Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [pers pn] like this " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the circumstances , it was reasonable he should hold me like this . |
| 2 | Right , now that 's what a decimal is a decimal is , that 's what a decimal is , and there are some people think we should write them like this , or you could n't , you could n't do this . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'll do it like this , ’ they 'd told him . |
| 4 | Well I 'll put it like this . |
| 5 | Well , I 'll take the microphone off cos I 'll put it like this , down here like this No Caelia , no just leave it alone . |
| 6 | I look like shit because my mind is on higher things , because I 'm so busy I do n't have time to wash my hair , because if you really love me you 'll love me like this as well . |
| 7 | It was appalling the way he could affect her like this . |
| 8 | It was unbelievable that anyone could condemn her like this without good reason . |
| 9 | I never thought we could see it like this . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Honestly , ’ Charles was saying , after more than an hour of beleaguered explanation , or semi-explanation , ‘ I did n't think you 'd take it like this , old thing , I thought you 'd — well , I thought you 'd be relieved , to tell you the truth . |
| 11 | So you could try it like this if we had twenty four we could see what happens if you make them into twos ? |
| 12 | The local team 's reply to England 's 334 for 4 was a not unimpressive 221 for 3 , with a trio of schoolboy prodigies ( 'We could produce them like this on better pitches , ’ Stewart said ) in their line-up . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's a good shot you got there , but , you know , on the next one , I 'd shoot it like this … |
| 14 | ‘ You shall paint me like this if it would please you , Barney dear , ’ she whispered aloud . |
| 15 | He would catch her like this , she thought disgustedly , old jeans , old sweater , dirty hands — and face , a quick glance in the mirror told her . |
| 16 | She was to find out that something would startle her like this and then quieten down to an apparent normality , only to find that she had really been shaken up into accepting an entirely unnatural situation and adapting it to the flow of her life . |
| 17 | " Anyway , " Anna goes on , " let's put it like this — you would n't say " no " to a Britisher ? " |
| 18 | The first the first firm offer I get now and let's put it like this . |
| 19 | That means you can treat me like this . |
| 20 | So what we have , if I can paint it like this , is a development programme which does n't just rely on Oxfordshire Social Services putting cash into it , because there are , if we manage this process properly , other people who we can encourage to bring money into Oxfordshire , but the key thing that 'll only do it is if they 're confident that they 're dealing with a competent organization and somebody that they trust and they have some form of credibility . |
| 21 | Panama shoots her a quizzical glance , moves round to a position directly behind Archie 's plunging rear and , saying , ‘ You can do it like this an ’ all , dear , ’ delivers her chunky brogue with astonishing force into Archie 's tight scrotum . |
| 22 | Secondly , I get another dollop of money , if I can put it like this , for Home Care right across the county . |
| 23 | Right you can cancel it like this you multi can you multiply fractions ? |