Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever I picked up my guitar I played the same basic scalar and arpeggiated patterns . |
| 2 | ‘ For my part I believe the African Jesus would have won if it had not been for the Dark Host . |
| 3 | And they come in , I mean he skids in the hall at night I mean it 's my fault I threw the rubber ring towards the kitchen down the hall he sort of skidded before he got there and there was a , and he must of had mud er , you know like like he had |
| 4 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the young man join Pavic 's queue . |
| 5 | In another letter to my wife I have the following comment : |
| 6 | In fact , of course , I did criticise them , although out of fear of my father I took the easier route and voiced that criticism upon my mother . |
| 7 | You know at my age you recall the first twenty years far better than the second — or the third . |
| 8 | Her wonderful speech about the death of an aunt ( ’ It 's my belief they done the old woman in ’ ) is as blissfully funny as anything on the London stage . |
| 9 | For the first time in my life I found the real Shakespeare . |
| 10 | In my letter I mentioned the particular case of the Times Motoring correspondent who found that the return Brighton — Birmingham rail fare would cost him four times as much as the price of petrol for a car journey , despite driving a not especially economical car . |
| 11 | And for my taste it fulfils the first law of festivals — it 's fun . |
| 12 | In my hyper-ship I have the latest sub-ether radio equipment . |
| 13 | Predators may select prey in order of abundance , as does the barn owl , for instance , in which case they preserve the original pattern of equitability , or they may select less abundant prey preferentially , as do most mustelids , in which case they change it . |
| 14 | Around her neck she wore the famous ‘ Regent ’ , the diamond beyond compare in its beauty which is part of the Crown jewels , while on her head sparkled a magnificent tiara . |
| 15 | Back in her bedroom she settled the little dog beside the still-warm hot-water bottle in her own bed . |
| 16 | With her heart in her mouth she entered the imposing portals of Mon Ré , and rang the bell . |
| 17 | I would also like , and I know this is where I 'll get problems I would if we are gon na try and get the kids into a routine over them doing their work I think the easiest routine for them to have is that you do you , you get , you have your lesson you do your homework that night and you hand it in the next day . |
| 18 | After their marriage they amalgamated the two operations , and formed the F and B chain . |
| 19 | Faced with that counter-attack , Murray stubbornly refused repeated appeals to simply say under which Law he took the unprecedented action . |
| 20 | When a neurotransmitter fits into its receptor it triggers the chemical response that changes the membrane potential and passes the signal from one neurone to another . |
| 21 | To her delight she discovered the perfect wedding present , a set of sheets and matching pillowcases , all edged with lace and stitched with rosebuds . |
| 22 | If you think about the taxation issue , you know , the government in Westminster exercises very stringent controls over what local governments can spend , how much they can borrow , what they spend it on erm if they do n't like it they apply financial sanctions to , to local governments and if they really get up their nose they abolish the local government altogether . |
| 23 | For those who want more of a challenge to their walking I recommend the following route via the shore of Loch Hakel for drama and scenic beauty . |
| 24 | When she turned her head she saw the calm face of a man , a gentle man , a debonair man , a wandering but caring man . |
| 25 | To her astonishment he placed the stolen letter in her trembling hands . |
| 26 | By curving up its abdomen it gives the false impression that it is about to strike with its tail . |
| 27 | In their planning they retain the large central school-room , but the provision of classrooms is greater than the norm established by the church schools . |
| 28 | The coolly spoken words were like a bucket of ice-cold water thrown in her face , but instead of restoring her composure it had the opposite effect of stoking her anger all the more . |
| 29 | In the course of their analysis they state the following : |
| 30 | The model is not a faithful copy of the real thing but because of its simplification it makes the real thing easier to study and learn . |