Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [be] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are not going to have them say you are some kind of dickhead . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I say we are all leaders . |
| 3 | Some people say we 're all establishment minded and other people say we 're all something else minded . |
| 4 | Residents realise there 's little time to deal with a fire … |
| 5 | Residents realise there 's little time to deal with a fire … |
| 6 | When the second 's about six metres up I realise there 's another line just to the right . |
| 7 | I realise there is little chance of the sponsorship suggestion coming about , but there should be some way of assuring that playing for your country does not cost you money in an amateur game that makes a fortune . ’ |
| 8 | small , medium , I 'm sure that 's what I had , no they feel nice though , I did n't like the feel of the other ones , I expect there 's enough money in there , I 've got me plimsolls to put on |
| 9 | Stockbrokers say there is little interest in Pilkington shares and today 's figures will lead to little change in a ‘ continuing sell ’ attitude towards shares . |
| 10 | I 'll seal to such a bond , And say there is much kindness in the Jew . |
| 11 | Yes , I think that 's true , but at the same time there is a debate going on as to whether in fact there 's more violence now than there used to be , some people say there is more violence , other people say that , that erm that 's not the case . |
| 12 | While it is undoubtedly true that Hindus say there are many gods they also declare that there is but one God , Iśwara , Devādhideva , who is God of gods . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't agree with those who say there are some things that are n't quantifiable , ’ he said . |
| 14 | And they also say there 's little truth in the myth that women do n't enjoy dirty or sexy jokes . |
| 15 | You will understand then something of the climate prevailing around Darlington Hall by the time of my father 's fall in front of the summerhouse — this occurring as it did just two weeks before the first of the conference guests were likely to arrive — and what I mean when I say there was little room for any ‘ beating about the bush ’ . |
| 16 | Observers say there was some overlap between his role and that of Hargrave and Wastnage . |
| 17 | Do you know I was thinking this the other day , do you think , say there was some girl like , let's just take Flick no , somebody , who do , who do , who do the people think 's real , who do the blokes always , yeah Flick they think is a real frump do n't they ? |
| 18 | And I say there was some sort of a an embarrassment I can only call it |
| 19 | This slag-bank is very old — belonging , for the most part , to the last years of the last century , when smelting was so extravagant with ore that some people say there was more iron in the slag than in the pig . |
| 20 | I had in mind Vladimir Nabokov , if you 're willing to consider him as an American writer , John Barth , Richard Brortigan , Robert Coover. erm As I say they 're all writers who might come under the heading of , of postmodern meta-fiction writers who do not take for granted that fiction has a , a direct and clearly understandable relationship with society so that it can erm give you a very clear picture of society at a given moment , which was generally the case in the , with British fiction in the nineteenth century . |
| 21 | You say it 's all crap , but you 're starting to believe in it . |
| 22 | Police say it 's another case of rural areas being plagued by gangs of city criminals . |
| 23 | say it was any thing to bother about |
| 24 | You know I mean that 's basically what we want it 's any situation where people talk to each other , with some kind of agenda in mind . |
| 25 | ‘ But at the end of the day , we both realise it is each other 's happiness which matters most . ’ |
| 26 | I say what 's that Playbus ? |
| 27 | ‘ I hope there is another way out , ’ Alexei said . |
| 28 | there are advantages erm and quite honestly if erm er the way I put it is that salary company car and BUPA and all that sort of thing |
| 29 | ‘ I do not understand you , ’ he rasped , ‘ but coming from you I imagine it is some acid comment . |
| 30 | I imagine it was all part of the same reaction . |