Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And then I met someone from the Kaplan galleries which showed thinking bishops in their robes such as you see in the windows of the galleries in St James'/ The gallery had just taken on a new director and were proposing to show modern art — people like Tinguely and Marcelle Cahn who at that time were n't known .
2 ‘ For every improvement to the guest-house , I make something for the local people , ’ Anne said .
3 I got one with a big chunky battery , it should 've lasted about six month to a year
4 I found none of the double entendres in Whiplash Whispers funny , and the illustrations were a bit tasteless .
5 I was convinced that the law would back us , so I found someone at a local law centre and she confirmed it , so we went back .
6 ‘ I think I caught everyone on the wrong foot at Ayresome Park when I increased my shareholding to 48 per cent earlier in the season . ’
7 I 've already completed mine : my son and I disturbed one on the main path leading up to The Merrick , in Galloway , and ranger Fred Gordon and I saw a very angry one on the path in Glen Cairn in the Cairngorms .
8 No I want another half because I want something on the other one .
9 Unless I hear something from a Labour spokesman to suggest they have reasonable plans for single householders , I think many people will be deserting and voting Conservative .
10 I know nothing about the domestic side of life — and I do n't intend to start getting involved with it now . ’
11 ‘ I have to confess that I find nothing in the current stock of recent coursebooks to compare in originality or methodological advance with the vastly popular Headway series … ’
12 ‘ I have to confess that I find nothing in the current stock of recent coursebooks to compare in originality or methodological advance with the vastly popular Headway series … ’ — Coursebooks for the '90s , EFL Gazette
13 I felt somewhat of a tragic character .
14 Much to my shame I knew nothing of the Cambrian Railways as most of my interest up to then had been in the Southern Railways and to a greater extent industrial railways , and so decided that much research was necessary , which along with the commencement of renovations will form part of our next episode : - ‘ A NEW STATION IN LIFE ’ .
15 In my A stream class at " the convent " I knew none of the other girls and rarely saw my former classmates .
16 I said somebody like a middle-aged woman would be best who 's got grown up children at work
17 I said something about the political climate in the Argentine having changed since the Falklands War .
18 I had one from an 80-year-old woman who had carried the secret all her life ’ .
19 Personally I had nothing but an overwhelming feeling of gratitude for whoever had made the attempt impossible .
20 I had none of the schizoid suicide 's delusions about being able to survive my own death .
21 Apply slightly lighter highlighter on the remaining two-thirds of the eye — I prefer something with a little sparkle .
22 So foolishly I married someone from an impeccable diplomatic background who knew about servants , flower arranging and how to address the third wife of an African monarch . ’
23 Do n't get me wrong — I 've nothing against the leather-clad hordes , for they are a cheerful fraternity .
24 " I 've nothing against the poor nips , " he said crossly ; " only , not now , we ca n't afford them now . "
25 And not until I have someone from the American embassy present . ’
26 I have none in the whole world to call my own .
27 Erm I see nothing in the current Bradford U D P which suggests that they are n't erm majoring on urban regeneration , that they 're doing they 're doing exactly that .
28 My point is that I see nothing in the Gracious Speech to enable me to counter the opinions expressed by our European partners who are still proud to know us but bemused that we have a Britain which in their eyes is no longer as great as it was .
29 She laid everything in an untidy heap in the leather box .
30 You will also need to decide if you want one with a reclining facility .
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