Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If it did it for them it can do it for me ! ’ |
| 32 | If the maid had arrived and was waiting for them she would have to be driven back to Mondano . |
| 33 | It implies , however , a recognition that the minority who occupy powerful positions in British society are able to make choices , based neither upon notions of democracy nor upon calculations about who has power , about whom they will listen to or consult . |
| 34 | When they went out to a restaurant together , he would always complain — very loudly so that the proprietor would know who he was and so there would be people around about whom he could fuss were pestering him for his autograph . |
| 35 | Between them they must decide whether this is a one-off fault or whether other vehicles are likely to be affected , and if the defect is likely to endanger life . |
| 36 | Between them they could think of no way to get the food Mrs MacDonagh had cooked that afternoon , and the plates she had left in the stove , from the kitchen to the table at dinner time without something getting cold . |
| 37 | He is confident that between them they can do their bit towards the deciding Test in a gripping series with Pakistan ‘ being remembered for the right reasons . ’ |
| 38 | Between them they will pick up an aggregate £1.9m to cover early termination of their service agreements . |
| 39 | They admit it 's expensive , but say that by sharing the aircraft between them it should provide value for money . |
| 40 | Then you can write a piece for me which will point out the problems , without declaring that they are insoluble short of a social revolution . |
| 41 | Despite the outcome of the final , my message to Will and the boys is thanks for the memories ; for me they will live forever , and I will have great pleasure in years to come to say ‘ I was there ’ , not ‘ I was embarrassed ’ . |
| 42 | It was marvellous when he rang , but since I ca n't have him ringing here again , I told him , in a moment of my feelings getting the better of me , that if he does have any message for me he could contact you , and you 'd pass it on . |
| 43 | Erm for me I would feel that the police having a r a low profile , erm is more beneficial er and I think perhaps maybe , erm the community policemen type of thing , could have been helpful . |
| 44 | Would you like to go and sort the books out for me I 'll give you a ticket . |
| 45 | If you can get an Aliens three poster for me I 'll pay you for it . |
| 46 | Oh right , I 'll and then she 's moaning at him cos she wants to go and post it and you were mucking about with your C D thing or something and you were saying wait for me I 'll do this then I 'll miss the post . |
| 47 | You know the sort of thing : There once was a would be MP Who said if you do n't vote for me I 'll scream and I 'll shout Might knock myself out And probably fall into the sea . |
| 48 | do n't worry about something for me I 'll have what anybody else has |
| 49 | was n't just for me I 'd like to know him . |
| 50 | When should the caseworker say , " this is too complex for me I must pass the case on ! " ? |
| 51 | ‘ But Ivy has turned out to be so good for me I must have done the right thing . |
| 52 | There was silence between the three of them for a moment as they returned each other 's stare ; then Joe said , ‘ If you do n't wish to act for me I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 53 | ‘ When I left it was open ended so that if things did not work out for me I could go back to playing Charlene . |
| 54 | He is very wealthy and everyone looks up to him but as for me I could understand from my limited Italian he is very sad because one of his ships is very late in arriving in port and is feared lost . |
| 55 | And if you work for me you 'll take it seriously . |
| 56 | Not only am I not prepared to have a semi-detached marriage , but I 'm convinced that if you really cared for me you would have no hesitation about placing my interests first , ’ had been his parting shot as he had left the apartment , slamming the front door loudly behind him . |
| 57 | Joanna Wood , 48A Pimlico Road , SW1 , is one of those shops that sells charming fripperies , the sort of place where you can be sure of finding the very thing for someone who would prefer to buy their own toaster but who would love to be given a Limoges breakfast set or monogrammed shoe-bag . |
| 58 | He looked around for someone who would fill him in on the gossip . |
| 59 | Lay off , and save your preachings for someone who 'll appreciate them . ’ |
| 60 | But a major difficulty remains : SSDs will be reluctant to commit themselves to picking up the bill for several months ' residential rehabilitation for someone who may have arrived in the area the previous week . |