Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To report on my own experience , I have found a surprising number of English people outside the academic world who have lived with the Sonnets , have taken them into their own experience , can quote with ease ‘ To me , fair friend , you never can be old ’ , or ‘ Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day ? ’ , or ‘ When , in disgrace with Fortune and men 's eyes ’ , or ‘ Let me not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediment ’ . |
| 2 | I 'd swear you could do it with a child 's hoop . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Well , Mother , we 'll see you in a fortnight 's time . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll see you in a week 's time , so I will . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll see you in a week 's time , Nick ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Fenella can follow you in a day 's time . ’ |
| 7 | He said to go away and come back and see him in a year 's time . ’ |
| 8 | I 've seen myself take something like a rabbit 's foot into an interview , ’ says Mr Strouthos . |
| 9 | But remember that no label will ever tell you about a company 's overall ethical policies . |
| 10 | You could n't really manage it on a subaltern 's pay . |
| 11 | This alone can make it worth a reporter 's time to come along . |
| 12 | Yeah , but erm , carry around , I mean you might want it at a minute 's notice |
| 13 | He said he 'd put them at a friend 's house for safe keeping , and the friend just happened to have gone away on holiday . |
| 14 | Somebody 's car alarm 's gone off no , right , now this where lots and lots of people used to really moan , the , the person that was having a fit would absolutely go through hell because somebody at some stage had said oh you must put something in a person 's mouth that has epilepsy . |
| 15 | heard something on the radio , he said , oh will you still love me in a year 's time , so I looked That 's how I am , horrible to him really it 's worse than being married . |
| 16 | And I 've no doubt they 'd kill them without a second 's thought if they no longer served a purpose . |
| 17 | I want to know if any of your readers can help me with a child 's pattern with a yoke . |
| 18 | He 'll find himself on a brain-shrinker 's couch or in the bin if he does n't get a hold of himself . " |
| 19 | Look in the telephone directory for the number of your local health authority , who can give you the address of your nearest menopausal clinic and ask , when you speak to the clinic , whether they will accept you without a doctor 's referral . |
| 20 | Generally , though , I did not concern myself with a batsman 's standing . |