Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The German government has never spent a lot of money on culture , and after reunification it cut the social , not the cultural , budget which is absurdly low anyhow . |
| 2 | After lunch he formed the Italian habit of taking a siesta and he went to bed early . |
| 3 | She cooked , she cleaned , she shopped , she walked Pilade , she saw to her lodgers — day after day she did the same things at the same time , and instead of being driven half mad with boredom , insane with frustration , she found herself strangely at peace . |
| 4 | Day after day I watched the three people . |
| 5 | The big games are good to watch , they 're quite exciting but week after week you get the English divisions , some of the Scottish divisions and it 's really quite boring ! |
| 6 | Shortly after Christmas I received the first batch of rereleases from the Savoy label , or rather from the Nippon Columbia Co . |
| 7 | During rehearsal I wore the same fawn woollen cardigan . |
| 8 | Route II came in 1943 with Brian Kellet climbing on from the chimney rift of Route I to cross the upper slabs . |
| 9 | And I still maintain er of course they use the old argument that er tapes and all this and erm they er scar the countryside . |
| 10 | Of course we have the additional complication that the over- large government bureaucracy 's at present run by a political party which seems to have given up thinking about anything much other than staying in power and I know and hope that you will be part of thinking about much more than that , but still even with a large union , you could regulate concentrate on stimulating the grass roots and then on building upwards . |
| 11 | Years ago we used to have the W E A Lecturers and erm that , they always did current affairs and er of course we have the different councillors . |
| 12 | Of course we understand the difficult position in which unemployment places many people . |
| 13 | And er of course he alerted the other two fellows and there were no fighting there was only about two little fire extinguishers on the tower . |
| 14 | Oh yes , yes the erm , the main one was the Transport and General Workers ' Union which erm , did all the drivers , conductors and cleaners and semi-skilled staff but erm you had the erm N U V B which is the National Union and Vehicle Builders and of course you had the Electrical Trades People , so they , they were all working in there but the main one covering most of the men was the Transport and General Workers ' Union . |
| 15 | ‘ And then of course you need the same set-up in Europe . |
| 16 | If , however , you get elected and you then have to carry out your policies , then of course you face the real world and the you ca n't have your cake and eat it problem . |
| 17 | It 's also the highest proportion of our oi erm production for these reasons and of course it has the greatest return pocket in that . |
| 18 | Er and of course I seen the present managers are , are th the one you know only just lives down the road here he 's recently retired . |
| 19 | Of course I know the vast majority — especially the New People — do n't care a damn about any of the arts . |
| 20 | Of course I share the hon. Gentleman 's sympathy in the case of Mr. Newell . |
| 21 | Of course I give the hon. Gentleman that assurance . |
| 22 | Of course I give the hon. Gentleman the pledge that we shall take up any of those cases , should he send the details to me . |
| 23 | and you get gale force winds blowing down there and of course I opened the back door and there were panes of glass flying past |
| 24 | With a prayer of thankfulness I rowed the few yards to her , made fast the dinghy to a cleat on her transom , and climbed on board . |
| 25 | In the last issue of Action we published the first portion of the international Study and Action Programme which was launched in July this year by WACC 's Central Committee . |
| 26 | In The Form of Living he charts the sacramental understanding at the heart of the Mass , as a whole way of life and perceived growth in consciousness ; his Meditations on the Passion engage with different stages of such growth and , indeed , are designed to act as catalysts for its progress . |
| 27 | Over a cup of tea she regaled the old lady with the story of her son and grandchild saving the wounded squirrel , and , leaving her to pass it on to her companions , she drove back to the surgery . |
| 28 | If we examine the lexical units referring to other modes of perception we find the following correspondences : |
| 29 | With a sigh of satisfation she drained the last of her soup from the Thermos cup and chewed the remaining scrap of bread and cheese . |
| 30 | Leaving the pretty village of Thwaite I climbed the green lane to Shunner and below the summit had overtaken " the Dog Man " . |