Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv] [prep] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then I came back on the forth to start off with the stocktaking which is not on the agenda I think . |
| 2 | Eventually I came out of the leeward shadows into ‘ the gleaming halls of morn ’ and , bliss at last , walked on firm snow instead of haggling through heather . |
| 3 | I look carefully at the dead fly still gracefully adorning the corner of the screen . |
| 4 | I look forward to the fortnightly meetings . |
| 5 | I stared blankly at the carefully drawn and accurate illustration of exactly where the main arteries could be found nearest the surface in the arms and wrists … and in the legs . |
| 6 | Sitting on my own behind them on the return journey I looked straight at the innocently sensuous lips of Isabella Rossellini , advertising a perfume near traffic lights . |
| 7 | As I settled down in the straw-filled barn that I had left a few moments ago in search of food , I looked around at the now sleeping Frenchman , stretched out in the straw . |
| 8 | I went across the course to the stands side to see the horses in the paddock , and then I went up to the very comfy Tribune des Dames , for which the French Racing Authorities so generously send me a badge each year . |
| 9 | I went down to the straight away to the coal dealer and said , Take him a load of coal , and he took him . |
| 10 | My dear , I do n't in the least want to hurry you but I think you should go . |
| 11 | I do n't in the least recall being nurtured ! |
| 12 | And I do n't in the least understand why you 're so angry ! |
| 13 | Feargal , I do n't in the least understand what it is you 're trying to find out . ’ |
| 14 | I think back to the more rigid skills studied by foot-sloggers such as myself . |
| 15 | Ignoring that , she continued crossly , ‘ I wanted you to let him go because I did n't in the least fancy the idea of visiting you in jail ! |
| 16 | Strategic decisions urgently need to be taken since , as I pointed out in the very first of my articles for NSS in January 1991 , the British economy is now in grave peril . |
| 17 | Smiling as she surveyed the posters on the walls of the twins ' bedroom — obviously Peter Rabbit was still popular here in New York ! — she moved on to the much larger main bedroom . |
| 18 | She came up with the wonderfully whacky idea of the Cabinet all being drug smugglers . ’ |
| 19 | Flinging off her dressing-gown , she climbed back into the now cold bed and snuggled beneath the covers . |
| 20 | From the Hotel Cavalletto you look out on the most typical of Venetian scenes , as here the public rooms are bordered by a narrow waterfront where gondoliers come and go with their passengers . |
| 21 | Describing a large circle , she arrived back at the hastily abandoned camp , heart racing and a huge grin on her face . |
| 22 | It can also help you keep up with the rapidly changing world of work . |
| 23 | It is when you get on to the more high tech aspects of English Hops ' work that small and muted alarm bells begin to ring . |
| 24 | And when you get back to the There we are . |
| 25 | I was dubious at first because since her illness Jennifer has become a very private person and I do n't think she would have liked all the hubbub over in the other section ; but here — ’ she glanced round at the softly decorated walls , the strategically placed water-colours and the subdued lighting ‘ — here , I think , could well be the answer . ’ |
| 26 | With difficulty , she rolled her body into a more comfortable position , pulled up the collar of her cherry wool coat , twisted her scarf around her head , and heaped bracken to form a pillow ; with her head upon it , she stared crossly at the now leaden sky overhead . |
| 27 | Shaking the loose shards of glass from the splintered frame , she stared down at the dearly familiar face of her father , and felt some of the waning strength flow back to her limbs . |
| 28 | She looked out of the now sparkling window and heaved a deep sigh . |
| 29 | She looked back over the recently written unsatisfactory pages of her book , and there was no doubt that her mind must have been tired . |
| 30 | However , when you move away from the narrowly defined business sector there is a more significant problem : which organizations or groups of organizations are you theorizing about ? |