Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know , where she keeps him prisoner . ’ |
| 2 | Where they gave me meat and drink . ’ |
| 3 | I ca n't tell 'em apart , so I call 'em Bubble and Squeak , and whichever one answers it does n't make any difference . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I understand , ’ she responded coldly , ‘ a lot more than you give me credit for . |
| 5 | ‘ The public are quicker to shift opinion than we give them credit for . |
| 6 | Moray Lawson will be the editor next issue so we wish him luck ( he 'll need it ) . |
| 7 | However , members wanted to recognise his outstanding contribution to the club so they elected him president . |
| 8 | He did not discuss his ordeal with Ranulf or the Prior , although he told them time and again that all was well and let them order his life , content to drift , think and reflect . |
| 9 | The Roman Emperors were much more slippery than anyone gives them credit for . |
| 10 | Perhaps Adams was more astute than he gave him credit for . |
| 11 | Well if I refer you , Dave Girt , Leeds City , if I refer you madam to the first paragraph of R P G 2 which is strategic planning guidance for West Yorkshire . |
| 12 | If I gave you sort of X to the seventeen or something , well you could put two values in . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , they usually do if I give them time . ’ |
| 14 | It depends on how much you can do how much Simon can do on his own if I give him stuff to do . |
| 15 | If I give him money he goes and spends it If I lend him the bike he loses it He 's completely unreliable |
| 16 | If I give you money , will you go away ? ’ |
| 17 | So , if someone tells us charity is wrong — he not only salves our conscience , but saves us money too . |
| 18 | Originally , I felt quite negative towards him — until I met him face to face and thought , ‘ Oh , he 's quite a nice man . ’ |
| 19 | The guy would n't take me until I showed him money . |
| 20 | You will not leave here until I give you permission . ’ |
| 21 | yes , that 's the money supply and measures , the measures of money supply I 'm sure you 'll be okay you should beat what I got anyway , cos I saw it sort of cold I could see you were put into shits of boredom , they go totally over the top most of the time my parents |
| 22 | It was Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell who first gave meaning to the expression ‘ If ye want me thungummy , ring me . ’ |
| 23 | Then she fell back on the turf and stared at the sky until she deemed it time to go home . |
| 24 | " I shall do so until you give me leave to be more familiar . " |
| 25 | There 's nothing unusual about this car … until you see it side on . |
| 26 | Cos she does them bread and butter ones |
| 27 | If she gives you authority to sign on . |
| 28 | If she gave him box office , Beatty gave her security . |
| 29 | She pointed to a high-backed wooden chair , adding , ‘ If she makes you sitting-room company she cuts your rations . ’ |
| 30 | I await its summons , and as a preliminary response , end with two lines from Blake 's Milton : ‘ If you account it Wisdom when you are angry to be silent , and Not to shew it , I do not account that Wisdom , but Folly … ‘ |