Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs .
2 Also , you could put your regular fans on a mailing list , writing to them every month to inform them of your next gigs and urging them to bring more of their friends along , in return for a back stage pass to Wembley when you play there !
3 I did not want to worry him in his last moments , so I did not tell him that Linton was also dying .
4 If you used floats on your model during the initial learning period and have since removed them , it would be well worth replacing them for your first circuits .
5 But by the end she chose to overplay her hand and lost the sympathy of those who could have saved her from her last indignities — though perhaps not from the bottle .
6 The comrades we have been teaching are very pleasant , but a bit more reticent than elsewhere — the people at Peking and Sian got round to calling us by our first names , but here it 's ‘ miss ’ and ‘ Professor ’ ( or , to give my name in Chinese ) .
7 When Monmouth was executed , Ken was sent for to attend him in his last hours .
8 If inviting an elderly parent to come to live with you in your own home seems to be the best way of helping her in her last years , the first overtures you make to her on this subject need to be very tactful , bearing all the hallmarks of a really welcoming invitation .
9 The star was shapeless and the candle spattered with glue reminding her of her first efforts .
10 ‘ Did they tell you about his Last Words ? ’
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