Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For these stories plus the rest of the news , join me Ben for the extended bulletin at five on Trent F M. |
| 2 | This episode has not changed my attitude to the job of managing Celtic and I will be going before the board at a later date to give them my plans for the immediate future . ’ |
| 3 | He told them , ‘ Everyone had a codename in those days and , because of my admiration for the Irish struggle for Independence , I chose ‘ Michael ’ , a name I called myself after Michael Collins . ’ |
| 4 | I yield to no one in my admiration for the great Iron Duke himself , but my favourite general of the Napoleonic wars was General Kutuzov . |
| 5 | Now … in my enthusiasm for the anecdotal aspect of all this I have neglected to mention the other half of Goffmann 's analysis of remedial procedure . |
| 6 | That was due to my enthusiasm for the excellent achievements of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister at Maastricht . |
| 7 | I was taken from the cellar in Beirut and enjoyed the warmth of the sun on my skin for the first time in a thousand days . |
| 8 | Dacourt looked at me under lowered brows as if recognising my existence for the first time . |
| 9 | ‘ I am only sorry that my requests for the Public Accounts Committee to investigate royal travel costs as well as the cost of the royal palaces was not agreed to . ’ |
| 10 | My search for the right kind of toy cannon . |
| 11 | I drove out of Newtown and went to begin my search for the mysterious man on the moor . |
| 12 | I could n't do anything about Nassim 's cousin being in Pakistan , I reasoned as I rinsed my mouth for the hundredth time . |
| 13 | My ambition for the Royal Court is simply to create the most exciting theatre in London . |
| 14 | I 'd been so preoccupied with the physical results of my condition for the last hour that I 'd forgotten its other effects . |
| 15 | Will my hon. Friend accept my thanks for the helpful way in which he dealt with my representations on this subject ? |
| 16 | Ed , — I am writing to express , through Link , my thanks for the marvellous gesture by general manager , who instigated a get-together lunch for the Kirkcaldy maltings ' pensioners on . |
| 17 | It is thus that I arrive at my multiplier for the whole life of eighteen . |
| 18 | I said , ‘ You have n't seen my work for the past year , have you ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Jason has been my boss for the last year , and as far as I was concerned a reasonably good one . |
| 20 | I never paid my bills for the last month |
| 21 | After putting up the tent , I sat outside , took the bandage off my shin for the last time , and undressed , before washing myself with a mug of water . |
| 22 | Certainly she presented me with my medal for the 100 metres and as I stood on the plinth she did not bat an eyelid . |
| 23 | I am worried by the enthusiasm of some of my constituents for the Bengal tiger and rare species in various parts of the world , while tending to disregard animals in our local habitats . |
| 24 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 25 | I could n't wait for the bell to ring at four in the afternoon when class would end and I could bang my lid for the last time before running all the way down the Whitechapel Road to help out on the barrow . |
| 26 | I still keep as a bookmark my ticket for the 1989 Revolution Day parade in Red Square . |
| 27 | The ME Polartek Sweater has hardly been off my back for the past month or so . |
| 28 | In the meantime , my thirteenth birthday was coming up , and it seemed like a good time to revive my request for the perfect present : a bird of prey . |
| 29 | Sir , — I was relieved to read Mr Marshall 's letter ‘ Keep the audit , save the practice ’ , ( ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 6 ) because it tells me that there are others who share my fears for the small practitioner . |
| 30 | ‘ Before the fight they were chanting my name for the first time and I could see the effect it had on Ruddock , his head was going down while my chest was swelling with pride . |