Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [subord] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Takes a dozen a year off me if I can find them for him . |
| 2 | ‘ I , er , take it he told you more about me than he should ? ’ |
| 3 | I 'm sorry you had to worry about me because I would n't let you know what was going on in my mind , but I hope now you 'll realise why I kept silent for so long . |
| 4 | She ca n't hear beauty singing through them like I can ! |
| 5 | Well it actually does n't very , it does n't touch the actual fence it erm all along the concrete poles they 've got holes through them where you can put some wire different higher of fence you see |
| 6 | Ca n't the council find a pitch for them so we can have a clear walking area ? |
| 7 | At that time , the B52 bombers were being introduced in large numbers and they needed air crews for them so we 'd be crossing the Atlantic with enough crews on one ship to man almost 1,000 aircraft . ’ |
| 8 | Be so traumatic for them cos you can actually feel the baby moving |
| 9 | It is a great burden for them if they can not share their uncertainty in the face of a complicated diagnosis , or their distress if they have to predict an inevitable death or permanent disability . |
| 10 | Marriage wo n't be a big change for them as they 'll be living in the same place , you know . |
| 11 | But that 's the real world and we have to be positive and make it the best for them as it can be , with love , affection and trust . ’ |
| 12 | He especially liked to be taken to the home of a couple , to sleep securely between them if they 'd let him , and then in the morning to ask them questions about their house , about the furniture which they 'd chosen together . |
| 13 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 14 | I think life is easier for me than it would be for a lot of working women because of the university creche , which enables me to go to work and sort of see my daughter at lunch time , that sort of thing . |
| 15 | David : It 's not really as bad for me because they ca n't really tell that I 'm half-caste ( this pupil in appearance looks more white than Afro-Caribbean ) like the rest of them . |
| 16 | And I hope you have n't gone to any trouble cooking for me because I can barely keep owt down these days , not after t'hospital , me appetite quite sickened away on me wi' the things they serve up — greasy bits o' beef skirt and nasty little salads wi' half a two-week old egg and a few outside leaves o' lettuce and a bit o' wet beetroot , no , it was an effort getting it down , let alone keeping it down — I can tell you , there was many as could n't , eggs from t'infernal regions we got for us breakfast as often as not , right stink bombs , but could you get any o' them nurses to have a sniff or give us another i'stead ? |
| 17 | In Chester one shop had one copy left and would save it for me if I could get there that afternoon . |
| 18 | It would be more convenient for me if I could collect them on Friday 10 May in the afternoon , say at 3.30 p.m. or later rather than at 11.30 a.m . |
| 19 | It 's easier for me if you can be happy and enjoy things . ’ |
| 20 | It seems a bit funny for me cos I 'd have thought the kitchen was at the back so then you 'd have your dining room then . |
| 21 | You should 've come and knocked for me cos you could 've come in and played computer and everything . |
| 22 | I will well , therefore , that you should , as you have said , deal for me as you may , and when you summon me to conference with your own warranty , I will not hesitate to come . |
| 23 | Please pray for me as I 'll need all the support I can get . |
| 24 | But I got to write songs with Dave Anderson and Rab Handleigh for the first time and the reggae ‘ Interference song ’ which Terry Neason sang was a thrill for me as I 'd always wanted to write something for her absolutely amazing voice . |
| 25 | Bilaleet was less enjoyable for me as I could n't get used to sweet vermicelli , but then I never liked rice pudding either . |
| 26 | I have not done your allocation acts of nineteen ninety one harvest as I am not absolutely sure of all the movements of that allocation , maybe you could detail this out for me as it will greatly help when I 'm eventually charging oblique crediting you . |
| 27 | He was warned in advance , but , as a former soldier , felt ‘ God has chosen me to go on this forlorn hope of preaching his Blessed Gospel in his country , and I should discourage those who are coming after me if I should be afraid and fly . ’ |
| 28 | Somebody was looking after me cos I should n't have got out and I did . |
| 29 | You were getting yourself into a whole load of trouble , Fran , and I needed to ensure that there would be someone around to look after you when I could n't be . |
| 30 | ‘ We must take Landor , and if he goes , Wilson must go to look after him for we can not and the Storys can not be imposed upon again . |