Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the others Brian remembers minimal preparation and no protection for them during the tests . |
| 2 | Every penny he was paying he was having grant for it from the government Aye . |
| 3 | But she did n't find out he had made no provision for her in the event of his death until Elizabeth could no longer withhold her sentiments . |
| 4 | We may never see one another again , but nobody cares , because there 's no provision for it in the rules . |
| 5 | A theatrical gentleman approached me after one of the performances , said he was impressed by my singing , and that he could obtain a part for me with the Schikenader Company in Vienna . |
| 6 | I later found out that the school had enquired at the house after the girl 's continued absence and been given some plausible excuse for it by the father . |
| 7 | I think there might be a parcel for you at the door is it ? |
| 8 | driver for me on the phone , so he calls me up , oh we 've got load of them he said |
| 9 | As he peered through the binoculars he felt a tremor of excitement course through him at the prospect of seeing the printed images come to life . |
| 10 | He sat up immediately on his cot , feeling a surge of pleasurable anticipation course through him at the prospect of one more day stalking the great game animals of southern Asia through the beautiful tropical forest where he now felt almost at home . |
| 11 | However , since Brezhnev 's proposals for the Gulf were linked to the broader issue of the Indian Ocean ‘ zone of peace ’ Soviet officials still made an effort to gain support for them from the Indian Ocean Third World states and the non-aligned nations in general . |
| 12 | Mr Forsyth 's support for student loans has ensured little support for him on the campus but , that apart , the student vote seems to be as divided as it is in the wider constituency . |
| 13 | There may have been some support for him among the cardinals , but they were not prepared to act in concert and several now put themselves forward . |
| 14 | While Mr David Waddington does not intend to use his office to promote capital punishment , and will maintain the tradition of a free vote for MPs , his intervention in a renewed debate would provide the most passionate support for it from the Government front bench since it was abolished in 1965 . |
| 15 | ‘ Actually , I already know quite a bit about it from the guide-books , ’ she began . |
| 16 | And the secular armies which established her hegemony for her on the Continent were in no position to undertake a full-scale military campaign against Ireland . |
| 17 | Well I 'll go and have a look for us at the bus stop in n it ? |
| 18 | Although it felt like a miraculous coincidence for us at the time , it was more that we were all ready to grapple with this issue in our lives . |
| 19 | Rather than reveal qualitative differences among the banks and draw the public 's attention to the bad-debt mess ( not to mention the responsibility for it of the finance ministry , which regulates banks ) , officials are doing everything they can to help banks sweep their problems under the carpet . |
| 20 | He had no idea where he was , except that it must be somewhere in the wilds of Wales , well hidden from any possibility of rescue ; and he took his first unwilling look about him in the conviction that captivity could mean nothing better than solitude , close confinement and squalor . |
| 21 | He well recalls a couplet about him in The Times : ‘ He was right , dead right , as he walked along ; but he was just as dead as if he 'd been wrong . ’ |
| 22 | money for him across the road ? |
| 23 | I am raising money for him at the moment . |
| 24 | To see if I can get the money for it before the end of the month . |
| 25 | The island is named after a daughter of King Bela IV who pledged to build a Dominican convent for her on the island if the Mongols could be defeated . |
| 26 | ‘ I kept a lookout for you on the ship . |
| 27 | In 1696 Lowther of Lowther , tired of contesting elections , employed his cousin to seek a viscountcy for him from the king . |
| 28 | Only Mozart playing serenely on the car 's stereo masked the tension between them during the drive home . |
| 29 | you get into , it can help to get your mind off it during the day or alright at night you might be very lonely |
| 30 | In a Welsh mining village the boys were told to go and carry water for the old people … and see about firewood for them for the week . |