Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [adv] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried not to let this interfere with les très riches heures de James Kirkup , but the wretchedness and misery were overwhelming . |
| 2 | I found how to do this by accident . |
| 3 | The language I used obviously means this : the plaintiff in order to make out a cause of action must assert certain facts which , if traversed , he would be put to prove . |
| 4 | I 'd just met this medium — how could she have known this ? ’ |
| 5 | I , I 'd just taken this thing |
| 6 | I told you I sleep in that chair , did n't I ? — It must have been about midnight because I 'd just watched this film and that did n't finish until half eleven . |
| 7 | And they were interviewing this feller , he said , oh we went for a day out he said and I 'd just bought this car and I was really made up with it he said |
| 8 | Well , I 'd never heard this expression before and ‘ I ’ explained to me that it was another word meaning ‘ lesbian ’ . |
| 9 | Sir I 'm beginning to wish I 'd never resurrected this matter . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd better tell this sodding policeman where the main electric switch is . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I 'd better give this a bit of a read . |
| 12 | I 've had two or three of them buggers but I think I 'd better go this time as I ca n't get no more . |
| 13 | Now , when asked if I would introduce this subject , she said , I think I 'd better mention this for the sake of the truth , |
| 14 | I 'd better lock this up had n't I ? |
| 15 | blob , blob , I think I 'd better do this one Tim , I have n't had a go yet |
| 16 | ‘ Before we go I 'd better check this guy for a piece — or a tape recorder . ‘ |
| 17 | I do n't know where , I thought I left my case here , I do n't know what I 've done with my case that 's all , it 's probably downstairs oh oh I do n't know , mm still not able to find it I think I 'd better put these plants out mm that 's right , oh , mm that 's not there right , I 'd better switch this , the tape off cos there 's not much , be much conversation now for a while |
| 18 | So if we 're going to do er I 'd better unclip this had n't I ? |
| 19 | Oh oh right I 'd better turn this thing off now erm |
| 20 | It 's my area and I came here to win this tournament . ’ |
| 21 | At the far end , once again my , detector gave a nice small signal , quite different from the copper halfpennies , and as I dug down to retrieve this I had some idea in mind that this might be a hammered . |
| 22 | I knew how to research this sort of project ! |
| 23 | I did not think this fellow would survive very long , he was what I call one of my " oncers " . |
| 24 | ‘ I did not expect this from you , Louisa . |
| 25 | ‘ I did not arrange this ! ’ she said huffily . |
| 26 | I did not mind this . |
| 27 | I did not know this during his lifetime , and used to think him wanting in originality because his mind was absorbed in the mathematical world . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I did not know this , ’ murmured Corbett . |
| 29 | I did not know this at the time . |
| 30 | As for his suggestion that I should comment or write on the series , I did not follow this up . |