Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And unfortunately , I told him in graphic detail , and thereby of course , lost a contract , because he turned out to be the most senior person in the room , and he did not enjoy being humiliated in that way . |
| 2 | I told him in great detail . |
| 3 | The journey to Liverpool Street station was just a trundle around the Northern Line from Camden to Moorgate and then a short walk , and I accomplished it in good time . |
| 4 | This time I studied it in good sunlight , because some of the colours are so dim or so dark that one can hardly see what the pattern is all about . |
| 5 | I soaked it in hot water and antiseptic and I drank a little more whisky . |
| 6 | A cream-coloured dress of mine got covered with rust and , although I soaked it in biological liquid , it did n't get rid of the stain . |
| 7 | The Forest boss said : ‘ I watched him in five-a-side training and it was as if he 'd never been away . |
| 8 | I put her in cold water till the ambulance came , but I did n't know what else to do ! ’ |
| 9 | So I knitted it in double jacquard . |
| 10 | BELVILLE : I know , my dear , I left you in great anxiety but 't is an anxiety you have brought upon yourself , and I have not been easy ever since I parted from you . |
| 11 | I shot them in cold blood and I enjoyed every minute of it … |
| 12 | Scie Scientific or You want it in scientific mode if it says scientific |
| 13 | Here is the modest parish church of St Mary : the date of its founding is obscure , but a panel over the porch records that the building was restored by Lady Anne Clifford in 1663 after she found it in ruinous condition . |
| 14 | And you put it in Chinese food ! |
| 15 | So you get this in your hot water cylinder , we can get it in boilers , erm you get it in hot water pipes and it happens a lot in in hard water areas , Scale will dissolve in the acid in the bubbles of Twelve point seven . |
| 16 | She watched him in reluctant fascination as he put to her , ‘ When it comes to being irresponsible , your brother , I 'm afraid , has already proved himself to be in the top league . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The char is something like a salmon , ’ Mr Robinson said , but you find it in fresh water only . |
| 18 | You keep me in hot water all the time … |
| 19 | If your painting or other work of art has ever been the subject of a theft in the past then you may not now be the true owner even if you bought it in good faith ; you may be forced to hand it back to the original owner , or his heirs , depending on the relevant jurisdiction . |
| 20 | You 'll upset Georgina much more , and yourself much less , if you do it in cold blood . ’ |
| 21 | Is there any connection why have you coloured it in red biro ! |
| 22 | She hated it , and hated him , but she was no longer resisting him , so she accepted it in aching silence , desire overwhelming pride at last . |
| 23 | She kicked him in mock outrage . |
| 24 | The question " Were you speaking Patois or English just then ? " will not necessarily make a lot of sense to a member of the London Caribbean community , any more than the questions " Why did you say that in Patois ? " or " How would the effect of that be different if you said it in ordinary English ? " . |
| 25 | Well there you have it in seventeenth-century language . |
| 26 | At the door , she embraced him in wordless grief . |
| 27 | ‘ We are putting a lot of money into these core plants to improve their efficiency and reduce variable costs , ’ Ewart emphasizes , ‘ It is vital that we keep them in good shape . ’ |
| 28 | We 've got it , we bought it in good faith and we 're keeping it |
| 29 | We convinced him in Holy Week . |
| 30 | It is therefore essential that we study it in close detail . |