Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] of [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I mean would n't you be absolutely pig sick of them by the first of December never mind christmas .
2 ‘ These are vital training opportunities many of them for the most disadvantaged young people , ’ he added .
3 Then one day all of us on the maintenance crew were watching a blue movie .
4 Leonora forgot Guy and everything else in her rediscovered world as Penry 's presence transformed the darkness into an exciting , intimate microcosm inhabited by two people oblivious of everything but the sheer physical pleasure of being together .
5 The Immense parasites twining round the trees taking root some of them at the tops of the trees and hanging down to the ground , others surrounding the trees like a crown — heard the bell bird with his incessant ting ting , the coachwhip bird & c. — a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning — soon cleared up — every green thing looked more beautiful for its sprinkling . ’
6 And if they go a goal ahead in Turkey , the home-team are going to kick hell out of them and hopefully side-line most of them until the New Year ( and god knows what the crowd will do — have you ever seen Midnight Express ? )
7 His sportsmanship and style of play is refreshing , and I hope to see a lot more of him in the near future .
8 ‘ Millions of people travel to the region every year many of them for the first time and we want to make sure that the lasting impression they take with them is a good one . ’
9 I hope the majority of regular readers of this column appreciate a broad spectrum of modern , popular music styles ; after last month 's metal mayhem , we now have Martin Rooms of Leicester to thank for requesting an article on the track One Of Us from the album ‘ The Visitors ’ by one of the purest pop acts to emerge in the last 20 years , ABBA .
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