Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [vb base] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | they or you have to get any c casual work , I mean y sort of part-time little jobs ? |
| 2 | The reason why people sometimes think they ca n't shed weight on a strict calorie ration of 1,000 daily is that they are guessing at the weight — and thus the calorie content — of their portions of food , or forgetting to add in the calories provided by little items like the butter spread on that bread , or the milk in all those cups of tea ; or they fail to realize that innocent-looking things like that canned soft drink or glass of orange juice , or the mayonnaise coleslaw served in the office canteen ( 'Ca n't contain many calories — it 's salad , is n't it ! ' ) can add a sizeable number of calories to the daily total . |
| 3 | One to the sea , which is about 80 miles away , and another to Sao Paulo which is quite near , and I hope to do some shopping for presents there before I come home . |
| 4 | I only wanted to tell you I 'm really interested in the Foundling babies and I hope to visit some of them for my husband . |
| 5 | I have also been writing an evening class programme which a colleague and I hope to get some funding towards from the local enterprise culture . |
| 6 | I shall definitely be at the airport to meet you and I hope to have some startling and important news to give you in person . |
| 7 | My favourite subject has always been English , and I hope to study this at university . |
| 8 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 9 | I 'm outgoing , I enjoy being active and I like to spend most of my time — when I 'm not studying marine biology — scuba diving . |
| 10 | And I mean to say that 's in all honestly , that 's what 'll happen , they 'll pay less I should imagine . |
| 11 | People get confused then they think , Oh when something I 've got to and I 've to read all those messages a lack of rapport really is n't it ? |
| 12 | ‘ When I 'm on the road I shop , and I try to see all the towns , and the landmarks . |
| 13 | I have been extremely interested in the youth of Shropshire for many years and I try to express this by such activities as being a confirmation catechist , working with young adults with physical and mental disabilities and also attending a week 's work experience at Dehon House . |
| 14 | And I hate to take that particularly because if you are bored with this book |
| 15 | Kapil said : ‘ When I got my 400th Test wicket in Perth last year I promised Sunny that one day both records would belong to Indians and I intend to honour that . |
| 16 | And I intend to keep that promise . ’ |
| 17 | but they want seven and I want to put that big bit at the bottom . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm just glad the teacher is OK and I want to put all this behind me . ’ |
| 19 | And I want to thank those writers with whom solid friendships were formed : Melvyn Bragg , Gordon Burn , Jeremy Paxman , Michael Walsh , Jay Rayner , Colm Toibin and Grub Smith , among others . |
| 20 | And I want to see more of France — I had a ball there — but after Paris I went to Spain and got really ill . |
| 21 | More needs to be done and I want to see more focus on this key area of economic policy . ’ |
| 22 | I 've gone off him since I met Tony but we do share a love of mother earth and I want to see this thing through . |
| 23 | Their taunts must have sickened her , so this ai n't the time to start mauling — even though I 've got a bulge in my pants like a bunch of bananas and I want to rip that nightdress of her and throw her on the bed . |
| 24 | And I want to do that . |
| 25 | ‘ The cottage is still crammed and … and I want to do some visiting . ’ |
| 26 | Leap of Faith will be my third completely straight movie and I want to do more of that and less comedy . |
| 27 | I will try to slant my handwriting to be more adult like , I will try to get many merit points , I will try to get at the top sets for every lesson you are in the top sets for every lesson do well in them , I want to carry on my good progress in the sports area , I do many sports now and I want to do more |
| 28 | I know that plans are well advanced throughout the country for a massive collecting effort next year and I want to wish all of you involved all the very best in your efforts as we approach these days , that 's to say donation days , in the coming year . |
| 29 | And I want to stress this morning how essential it is that the link between the Labour Party and the unions be maintained . |
| 30 | Well of course I 've been saying for some time now , for some time , and I want to underline that , and I hope the government are listening that we 've had twenty thousand troops on our streets , we 've twelve thousand armed policemen on our streets , we have the strictest security laws in Western Europe , and none of these things have solved our problem . |