Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] the [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Labour 's spokeswoman on the economy , Margaret Beckett , says the Chancellor has n't stolen her Party 's cloak , and says that if the government had taken her Party 's advice a year ago , the economy would n't have gone through half the pain it has .
2 For half the trip I sat on the floor of the plane , holding the boy 's hand , watching the drip .
3 She had known as soon as they had arrived at the lodge that her heart had made the right decision , even though it felt irresponsible and utterly childish to be spending a summer like this , at her age , and after all the work she had done to put the initials MD after her name .
4 And the amount of help you get the day before your exams -the same morning I turned round to Hilary after all the work she 'd done with me and said , " I 'm going to fail , I 'm not doing it . "
5 I 'm sure the Hague Linker needed a new needle after all the work it had done .
6 After all the moving I think he wants to make this his last club . ’
7 I mean , after all the shit I gave them they 've really stood by me and me girlfriend as well .
8 After all the fuss you made about my giving you roses , should n't you put them in water first ? ’
9 Both , after all the control they needed before the fight , finally were able to show some emotion .
10 After all the trouble they 've caused ? ’
11 After all the trouble we 've taken . ’
12 He praised the performance of 18-year-old Grant Watts , scorer of Palace 's first goal in a shock 2-1 win , and said : ‘ It was a night to enjoy after all the trouble we 've been having this season .
13 I think they found it surprising , after all the trouble we 've gone to promote this loving relationship , that you 've strayed so long from my side . ’
14 Though I can see why you must find that disappointing … ’ she let her gaze drift over his white trousers and faded T-shirt , the same white trousers and faded T-shirt he 'd been wearing earlier ‘ … after all the trouble you 've gone to changing for me . ’
15 After all the trouble you went to arrange this ? ’
16 Enraged by such unappreciative comments after all the trouble she 'd gone to , Fran swung round and marched ahead , stopping abruptly when she heard the unmistakable sound of his laughter .
17 ‘ How could you let me down like this after all the effort I 've made ?
18 And he hit back , saying : ‘ Maybe the British Athletic Federation should have shown me a bit of respect and credit after all the effort I 've put in for them this year .
19 The association provided flats for young couples who after two years were given a return of half the rent they had paid to be used as a deposit on the purchase of a house .
20 Clearly it is impossible to give each of these the attention they merit and I do find EMI makes life extremely complicated with such a plethora of titles ; although each clearly has its place in the EMI scheme of things .
21 In both instances it was a case of better the devil you know
22 For he claims that , despite all the attention it has received , Marx 's doctrine has been radically misunderstood and underestimated .
23 Thus , despite all the effort he had devoted to the cause of German unification , he opposed it when it came through the force of Prussian arms and Bismarckian diplomacy .
24 At the end of this test I can find no failings in the manufacture or materials of the Veta V. Despite all the use I 've made of them they are as good as new .
25 The lack of eyes robbed the face of all the character it had had , of personality , of the vestige of life .
26 Britain is a major market for US plywood — about a million cubic metres of the stuff comes across the Atlantic every year , nearly half of all the plywood we import .
27 Here , for the nostalgic or merely curious among you , is the complete list of all the stuff we 've put out over the years .
28 Then I found out that Jim was making all the original pedals as well , so I decided to get rid of all the stuff I 'd been trying to make all these sounds with and just use the original things .
29 Again , 3i differs here in that 35% of all the money it invests goes to its existing customer base .
30 after a 12-hour delay you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums .
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