and eclectic artist , someone who thinks deeply about his work and is not content simply to record the bare facts of the world in front of him . |
| 17 | At first I found him a difficult subject to interview because , to paraphrase Donne , when he had done he had not done , he still had more ; and I had to learn to give him at least five seconds , grace before moving on , because his afterthoughts were often gems . |
| 18 | I found him a clean scarf to hold over his face . |
| 19 | Three of them floated in a sea of garlic and tomato and although I found them no better than chewy chicken my wife told me they were well up to scratch . |
| 20 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 21 | When I found her the other side of my desk I told her in no uncertain terms I was n't having anything to do with it . |
| 22 | I 'm a comparative newcomer to this computer age that many people of my generation would rather try to ignore … but you really ca n't … and as an owner of a computer and an 8 year old , I found it a good read and picked up lots of new tips on home entertainment/education as well . |
| 23 | There with the Princess 's permission as the only journalist , I found it a fascinating insight into how Diana conducts a part of her life that has until now been comparatively secret . |
| 24 | I had been his guest in the air very briefly before when I was taken up to see Low Birk Hatt as a bird would see it , and I found it a thrilling experience , quite the best way to travel . |
| 25 | I found it an impressive programme and I hope it will not lead Mr Heseltine to conclude that chess sets are less harmful potentially than television sets . |
| 26 | I found it the greatest fun . |
| 27 | I moved it a little way away . |
| 28 | But I could make no sort of impression upon him … when I visited him a second time , the fear of death was gone , and with it all solicitude about religion . ’ |
| 29 | During the night I visited him every three hours as my vet had told me that if his leg had broken completely it would n't be fair to leave him suffering . |
| 30 | ‘ I promised her the best view of Florence from here , Mama , ’ he said over his shoulder as he wrestled with the catch . |