Example sentences of "[pron] this " in BNC.
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| 31 | Dad patted me on the head and Mum gives me this little kiss on the cheek and then they went off and left me with this old woman . |
| 32 | Tell me this , ’ Doctor Staples asked , ‘ you 've been depressed lately , am I right ? |
| 33 | For me this is the message of Kenya — Praise God . |
| 34 | ‘ But give me this any time , ’ he laughed . |
| 35 | You will be wondering , what is the message of Christmas for me this year in the face of this or that problem ? |
| 36 | Telephone me this evening — at the theatre . |
| 37 | What likes have your sisters been spreading about me this time ? |
| 38 | ‘ I know I 'm your therapist , but I do n't think it 's a good idea to tell me this . |
| 39 | ‘ But why did you make me this way ? ’ |
| 40 | ‘ Jahsaxa , do n't push me this way ! ’ |
| 41 | I remember Geoff telling me this , tears streaming down his face , marvelling at how it was his children who had the strength to carry on , and that it was they who had this practical , yet profound way of reaching to the heart of the matter . |
| 42 | She had given me this book , Period , and she says that how you feel about your first period affects you all your life , it affects your self-image , so it 's very important . |
| 43 | My mum always tells me I 'm the most beautiful woman in the world ; she told me this even when I had chickenpox ! ’ |
| 44 | I know that he kicked and punched me ; I know he told me this was what I wanted , that no one would ever love me , and this was all I was fit for ; and I know he raped me . |
| 45 | Allen : He did n't tell me this . |
| 46 | A friend showed me this in the newspaper . |
| 47 | ‘ I 'm disappointed for those under 14s who have n't had a chance to see me this time , but I 'm looking forward to doing a full scale tour probably next year when everyone will have a chance to come along , ’ she added . |
| 48 | ‘ He told me when he gave me this one . ’ |
| 49 | He gave me this . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ Behold , thou hast driven me this day away from the ground ; and from thy face I shall be hidden ; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth and whoever finds me will slay me . ’ |
| 51 | ‘ Betty gave me this . |
| 52 | ‘ Why are you asking me this ? ’ |
| 53 | The LA police told me this . |
| 54 | When Disllokey nods to me this morning it is with a distant seriousness , as if he is already bracing himself to lose his identity in the harshly impersonal world across the water . |
| 55 | Why do you show me this picture ? ’ |
| 56 | He told me this gaily , as if it did not much matter whether I believed it or no . |
| 57 | I would have concluded Herr Bremann was suffering from some serious illness , but for certain remarks his lordship made at that time assuring me this was not so . |
| 58 | For me this is one of its limitations . |
| 59 | The time was 9 a.m. , the sky was clear and blue , and nothing was going to stop me this time . |
| 60 | When I asked Lee what 's going on , he told me this guy had met him at the airport and that he had a letter and had said he 'd caddied for Henry Cotton . |