Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your local council can make a grant towards improving or repairing your home , and that can include a grant for making your home warmer . |
| 2 | The ABC checklist for keeping your child alive |
| 3 | ‘ I wonder what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first ? ’ |
| 4 | I wonder what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first for the first time in his life ? |
| 5 | The actual quantity of food provided in this way is not significant , although , of course , you should not overfeed for fear of making your dog obese . |
| 6 | ‘ I had no intention of becoming your lover last night when I invited you back here . |
| 7 | The occurrence of such an event would have the effect of reducing her motion relative to contiguous space to zero . |
| 8 | With this in mind , in the following chapter , I begin my account of modern social anthropology by showing what illumination this approach brings to beliefs which at first sight appear to require a great deal of explanation . |
| 9 | Every so often he would clear his throat , exaggerating the effect by leaving his mouth open as he did so : |
| 10 | Franca had her pride , and part of making her situation endurable must be the fiction that she endured it , if not cheerfully , at least stoically . |
| 11 | When Topaz arrived at the residence of Lord Oswin Lovat she did n't hold out much hope of prising his purse open . |
| 12 | ‘ Someone must pay for the Privilege of having me spend valuable time in directing the operations of bone-headed policemen like you ! |
| 13 | So this afternoon 's news that Paul Getty is prepared to give a million pounds to help construct a building to house the mediaeval map and chained library has presented the townfolk here with yet another opportunity of keeping their heritage intact . |
| 14 | How to get practical help with keeping your home warm |
| 15 | To get maximum benefit in making your diet easy , speedy and healthy , obtain your dietary fibre from a wide range of cereal , fruit and vegetable foods rather than seeking to make up the total from just one or two very fibre-rich foods . |
| 16 | In selecting only one thread of policy — on the national issue — we are in danger of misconstruing its significance relative to the overall context . |
| 17 | That fact was not lost on Dundee player-manager Simon Stainrod after Saturday 's blow to his aim of steering his side clear of the relegation zone . |
| 18 | I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for reprising his party political broadcast of last evening . |
| 19 | Everyone was in a hurry as they squeezed by ; no-one seemed to notice her , and she did n't see much chance of getting their attention right now . |
| 20 | Scotland 's Andy Roxburgh made a departure from his standard procedure by naming his side 48 hours in advance , leaving a nervous Arrigo Sacchi to jumble his big names back home in preparation for the Ibrox showdown . |
| 21 | May we try to play some part in making their task easier . |
| 22 | The mother also takes the same responsibility in teaching her daughter all things concerning the domestic duties of a wife and managing and harmonizing the affairs of a homestead . |
| 23 | Catherine Marsden will be here tomorrow to give you advice about keeping your skin young and beautiful and Dennis Howell who 's always young and fairly beautiful will be looking at the films on T V next week . |
| 24 | As well as food and drink , get into the habit of recording your weight each day . |
| 25 | The only secure way of avoiding this problem is to get into the habit of clearing your screen each time you are finished with a document . |
| 26 | A simple guide to keeping your heart young and enjoying it . |
| 27 | Unless you are an especially skilled presenter never talk for more than half an hour without allowing your audience some kind of break . |
| 28 | So , if the thought of baring your body this summer gives you nightmares , send your name and address on a postcard |
| 29 | Of course , if you apply for a PEP by sending your application direct to the PEP Department at Capital House , you can still benefit from the free financial health check — simply contact your local branch . |
| 30 | In an over-determined upbringing and education , a child or young person can be forced into a way of using their mind antithetical to their own natural bias . |