Example sentences of "[pron] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Readers will remember my telling them of British Coal 's current advertising campaign aimed at convincing the power generators to place any future contracts with it . |
| 2 | Before we look at students ' construction of science , it is important to stress that students ' decision to study science was not merely a consequence of their preferring it to other subjects , or being good at it , but the result of schooling and family influences . |
| 3 | Lift a few leeks , parsnips and other overwintering vegetables and store them in a shed in case frost prevents you lifting them from open ground . |
| 4 | Flaubert 's Dictionary offers a course in irony : from entry to entry , you can see him applying it in various thicknesses , like a cross-Channel painter darkening the sky with another wash . |
| 5 | Summarize those needs cos there may be more than one and tell him what you 're gon na do , what is the plan of attack , when you 're gon na see the guy again and when we do our business building up , you can take it back to erm the benefits of him introducing us to other people by keeping policy charges down and increasing bonuses whenever possible , cos it 's in his benefit he introduces us to others so we do n't have to advertise , or very very rarely advertise . |
| 6 | But there is nothing logical to prevent them finding it in Eastern religions or in hill-walking . |
| 7 | The present performance certainly makes a splendid case for the piece , and I ca n't imagine anyone hearing it without great pleasure . |