Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had visited the apartment at least a dozen times , but I still found the fact of a lift opening directly into a living room incredibly impressive ; a proof of wealth as convincing as the possession of gold taps or of mink rugs or of the girl who waited to greet me just beyond the lift doors . |
| 2 | I picked up my briefcase , started out the door and asked the FBI agent on the case to see me downstairs to a cab because I did n't feel very safe in Chicago . |
| 3 | Gradually , however , Joe came to see me less as an interloper and increasingly as a friend who happened to share both his home and his mother with him . |
| 4 | Peter first came to see me halfway through the golfing season . |
| 5 | Nevertheless there is little doubt that in the cases of Frederick and Joseph at least a feeling that an enlightened ruler ought to be above merely personal and family considerations , that it was his duty to sacrifice them ruthlessly on the altar of the State , was a factor in their behaviour to their own blood relations . |
| 6 | To the uninitiated it might seem that the shunters are engaged in a game of hide-and-seek with the trucks ; they appear to scatter them all over the yard , as if their object were to separate many of them as completely as possible . |
| 7 | but the second way in which section fourteen arises is this slightly more oblique way , erm , it 's , it 's not really the question of competition law it 's more a question of administrative law or constitutional law , erm whether it arises on the question er , your Lordship will have to decide , but , if , if it does then we believe that our case is extremely strong , because what one is saying here is , is section fourteen a block to an article eighty five action , erm does it make it either virtually impossible or something lesser excessively difficult , er and we say er that that 's one aspect and two can we show it 's discriminatory , well we say first of all it is discriminatory because even on analysis of the bad faith argument they are putting in a claimant with an article eighty five case to an extraordinary length in order to make good his case , he first of all has to super declaration presumably that he is entitled to damages , but he ca n't get damages all he 's entitled to is the declaration if then do n't satisfy that claim by paying up and their not going to be ordered by the court to pay up because that 's a claim for damages and you ca n't have that then you have to sue them again on the basis of breach of bad faith , er no other provision in English law would go to that effect and that of course even , even that assumes whether rightly or wrongly and we say possibly wrongly that er , er the failure to comply with the judgment of the declaration would be bad faith within the meaning of the act , but even assuming it 's right it puts a plaintiff suing for breach of article eighty five in the worst position possible |
| 8 | Not only had its hold been too strong for that among considerable sections of the population , but the conditions of the immediate post-war era were miserable enough for many to compare them unfavourably with the peacetime era under Nazism . |
| 9 | Yes I have to carry them all over the place . |
| 10 | I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support , and I hope that when my nest book is published they will feel confident enough to treat me just as a novelist and not as a problem . ’ |
| 11 | You do n't have to gather them together in a group in order for that to be a successful piece of creative activity . ’ |
| 12 | I left them in the self-induced bedlam of a Harvey Nichols changing room , and promised to meet them later at the flat to examine our spoils , then went to meet Dee . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't want to meet them again in a hurry . |
| 14 | As the young owls had fledged , he said that we might expect to find them anywhere in the area , and that the best idea was for us to fan out and scan the branches . |
| 15 | He used to find them all round the place ! |
| 16 | As their final experience before the end of their PGCE year , we hope to inform them fully about the role languages play in industry and even , perhaps , during their Week in industry attachment , give them some idea of how language learning relates to their immediate environment . |
| 17 | What makes this album such a monstrous listen , though , is the way disgusting guitar noises of all descriptions are packed into jabs , upper-cuts , sucker punches and knock-out blows to batter you dizzily around the room . |
| 18 | However , after a lively meeting with directors , Reg was persuaded to carry on as coach by three men in a hearse who asked to meet him outside during a beer break . |
| 19 | I said that I thought it would be alright and made arrangements to meet him again at the church on the following Saturday afternoon to discuss details . |
| 20 | It crossed Cora-Beth 's mind that this girl 's feelings towards Harry might well change if she were to meet him again after an absence of two years , but she bit back her words , fearing that the suggestion , were she to make it , might put the idea into his head . |
| 21 | He wrote round to fifteen builders on 22nd March and , with what today would be regarded as incredible naïveté , asked them to meet him together at the Office of Works on 24th March . |
| 22 | Puddephat had given evidence , saying Melanie Gandell had been one of his brightest students , and he had gone out of his way to encourage her academically as a result . |
| 23 | And , no doubt , if ever John Hall discovers the identity of the anonymous benefactor who spilt the beans , he will want to shake him warmly by the hand and offer him thanks on behalf of his club and the good of all in English rugby . |
| 24 | Jezrael lashed a hand out to punch him hard on the jaw . |
| 25 | Though it was n't a difficult test , it was sufficient to distract him temporarily from the fear . |
| 26 | Leon threw the ball high , running for it himself and falling to catch it just for the pleasure of movement in sunshine . |
| 27 | ‘ And it would be unfair at this stage to concentrate it exclusively on the airline . ’ |
| 28 | What better way to test the mettle of the new Calibra 16v than to pitch it directly against the class best , VW 's Corrado G60 ? |
| 29 | ‘ Someone who may be able to lead me right to the heart of the operation , ’ he said softly . |
| 30 | When any aircrew came raging in to inform us that our optimistic prediction of clear , moonlit skies and baby cumulus had in fact turned out to be 10/10ths stratus on the deck , we were able to wave them airily in the direction of Messrs Coutts , Stark and Coleman and say , ‘ You 'll have to talk to them ! ’ |