Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [vb infin] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was sorry to see it go in a way , but on the other hand it 's been laid up for many years and now it 's going to give pleasure to other people . |
| 2 | In this regard it is interesting to hear him comment in The Favourite Game that ‘ deprivation is the mother of poetry . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It seemed unfair to make them play in the dark , ’ John says . |
| 4 | And even now , after Dr Neil 's healing influence , daily exerted , for although he could not make direct love to her he was able to let her know in a thousand different ways how much he loved her , and how precious she was to him , she still felt the odd shudder of shame and fear . |
| 5 | The Irish selectors were keen to see him play in the inter-pro series in his bid for a place in the Irish side . |