Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [pron] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a lot of tooth-sucking for a while as he tried to get me to say more and that was almost funny , given that it was the tooth-sucking that made me think of it in the first place , suddenly thinking . |
| 2 | Why did you let me read about it in the papers ? |
| 3 | The Americans forged ahead not only because they could deploy greater resources , but also because they were more ruthless in seeking out key German experts during the chaos of the German surrender , and in persuading them to work for them in the United States . |
| 4 | Everyone deferred to him in the casting of lots , and after he had tossed his white counter into the bowl which was placed in the centre of the chamber there was a wild scramble for precedence . |
| 5 | He was rather taken aback but said he would report to head office and let me know about it in the New Year . |
| 6 | I grin at myself in the mirror . |
| 7 | I read about it in the paper today |
| 8 | Afterwards I sit with him in the room at the back , the late afternoon light still coming in through the windows . |
| 9 | You were on a raised platform and I passed before you in the parade . " |
| 10 | I rode with them in the cab ( we tossed the oneliners back and forth ) — to our destination . |
| 11 | When I peered at myself in the mirror I screamed . |
| 12 | I am told by my Mother that I was a charming baby ; I used to he in the middle of the bed , kick my legs into the air and coo all day long . |
| 13 | I get all dolled up for a party and then I look at myself in the mirror and suddenly chicken out , put my jeans on , ruffle up my hair , and only then do I feel comfortable . ’ |
| 14 | A few days later , I look at myself in the mirror . |
| 15 | I did n't know and I hid from them in the semantics lab when they came to shrink me , and I sold myself to someone who did n't know how to do it . |
| 16 | I did n't even remember her until I read about her in the papers . ’ |
| 17 | I welcomed moves to cut price increases and did not find that they were being done in secret — I read about them in the newspapers and elsewhere . |
| 18 | ‘ I read about it in the newspapers , a terrible tragedy , ’ Nevil sympathized . |
| 19 | I read about you in the evening paper . |
| 20 | When I read about you in the papers , and then heard you 'd been found , I just had to come . |
| 21 | It is of course necessary for someone to look after them in the home , and though there are some back-up services available , the responsibility mainly falls on one person — usually a close relative or friend , usually a woman . |
| 22 | This is a specimen of our dressing rooms , but not by far the worst , as I know of one in the North of England where a corner of the floor is submerged in filth and water . |
| 23 | Erm I think that those are erm er disadvantages with which any er possible location in Harrogate er District would start and I do n't think the assessment in Mr 's paper er accurately reflects either the criterion in the structure plan er in terms of assimilation , or indeed the nature of the landscape erm and what I know of it in the Harrogate District . |
| 24 | I belonged to them in the sense that when I was interested in something I tried to understand it as far as possible and , of course , even tried to make use of it . |
| 25 | I notice I refer to him in the past tense . |
| 26 | I worked with him in the theatre , through the good times and the bad times . |
| 27 | I appeal to everybody in the Annadale flats to stand together against these thugs there can be no justification for this murder . ’ |
| 28 | I smile at myself in the mirror . |
| 29 | I talked to them in the Friends ' Meeting House on a dark and stormy summer night . |
| 30 | He adds : ‘ I also felt that I wanted to give the love that I felt for her in the way she needs love to be given . ’ |