Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyway , I 've come to see me old mate Bella here . |
| 2 | I was just let off for an afternoon to sit my first year Sociology exam and then I came into the hospital that was to be my home for the next three years . |
| 3 | I think they rather wanted me to wear my old farm clothes , but we compromised with a grey check skirt which a good friend gave me , and a blue jumper . |
| 4 | If anyone thinks I 'm going to miss my lovely Alvar Liddell they 've got another think coming . |
| 5 | I was greatly tempted to hurl my despised Waaf hat from the train window as we were speeding southwards , and I do n't really know what stopped me . |
| 6 | My Dad met us at the airport and , of course , the first thing that I wanted to do was to see my younger brother Russell . |
| 7 | I was delighted to see my old friend Bessie again . |
| 8 | I 'm interested to see my old buddy Ken DaMange taking pride of place in midfield . |
| 9 | Since retiring in 1973 , I have been able to continue my early morning devotion , from which has emerged every six months a small book of personal prayers or musings about prayer . |
| 10 | But I used to like my little Hillman Imp . |
| 11 | Raschid who is here today was President and I attended with my own Table Chairman at that time David who not only encouraged me to attend my first A G M but encouraged me to get involved involved in ri in Round Table right from the very onset . |
| 12 | What made it more extraordinary was that everything had conspired against them , from the Home Unions committee 's refusal to grant them official Lions status right through to the kick-off . |
| 13 | Can I ask that you agree on eight one A to grant them twenty-one Saturday city centre permits , and you 're clear that you 've left out NovaSports and AvaRag , and you understand why ? |
| 14 | The Midland sent Geoffrey Taylor , its future chief executive , to negotiate a deal , He returned with the news that Crocker would welcome an investment by the Midland but completely refused to grant them any management control . |
| 15 | And then later on , oh and then she was going to see room bookings and try to find me another dining hall cos I said it 's pretty late notice , and she said oh no , it 's a week and I thought well I had booked it two months ago . |
| 16 | And the first priority must be to find them suitable replacement housing . |
| 17 | Those who depend solely on their licensed dealers to find them another Polly Peck ( probably the most spectacular penny share success ever ) are probably doomed to disappointment If they are lucky , they will be the blind led by the blind . |
| 18 | Increasingly , candidates for political leadership have seen the balance of advantage swing away from those who control organizational resources towards those with ‘ media recognition ’ — a public profile calculated to secure them appropriate media coverage with the new mass selectorate that chooses presidential candidates or party leaders . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd like you to meet my new friend Mike . |
| 20 | However , I do not want to offend my local church organist by asking her to step down . |
| 21 | She loved wearing beautiful clothes and priceless jewels , and was thrilled to meet her favourite pop stars and actors , go to rock concerts , ballets , operas and glittering film premiéres . |
| 22 | COUNCILS have been accused of refusing to come to the rescue of hard-pressed small firms struggling to meet their Uniform Business Rate demands . |
| 23 | Adults are usually able to meet their own safety needs . |
| 24 | In the second week of the festival Radio 's 1,2,3,4 and 5 and BBC Radio Ulster will be inviting listeners to meet their favourite radio personalities , participate in programmes and be members of the audience during live shows from the ELMWOOD HALL and various other festival venues . |
| 25 | For FT-SE 100 futures , clearing house members can choose to meet their initial margin obligations by depositing UK Treasury bills or bank guarantees with the clearing house ( Bassett , 1987 ) . |
| 26 | She moved there with French husband and , after failing to persuade the French authorities to accept her English teaching qualifications , she has pursued a career as a bilingual secretary , joining Courtaulds seven years ago . |
| 27 | Ireland was told to pull its equal pay socks up or else . |
| 28 | She did not know what to do with Rupert so had asked him to refill her hot water bottle . |
| 29 | NORWEGIAN international Tore Dahlum could be just the first addition to Manchester United 's staff as manager Alex Ferguson seeks a goalscoring hero to revive their Premier League title prospects . |
| 30 | THE US secretary of state , Warren Christopher , on his first foreign mission , arrived in the Middle East yesterday aiming to push Arabs and Israelis to revive their stalled peace talks . |