Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] ['s] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | such as this year 's figures you know they 're not paying you to somebody over the phone and expect to remember of course they ca n't so I 've got the detail that I need to keep looking at , and there about that 's about it . |
| 2 | Encouraged by their interpretations of each others ' dreams they set off against Humbaba to cut down his cedar forests . |
| 3 | With a knowledge of each other 's roles they are able to predict and comprehend the actions of the other . |
| 4 | Petty had already intimated that he might not be able to continue his attendance at the debates further ( after 29 October ) , but before the end of that day 's proceedings he explained why ‘ we [ the Levellers ] would exclude apprentices , or servants , or those that take alms , it is because they depend upon the will of other men and should be afraid to displease [ them ] ’ . |
| 5 | Because of the immediate nature of such patients ' problems it is important that whatever form of help is offered should be available without too much delay , and for this reason health-centre-based therapists may be of particular value , as has been shown in the case of psychologists ( Robson et al. 1984 ) and social workers ( Shepherd et al. 1979 ) . |
| 6 | Of all Elinor 's friends he was the least likely to be suspected of her murder . |
| 7 | The reply was murmured into the string of turquoise shark 's teeth she wore round her neck . |
| 8 | But for the bony discomfort of the seats and the pressure of other people 's legs it was quite pleasant to take our time . |
| 9 | Judging by accounts of last year 's knees-up it 's going to be a night to remember — a carnival of flesh — a drink and drugs frenzy . |
| 10 | Do you remember at the announcement of last year 's results we erm we mentioned that we were concentrating on four themes one 's cost reduction er driving for cash erm , improving our market share and investing for the future . |
| 11 | For all George 's faults he was not a murderer . |
| 12 | He ate a gargantuan meal , starting with some plovers ' eggs they had overlooked earlier , working on through a few roast geese with a brace or so of ducklings on the side , and ending with one half of a cheese and a couple of bowls of fruit . |
| 13 | If the people of Ulster disagree with any party 's views they have a simple remedy — vote against them . |
| 14 | Anyway he owned the place and in most people 's eyes he had every right to chuck me out . |
| 15 | In both characters ' lives it was mainly men who had oppressed them , for Phyllisia it was her father who preferred her sister , Ruby . |
| 16 | If you care about changing women 's lives you 've got to consider that Clare , you ca n't just throw Mrs Ramsay out — ’ |
| 17 | As the sells his beers to the free trade and to national brewers ' pubs he has noticed both the swingeing price increases imposed by the brewing giants and the reaction among their tenants . |
| 18 | Erm , so you would leave what I call this deadwood lying on your spreadsheet , cells that are using up memory , they 're not needed any more erm , on many people 's spreadsheets I 've discovered quite a lot of deadwood using up large amounts of memory , like in some people 's cases two-thirds of the memory used by the deadwood . |
| 19 | Delia Cope believes by listening to Black women 's poems she is doing us a favour . |