Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pers pn] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is impossible to think of him as a Londoner , this move began a lifelong association with the capital to which he returned every year for a few months , even after he had given up all thoughts of making it his permanent home . |
| 2 | No , I 've always admired them for doing it their own way and getting away with it all the way to the end . |
| 3 | Ganymede was beloved by ZEUS , who assumed the guise of an eagle so as to spirit him up to Olympus ; there he was given immortality and became the gods ' cup-bearer , responsible for giving them their daily draught of the Elixir of Life . |
| 4 | I do want you to know how clearly I understand my deep obligation to you for giving me my first insight into the real problem we were facing and my first understanding of the nature of clinical research ’ . |
| 5 | A few minutes later he rose and I heard him say , ‘ Goodnight and thank you for giving me your interesting reminiscences . ’ |
| 6 | It struck me that in calling me his heavenly brother he had gone straight to the heart of all our missionary endeavours . |
| 7 | Now if we consult this record , and remember the success , in giving it its modern form , of a gallery of reformers of roughly utilitarian hue from Tom Paine , Bentham , J.S. Mill , and Tolstoy , to Bernard Shaw , Sidney and Beatrice Webb , and Evelyn Strachey , we might wonder why its provisions for animals do not embody more closely the ideals of that theory . |
| 8 | Fernando sat in the seat Steve had vacated , turning to speak to the waiter in rapid Catalan before giving her his full attention . |
| 9 | ‘ Apart from giving you my private phone number ? ’ |
| 10 | The owners , the Signori Grignaffini , gave us a warm welcome before showing us our new home , and then insisted that we should have supper with them . |
| 11 | He did not hesitate in offering me his reserve goalie , the Ukrainian , Igor Pushov . |
| 12 | She insisted on telling me her entire life story , regardless of whether I wanted to listen or not . ’ |
| 13 | Erm yeah I th I mean I , I 've got more or less all the points that have been raised but I , I just felt that it went it er it was almost as though you 'd made your mind up before you went in that you were gon na tell him what compressed funds was |
| 14 | Still , as long as you 're not thinking about makin' me your fancy piece , I 'll do me best to stand up brave to the world . ’ |
| 15 | Textbooks are useful ( particularly for telling you which primary sources to look for ) , but you should not have to refer to them very often in writing your final essay or dissertation . |
| 16 | Finally , we would like to keep you informed about our work by sending you our latest news every quarter . |
| 17 | Dumpy , down-to-earth Nellie faced facts and realised people would spot the difference in age between herself and Robert , so decided to confuse them all by calling him her adopted son . |
| 18 | Players hide the studs from referees by showing him their reserve pair — complete with regulation studs — and them quickly switch before the game . |
| 19 | The various forms of religion in particular reveal the human spirit facing the ultimate questions about the meaning of existence , and by studying them our own understanding can be deepened and extended . |
| 20 | Can I start however by telling you what this case is not about . |
| 21 | I hope that by telling you my personal experience it will help to save others . |