Example sentences of "[noun] of [verb] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was standing straight , looking in his direction but seemingly through him , and the strange look on her face brought him around fully , and he was about to speak , not with the intention of giving her the true version of why he wanted to volunteer , for it was n't in him to hurt her to that extent , but she turned from him and , quietly opening the door , went out . |
| 2 | and er obviously I want to sort of give you the best possible price |
| 3 | The thought of facing her the next day was quite terrifying , but not an obligation Meryl intended to shirk . |
| 4 | " The extension of majority voting will be examined … together with the possibility of making it the general rule with a limited number of exceptions . " |
| 5 | There was also disagreement over the proposal to improve benefits and entitlements for part-time workers , and the Commission was forced in June 1990 to postpone the idea of offering them the same rights , on a pro-rata basis , as their full-time counterparts . |