Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I made Midnight Express I had to play a man who was in a permanent messed-up state . |
| 2 | I had agreed to this in case I had to have a Caesarian . |
| 3 | On one flight from England , carrying some of our personal possessions , bells started ringing at the Customs Desk — and my carving knife was temporarily confiscated in case I attempted to hijack the plane ! |
| 4 | I alternate the direction of these strokes , imitating the direction I use to apply the pastel in the first place . |
| 5 | I alternate the direction of these strokes , imitating the direction I use to apply the pastel in the first place . |
| 6 | Er Chairman I want to make a point relative , very quick point relative to the northern bypass so Mr said that officers are proceeding with the preparation of possible routes , will you undertake that er members be er , er advised of er these discussions before it reaches committee stage ? |
| 7 | Soaking wet and with some difficulty I managed to salvage the dory , with one brand new Mercury outboard from underwater and , backed up by my crew , asked the skipper what the blazes he thought he was up to . |
| 8 | With some difficulty I managed to get a permit to travel from Parma in a bus which went up into the hills to Lagrimone ; once there , I would walk to the house of a Signor Ugolotti , some distance from the village . |
| 9 | At a very tolerable volume level I managed to produce the sound of a heavily overdriven amp at full tilt , but at a volume where Granny could still hear The Archers . |
| 10 | But before leaving this matter of persistence I want to mention a few special cases of persistence on a finer scale . |
| 11 | After a slow first hour I started to get a few better fish , roach and skimmers . |
| 12 | ‘ As a writer I came to realise the obvious : the subject of the dream is the dreamer , ’ Morrison remarks , as she points out how unwaveringly the subject of whiteness — what it is and what it is n't — preoccupies the American literary imagination ( and , I suspect the European as well ) . |
| 13 | If it were not for the fact that he was one of the favourites you 'd have been delighted but as a Gold Cup winner I had to feel a bit disappointed . |
| 14 | For my additional assessment I had to plan a facility for a chosen client group . |
| 15 | That afternoon I meant to search the Bible for information , though I knew little of it . |
| 16 | At university I chanced to meet a detective sergeant who had been in the Durham drug squad outside the Sociology building in New Elvet , Durham city . |
| 17 | ‘ I can take any debts you might have on to my books and raise the money I need to start the business off , but I must tell you one thing , ’ Emily said , ‘ I am not rich , do n't make that mistake , I need the business to succeed or I 'm finished . ’ |
| 18 | And I was er doing my part I thought to change the world and get everybody into the union so we could get , get better conditions for , for everybody and all this , more money anyhow . |
| 19 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
| 20 | At this stage of the itinerary I propose to suspend the journey south and visit the eastern glens . |
| 21 | The only leverage I have to make the users act rationally is to show them the effect these price hikes have on my book fund , about which they are just a tad sensitive . |
| 22 | If I do not get a satisfactory reply I intend to pursue every possible means to draw the public 's attention to this iniquitous state of affairs , which for a big company like P & O is an absolute disgrace . |
| 23 | I went to the Maly Opera Theatre that night and saw Verdi 's Otello , and with the voices still occupying my mind I decided to take a subway down the Nevsky and have a drink at the Astoria . |
| 24 | In this chapter I propose to link the idea of subjective knowledge to an exploration of the insider 's personal history . |
| 25 | telly I wanted to watch the telly |
| 26 | Dr P J Connelly , Consultant Geriatrician Murray Royal Hospital , Perth In this talk I hope to cover the questions of what Day Hospital Care is , and to whom it should be given . |
| 27 | For short-line fishing I like to have a line with some stretch ; it complements the shock-absorber effect of the rod . |
| 28 | At the beginning of the riot I went to take a picture of this one anarchist and he whacked me with a stick really hard . |
| 29 | Bonanza Boy , one of my old favourites , has been a remarkable horse over the years and I am a touch sad in having to desert him for a horse I consider to have a better chance . |
| 30 | The series originated from various communities and when it reached the west coast I had to provide the script for a new show every seven days for ten weeks . |