Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whatever was lost for me by that death I still saw , and see , love as the only real world . |
| 2 | If they provide excellent support for someone of heavy build they 're most unlikely to suit anyone lighter . |
| 3 | Only his politics are bad , about which in due course I did ‘ warn ’ . |
| 4 | And also you said , you were going , you were taking the piss out of me about that thing I told you about something to do with Aaron erm |
| 5 | I found coming into Suffolk from Hertfordshire I had n't heard the , any East Anglian dialect before at all erm I did n't find it difficult , there were only two cases and I can remember thinking there were two people er , one of whom is still alive , er who I had great difficulty in understanding and I thought when I can follow both of them without any difficulty I shall know I really belong . |
| 6 | I 've got lots of them inside that maisonette you know when |
| 7 | And I can see that for the tasks that lie ahead of you in this school you are splendidly equipped . |
| 8 | Talking to Nephthys was a way of getting to know her dead sister by proxy , for she had plenty of spirit , and within her there was a streak of rebellion against her family , particularly her father , though there was no hint of it in any word she spoke . |
| 9 | ‘ It was about 5.30pm , pouring with rain outside and I was making Sophie 's tea when a preacher came to the door and broke the news , but like everyone in that situation you just do n't believe it . |
| 10 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 11 | He also criticised the decision of the Court of Appeal in the South Hetton Coal Co. case [ 1894 ] 1 Q.B. 133 , by which we are bound , and with which in any event I agree . |
| 12 | If I stay in this house with you for another minute I 'm going to go quite mad . ’ |
| 13 | And then if er you want a so solicitor with you on that day we 'll have to come to some arrangement with you privately about the costs . |
| 14 | You took a good deal with you at that time I presume |
| 15 | If she could have gone to bed with him at that moment it would have been all right . |
| 16 | You must tackle a warren as though you intend to do a good job at it ; there 's precious little point or pleasure in dabbling with it for that way you achieve very little . |
| 17 | As we drive from mine to exhausted mine I chat with some of the first group about doing geology . |
| 18 | I got a , good buy for him on that coat he 's wearing , got it in Benny 's . |
| 19 | The annuity is actually quite a attractive because there 's not much tax er liability on an annuity anyway , only a very small proportion and for her in this situation she could actually make a single contribution of say eight thousand pound , the maturity from the endowment , and actually buy this sort of contract straight off . |
| 20 | P T O I suppose it 's unlikely that I 'll ever see you again but we might see each other at William 's or something and if you ever need to speak to me for some reason you can call me at school |
| 21 | If you have any comments you would like to make to me on this exercise I shall be most grateful to receive them . |
| 22 | To me in that mood it seemed more important than philosophy , like the poetry of Keats or the music of Sibelius . |
| 23 | But both found themselves possessed of a consuming interest in astronomy , to which in due course they devoted the rest of their lives after disposing of other distractions — in Hubble 's case , his law , and national service in two world wars . |
| 24 | ‘ But when it happens to you in that way it 's another ball game entirely . |
| 25 | Although I do not wish to dwell on it at this stage I feel I should say something regarding my understanding of Christianity . |
| 26 | And talking of cards , ’ she went on quickly as it registered with Fabia that if adding Cara 's name to hers on any card she sent home was n't lying , then she did n't know what was , ‘ you 'd better take a couple of my business cards . ’ |
| 27 | If it were put to us in this way we might be less prone to think of it as imposing a vastly increased burden on the community . |
| 28 | And they sent back and now this is what they said to us in this letter I remember this distinctly that er if we want you to come out we 'll tell you but we regard your factories as our second line of defence . |
| 29 | I 'd like to know more about it because having gone through it without any eventuality I 'd quite like to know what I missed ! |
| 30 | This is because computerised information is not as rigidly organised in advance , which means that you can search through it in any way you please . |