Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [to-vb] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I intended to take my camera to take a few pictures of the Mao under wraps , apparently for a ‘ spring cleaning . |
| 2 | The Japanese know only too well of the dangers that can be posed by Hong Kong 's ‘ expatriate ’ rugby community in their bid to tread the same path for the next World Cup . |
| 3 | She had even let Doc Threadneedle into her greymass to plug a few loops , although she did n't want too much done in there . |
| 4 | He admired her efforts to make a little money by freelance writing , whilst awaiting a divorce from the husband who had deserted her . |
| 5 | This was the case with a significant number of the girls talking here , for instance , Lorraine and Cathy , both of whose mothers had had children in their teens , and consequently had felt very sympathetic to what their daughters were going through , and Debbie 's mother , who had been more upset because she did not want her daughter to have the same sort of life as she had had . |
| 6 | Wilson-Kastner finds her ‘ high ’ Christology and her feminism to embody the same ideals . |
| 7 | She let her eyes roam over him freely , and longed for her hands to have the same privilege . |
| 8 | Part of its sorcery lies in its ability to instil the same exhilaration from a short run up the road on a Sunday morning , but most of it comes from that aggressive thrust of power that is always more than enough for any driving situation . ’ |
| 9 | The relevant contracts will include provisions requiring the private contractors and their employees to adopt the same standards in protecting the privacy of taxpayer information as apply to Revenue employees . |
| 10 | She slid open a fitted wardrobe to their left to reveal a few suits and pairs of trousers hanging from a rail . |
| 11 | It followed that if the General Commissioners were entitled to their conclusion in H Ltd 's case , it was amply within their power to reach the same conclusion for B Ltd . |
| 12 | He admires the work of the PFA and wants his association to win the same respect . |
| 13 | Demand for his services exceeded his capacity to meet the many requests and in the second year of the scheme he acquired a car to provide greater mobility . |
| 14 | The discovery was a direct outcome of the interest of Dr Bevan Reid ( Reader in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Sydney University 's Queen Elizabeth II Research Centre for Mothers and Infants ) in the cause of cancer , and his aim to resolve the many questions surrounding the problem . |
| 15 | It was his misfortune to envisage every such encounter as a matter of life and death , though by now he should have been used to anticlimax , and to the survival and tenacity of both parties to fight another day . |
| 16 | When the marriage is good , a husband may be able to encourage his wife to see the many compensations in store , including the opportunities to explore their own interests and reinforce their commitment to each other . |
| 17 | As he put his hand in his pocket to withdraw a few coins he knew that he was lost . |
| 18 | Jesus is calling his disciples to have a little faith . |
| 19 | He was there when MacMillan made his famous ‘ Winds of Change ’ speech and recalls being on the same Dakota plane to Sierra Leone as the Foreign Secretary , who was on his way to grant the former colony independence . |
| 20 | The illusion had lasted long enough to make her accept his invitation to spend a few days away as a reward for all her hard work at the shop . |
| 21 | I had a terrible time last Friday — your paper sent me proofs to correct the same day so I had to struggle up with them . |
| 22 | We spend £40,000 a year on books , if there was VAT on books it would cost us £47,000 to buy the same number . |
| 23 | I said Well I thought we were supplying now , it was our turn to have the half year . |