Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] a " in BNC.

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1 He was in a filthy mood , first because I 'd suggested he sleep on my floor instead of at Sorrel 's so we could get an early start , then because I 'd made him wear a suit and tie to go with our Yuppie cover ( and because I 'd insisted on the shirt as well ) .
2 But he 'd made it swallow a hook beforehand — ( Serafine opens her mouth and wiggles her little finger inside , and both Xanthe and Miranda squirm at the sight of her soft tongue , imagining the laceration , the capture. ) — And this little hook 's at the end of a thread , and the thread 's attached to a trapeze of sticks hanging above .
3 The band agreed to let them issue a cassette containing a free badge and it was clear that both parties were supporting each other .
4 So when you started did you receive a wage , rather than piece rate ?
5 Bert Howe was a consistent , reliable and determined full-back , who signed for us just after Christmas 1958 and first appeared for the Palace in the dark days of the 4th Division , but who proceeded to help us secure a place in Division Two .
6 Ah lovely I saw saw them live a couple of times they appeared on T V shows as well .
7 And I went do you want a cup of tea .
8 And , and , I asked did you have a perm done and she said no .
9 But it would be nice to be told that he was all the same , even if it did make me feel a bit sad . ’
10 , oh , it did make you sneeze a lot did n't it Digger ?
11 Yeah we did did we organize a sweeper for today .
12 Did did it take a while to cut crop this size ?
13 Elizabeth had let him wear a gold chain of hers round his neck .
14 Out of the kindness of his heart he had let him have a job in his shoe repair shop .
15 She had let me see a draft of it , and I fancied that she had been a little timid about the dénouement , which was death in a motor accident , and feared that her own terrible anxiety over her son in the past might have inhibited her .
16 He was the biggest man in Polruan was Uncle Harry , a real giant of a man and once she had seen him knock a child over by mistake when all he had meant to do was cuff him playfully on the ear .
17 My mother had intended no lewdness , but the connotations of her remark had made me feel a greater , more immediate sense of defilement than that which I already experienced .
18 He remembered very clearly that she had made him look a fool .
19 With the amazing eyesight that had helped him become a great player , Luke pointed out egrets , storks and even a snake that whisked into its hole before Perdita could see it .
20 Ser Sergio 's in erm London at half term with the Cubs for about four days , I said do you fancy a sort of two or three day break , said one of these short breaks ?
21 Bob said do you want a drink and Ron said do you want a drink and I said to Ron do you want a drink Ron and everyone said do you want a drink and
22 Bob said do you want a drink and Ron said do you want a drink and I said to Ron do you want a drink Ron and everyone said do you want a drink and
23 Bob said do you want a drink and Ron said do you want a drink and I said to Ron do you want a drink Ron and everyone said do you want a drink and
24 And I said do you want a piece of paper to write him a message or something ?
25 He said do you want a pint ?
26 you know this is so she says oh I 'll probably see ya , er one night she was er cutting all the up for the rest of the week like , she said do you want a bet on the the big race this Saturday ?
27 there 's cheese and onion , there was salad cream and erm she said do you want a salad ?
28 Oh Margaret had some the other day , she said do you want a bit of this cheese , it 's green , it 's some , it 's some green , I said I do n't want any of that
29 A gentleman stopped me as I was coming back and he said do you own a white Austin Metro .
30 mm , I think maybe at the start though when I said do you have a beautiful body , maybe I asked the wrong questions , let me ask you this question at the end , do you like your body ? , er button one for yes and button two for no , and maybe we 'll get a different answer then , eighty five people said no they did n't have a beautiful body , but fifty six people here say yes they like their body , forty four is too many people who do n't , why not ? , who said no ? , why , why do n't you ? , yes
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