Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] the [noun sg] [pers pn] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour 's spokeswoman on the economy , Margaret Beckett , says the Chancellor has n't stolen her Party 's cloak , and says that if the government had taken her Party 's advice a year ago , the economy would n't have gone through half the pain it has . |
| 2 | She had known as soon as they had arrived at the lodge that her heart had made the right decision , even though it felt irresponsible and utterly childish to be spending a summer like this , at her age , and after all the work she had done to put the initials MD after her name . |
| 3 | And the amount of help you get the day before your exams -the same morning I turned round to Hilary after all the work she 'd done with me and said , " I 'm going to fail , I 'm not doing it . " |
| 4 | I 'm sure the Hague Linker needed a new needle after all the work it had done . |
| 5 | ‘ After all the trouble they 've caused ? ’ |
| 6 | After all the trouble we 've taken . ’ |
| 7 | He praised the performance of 18-year-old Grant Watts , scorer of Palace 's first goal in a shock 2-1 win , and said : ‘ It was a night to enjoy after all the trouble we 've been having this season . |
| 8 | I think they found it surprising , after all the trouble we 've gone to promote this loving relationship , that you 've strayed so long from my side . ’ |
| 9 | Though I can see why you must find that disappointing … ’ she let her gaze drift over his white trousers and faded T-shirt , the same white trousers and faded T-shirt he 'd been wearing earlier ‘ … after all the trouble you 've gone to changing for me . ’ |
| 10 | Enraged by such unappreciative comments after all the trouble she 'd gone to , Fran swung round and marched ahead , stopping abruptly when she heard the unmistakable sound of his laughter . |
| 11 | ‘ How could you let me down like this after all the effort I 've made ? |
| 12 | And he hit back , saying : ‘ Maybe the British Athletic Federation should have shown me a bit of respect and credit after all the effort I 've put in for them this year . |
| 13 | The association provided flats for young couples who after two years were given a return of half the rent they had paid to be used as a deposit on the purchase of a house . |
| 14 | For he claims that , despite all the attention it has received , Marx 's doctrine has been radically misunderstood and underestimated . |
| 15 | Thus , despite all the effort he had devoted to the cause of German unification , he opposed it when it came through the force of Prussian arms and Bismarckian diplomacy . |
| 16 | At the end of this test I can find no failings in the manufacture or materials of the Veta V. Despite all the use I 've made of them they are as good as new . |
| 17 | The lack of eyes robbed the face of all the character it had had , of personality , of the vestige of life . |
| 18 | Here , for the nostalgic or merely curious among you , is the complete list of all the stuff we 've put out over the years . |
| 19 | Then I found out that Jim was making all the original pedals as well , so I decided to get rid of all the stuff I 'd been trying to make all these sounds with and just use the original things . |
| 20 | after a 12-hour delay you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums . |
| 21 | We have therefore included in the cost of your holiday insurance protection : after a 12-hour delay at the start of your holiday , you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums — or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12- hours ' delay : for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £100 per person in total . |
| 22 | When , when you left was there any sort of erm did you get a send-off or any sort of recognition of all the work you 've done or anything ? |
| 23 | ‘ No , ’ I said , and hated myself for telling the untruth , but I was thinking of my own boat standing propped on the sand of Straker 's Cay , and I thought of all the work I had lavished on Masquerade , and of all the love and care and time I had poured into her , and I tried to imagine her rotting under the tropical sun with her paint peeling , her deck planks opening and her timbers riddled with termites . |
| 24 | Of all the advice she had received from the other creatures , taking away the dog 's food was the only one , she decided in the end , that might have a chance of succeeding . |
| 25 | And , gentle though it was , the touch of his lips held the seed in it of all the passion they had shared — and would share , she knew now , in the future . |
| 26 | A result of all the strain she 'd been through , she thought distractedly , groping for her handkerchief . |
| 27 | ‘ When I think of all the time they 've wasted , trying to prove me guilty while the real killer goes free … ’ |
| 28 | He came to me and put his arms round me and said , " I 'm terribly glad , " and from the simple way he said it I knew that against all the evidence he had believed me , perhaps because he wanted to . |
| 29 | I know lots of people ca n't understand that , one of which is my accountant , but I feel I must put something back , it 's the only way I can feel comfortable about all the money I 've made . ’ |
| 30 | And she told the turtle about all the advice she 'd received : starving , smacking , ambushing and poisoning . |