Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw a Mummy examined that had been embalmed for 2,000 years ; the embalmer had taken out all the Viscera of the head , Thorax and Abdomen and cut all the flesh off the bones , and the cavities of the Thorax & Abdomen were filled up with Tar , Pitch & c and the form of the leg , Thigh & c were altogether made up of linen Rags dipp 'd in Tar , Pitch , & c so that I have an Opinion that they were allow 'd to carry the dead Body home by pretending to embalm it to preserve the Flesh & c , but you see they either buried or burnt the Flesh : this art always ‘ till lately appeared to me ridiculous as I know how soon putrefaction took place after Death ; since that time I have often thought it would be pleasing if we could fall upon a method of preserving dead Bodies & I thought that mankind in general would wish to have the Bodies of their Friends & c Preserved . |
| 2 | ‘ Or I have supreme confidence in myself that she will return to me , ’ he told her smoothly . |
| 3 | Or I have some vodka in the fridge . |
| 4 | Belvoir was not her only house , for her late husband the 9th Duke restored Haddon Hall where she took particular pleasure in the rose terraces . |
| 5 | Uma Thurman stars as a hitch-hiker who ends up working at a pansexual beauty ranch , where she joins fellow workers in rebelling against the owners and their male-servicing feminine hygiene products . |
| 6 | In 1876 she went to Girton College where she gained third-class honours in the mathematical tripos in 1880 , and showed her flair for experimentation and designing scientific instruments . |
| 7 | If the sociologist is present at the moment of speech-production , whether as observer or interviewer , then he or she plays some part in the creation of the dialogue . |
| 8 | In these circumstances the analyst can not help becoming involved , particularly if he or she has elderly relatives in similar situations , and it is sometimes difficult to retain objectivity . |
| 9 | And they said you know th there should have been a way round it where they kept this couple in there . |
| 10 | We took him to a Chinese restaurant where they serve those drinks in coconuts — they 're quite strong and he does n't really drink , but we made him have one anyway , and he quite enjoyed it . |
| 11 | Where they contradicted each other in inessential points there might be room for debate and uncertainty . |
| 12 | Members of the cadherin family are prominently represented in epithelial and neural tissues , where they play important roles in morphogenesis and in maintenance of tissue integrity . |
| 13 | Shortly afterwards Howard left Stoke Newington and moved back to central London , to St Pauls Churchyard , where he owned several houses in the neighbourhood . |
| 14 | He then moved to University where he spent eight years in research and development in Artificial Intelligence and particularly Expert Systems . |
| 15 | The previous day the Russian government had announced that it would extradite him to Germany on Dec. 13 ( where he faced criminal charges in connection with his regime 's " shoot-to-kill " policy on escapees ) if he did not leave Russia . |
| 16 | He was educated at Charterhouse and Pembroke College , Cambridge , where he obtained first classes in each part of the classical tripos ( 1896 and 1897 ) . |
| 17 | He was educated at Nottingham High School , Rugby School , and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he obtained first classes in both parts of the classical tripos ( 1908 and 1909 ) , in part ii specializing in archaeology , and won several classical prizes . |
| 18 | He was educated at Marlborough and at New College , Oxford , where he obtained second classes in classical honour moderations ( 1895 ) and literae humaniores ( 1897 ) . |
| 19 | Membership of Rotary was always a delight to Tom , as was membership of his Masonic Lodge where he held top offices in both organisations . |
| 20 | He also distributed library books to those who asked for them — although I saw few books in the cells or barracks and it was stated that few prisoners were interested in reading . |
| 21 | Then the strategy ‘ cooperate with your neighbour if he cooperates ; otherwise defect ’ would be an ESS , although I have some difficulty in seeing how it would evolve in the first place . |
| 22 | The L N E R and L M S. And er I could see then that I knew that superintendent in the private days of the railways . |
| 23 | Oh I did n't notice that I saw that thing in the car but I did n't notice a bracket . |
| 24 | And you know it is wrong to suggest that I 've any motives in that quarter because , between you and me , I ca n't stand the man . |
| 25 | When I tell them that I spent 17 years in local government , they tell me that I was a masochist . |
| 26 | When I tell people that I spent 10 years in the European Parliament , they tell me that I was a hedonist . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , just as we were on the verge of starting an affair , he heard that I had other irons in the fire . ’ |
| 28 | Erm , I erm , employ people , so I decided to have an employment section , six months later when I was reviewing the daytimer , I discovered that I had one sheet in my employment section , er , about a lady I had interviewed and not employed , whereas I had a prospect section that was overflowing , and needed drastic sub-division . |
| 29 | I told him that I had another shop in Westmead which has been approved by the Ministry of Environment and the RSPCA and that this one will be run in the same way . |
| 30 | I know that my hon. Friend will understand if I say that I had some difficulty in persuading everybody to come round a table when I was talking only to the parties in Northern Ireland . |