Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] [noun] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 In 87 ( ‘ Farewell — Thou art too dear for my possessing ’ ) the Friend 's inconstancy and betrayal are excused as a simple error of judgement : Here , though , Shakespeare is not content to let the irony stand , for the couplet , with its sarcastic double-rhyme , dispels both illusion and self-deception : ‘ Thus have I had thee as a dream doth flatter — /In sleep a king , but waking no such matter . ’
2 Mitch Cook 's free-kick was hacked clear to Steve O'Shaughnessy on the edge of the box , where the Bradford old boy he was released by them as a youngster let fly with a powerful right-foot shot which Bradford keeper Paul Tomlinson allowed to slip under his body .
3 Granted not everyone has a PC to use it on , but if someone in the family does use one , I thoroughly recommend purchasing this software .
4 Which was good news for START ( Skin Treatment and Research Trust ) as we also asked you for a donation to help START in their research into replacement skin for series skin problems .
5 I understood exam stress thanks to you — my daughter took me to the exams to help keep me calm .
6 The success which eluded her in the classroom did arrive but from an unexpected quarter .
7 It is not allowed for anyone in the chain to let go of hands in order to catch someone .
8 It proved to be a surprisingly accurate account of what in the event did happen , and is outlined here to illustrate the way in which , in one corner of Oxfordshire , changes which had been argued over for a decade could be effected in a relatively short time .
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