Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Nothing that may not be answered by the prayer that Mr Frere would have me join . ’
2 ‘ Better get off , ’ grunted Selwyn , ‘ our Molly will 'ave me dinner on . ’
3 Before Rincewind could restrain him Twoflower ran around the edge of the pit to the box , which was being dragged across the floor while its lid snapped ineffectually at the tentacle that held it .
4 He received assurances that Moldova would meet US conditions for recognition .
5 John , you sit in and Maggie will help me dish up . ’
6 In short , MAAPICS/DB can save you money .
7 Lizzie used to lend me books which I looked forward to getting .
8 There is a further clause in the 1950 law that permitted Manor to confirm that a man or woman was not an absentee if that person left his place of residence ‘ for fear that the enemies of Israel might cause him harm or otherwise than by reason or for fear of military operations , .
9 They went downstairs again and before Philip could stop him Lee had gone into the kitchen .
10 A rapid look at The Times newspaper for this Monday in April might give us just the slightest inkling of the minutiae of English life on a most ordinary of ordinary days : Dickens was completing David Copperfield ; Bass 's India Pale Ale could be had for 33s. per 18-gallon cask ; Hampshire Breakfast Bacon would cost you 7½d. by the half side , while Captain Reid 's ‘ Walls End ’ coal was 19s. a ton .
11 As regards the legal position of some 350,000 Chinese living in Indonesia , it was eventually agreed that China would offer them citizenship , and that those who declined this offer would be granted permanent residency rights by the Indonesian government .
12 Thorfinn sent to Svein of Denmark , who seemed no nearer to ending his war with Harald of Norway , and obtained an undertaking that , if the terms were right , Svein would get him ships somewhere , although not before spring .
13 Being able to work on Sunday would give them flexibility in their contract work , which included the Bangor by-pass and Pen-y-Clip tunnel .
14 Joseph will show you Heathcliff 's room , if you like .
15 Prayer for strength is appropriate at any stage of our lives and might well be made daily but that does not invalidate the usefulness of marking one day in our life when someone prays over us in public and asks that out of the treasures of his glory , God may grant you strength and power through his spirit in your inner being that through faith cast may dwell in your hearts in love .
16 Before Lachlan could free it Hector had tripped him and soused him , for the cold water to bring him to his senses .
17 But Gustave used to write me letters describing what it would have been like if we had been married .
18 On 25 January 1990 , the two parties reached an agreement under which the accountants would raise invoices each week for work done during that week and the Ledingham-Smiths would pay them £5,000 each Friday .
19 Christ will give you strength even to bear this trouble — be sure you do not regret the decision we came to about Australia …
20 Joe give , oh yeah Joe will give you sweets wo n't he ?
21 At home , if the washing machine blows up , M.V. Services in Thamesmead will charge you £23.44 for an hour of a washing machine engineer 's time .
22 Jones said Roberts and son Ian would hold him upside down , tie his feet with rope or string , and tie it to an overhead pole .
23 I said , like the child who had played with the dolls and bears , ‘ Syl would bring me breakfast in bed , only his mother would n't let him . ’
24 Caroline would give me hell for evermore if she thought I 'd ill-treated her best friend .
25 At £3 a go , this little bit of Naples will cost you £150 .
26 Nikos and Maria will give us lunch . ’
27 ‘ Perhaps Peggy will get you stamps from the machine at the G.P.O. and post the letter for you , ’ suggested Mummy , glancing at Peggy .
28 As Pierre will tell you thees booing is not for you , it ees for me ! ’
29 ‘ Hezbollah are zealots , Mr D'Arcy , but no one in Teheran would call them terrorists , even if acts of terrorism have been attributed to them .
30 We 'll have to give 'em er , or well Andrew will give 'em knives and stuff surely wo n't he , cos he 'll have enough off the train la , la , la , la , la , la Net what ?
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