Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What kind of people d' you think I the first year psychology students they 've been given some sexual orientation ? |
| 2 | We do not know who the first organist in the old church were . |
| 3 | What was , does anybody know what the first term was ? |
| 4 | " I do n't know what the next step will be but someone will make the breakthrough " said Cadogan . |
| 5 | But I can show you , I can show you the eighth floor and show you where the gang where is the eighth floor ? |
| 6 | Mr Coker was a forward-looking fellow : ‘ And now ’ , he said , ‘ let me show you the third class coach of the future . |
| 7 | And would Feargal now give him the third degree ? |
| 8 | I it 's she will type it in as two , and then you will give her the next draft and then two and then the next draft and then two , I mean there 's no confusion there for her . |
| 9 | The dog is commanded to sit and if he does n't do it the first time , he is pushed gently into position . |
| 10 | 's kept us on file and will give us the first date available in June . |
| 11 | Not our our owns but erm other people and they could see them the next day when the steamers went to the north isles for the er the cockerels or the hens sitting on the top of them . |
| 12 | ‘ He did n't like me the last time around . |
| 13 | I did n't believe it the first time either . ’ |
| 14 | I have recently been to a performance of Mr Handel 's Messiah and , would you believe it the Second West Yorkshire Yeomanry is to hold a Regimental Ball in the New Year , in the Exchange Buildings ! ’ |
| 15 | He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it . |
| 16 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |
| 17 | ‘ I shall call you the next time we are free , and we will do the rest , Yes ? ’ |
| 18 | What I 'll do is I 'll read you the first paragraph of rule six and actually bend the rule and put those words in and it really does n't make any sense at all , so listen carefully on this one and do n't be surprised if you do n't understand me . |
| 19 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
| 20 | He did not hear her the first time , she had to repeat what she said . |
| 21 | One part of a sentence may indicate what the second part is likely to be . |
| 22 | IAN McCANN cruises the mean streets of Kingston to find out what a crap fist they 're making of the great man 's legacy , and to talk to some of those who helped make him the Third World 's finest musical ambassador . |
| 23 | Okay now er Garth Brookes my favourite country singer at the moment and er your chance to win this Elvis video okay you have to ring in we 're giving this away first you have to ring in and tell me and tell me the next word no I ca n't do that I ca n't no I ca n't do it 's too easy okay . |
| 24 | Who can tell me the next number . |
| 25 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 26 | What do I tell him the next time he asks |
| 27 | It occurred to me this was not an ideal arrangement ; I had a funny , cold feeling in the middle of dinner that perhaps we had been wrong to delay matters until this last moment , where there could be no immediate follow-up , when I must leave him the next day . |
| 28 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 29 | I said to her if she did n't make it the first time , let her lend you my hammer she said do n't you talk like that and do n't you let e Geoff hear you ! |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't usually let a bloke kiss me the first time , ’ she said . |