Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To think myself invincible , strong , all the weaknesses ironed out , or subdued , it shook me rigid to discover my total vulnerability where you were concerned . |
| 2 | Not only am I happy to join my hon. Friend in congratulating that successful exporter , but I congratulate my hon. Friend on the energetic and effective way in which he has supported Beloit Walmsley in winning those contracts . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr Speaker , ’ swooned James Paice , a Tory backbencher from Cambridgeshire , ‘ can I first welcome my Honourable Friend to her first question time ? ’ |
| 4 | I was knocked out by how brilliant it was when I first read it eight years ago , and now I want to put on a national tour and direct it . ’ |
| 5 | You were hardly in a cheerful frame of mind when I first met you this morning . |
| 6 | When I first met my Working Group I was astonished to discover that they were far more progressive in outlook than the members of the Kingman Committee . |
| 7 | These fish have had a special place in my heart ever since I first kept them some years ago , and they are naturally a shoaling fish . |
| 8 | I think I was a little disappointed by the countryside in the north of Lewis when I first encountered its bleak wilderness of peat bog , but after a while I was to know and love the open moors . |
| 9 | ‘ I last saw her eight days before she was found . |
| 10 | The British politician Geoffrey Howe said in an interview on television : ‘ We thought it was right to come to a decision when I next met them last night . ’ |
| 11 | Roman ladies liked to sleep with their pearls and Caligula thought them worthy to decorate his favourite horse . |
| 12 | I imagine so , is she due to do them next year ? |
| 13 | You half expect their quiet moments to be a mere ‘ quiet before the storm ’ intro to some Metallica prog-thrash epic about hellspawn putrefaction , but then they meander into Sonic Youth discordant territory , then suddenly it 's walls of sonic bliss , then it 's off into a sample-aided , arse-quaking , ‘ Die asshole muthaf—er ’ industrial rant , then some tedious feedback wanking then … erm , that 's it . |
| 14 | Well you supposed to take your own food . |
| 15 | I assume you all know what raw ammonia does to the eyesight ? |
| 16 | As you all know our fund-raising project last years was the 200 Club and those of you who joined the club will be pleased to know that the venture made a good profit . |
| 17 | I 'm sure you all know our comparable fixtures , so you can draw your own conclusions about the liklihood of us closing the gap between now & the FA cup 3rd round ! ! |
| 18 | Many thanks to everyone who helped with the Motivation Survey last year — the results underline the need this year to take every possible opportunity for free local publicity would you all contact your local Borough Recreation Officer ( or any other official source ) for a list of forthcoming events and get us involved with static and/or physical displays whenever suitable . |
| 19 | ‘ I see you all solved your little difference of opinion , ’ remarks Rainbow , unnecessarily . |
| 20 | You first bring me some plywood , and then I 'll give you the picture ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's six months since you first showed me that X-ray . |
| 22 | Had you any had you any clue at all that they were going to go back ? |
| 23 | Real grief comes later : only then are you ready to share your deep suffering . |
| 24 | The funniest turn of them all took her one evening when , bent on success at all costs , she added a frothing soap powder to her immortal cheese souffle . |
| 25 | ‘ We each have our own skills , ’ she says , ‘ although all of the team are excellent gardeners . |
| 26 | ‘ We each have our own following . ’ |
| 27 | We each have our own mixture of qualities , characteristics , abilities and shortcomings — and if we judge others , we are judging ourselves . |
| 28 | We live on the fourth floor of one building , in what , by Chinese standards , are luxurious conditions : we each have our own bedroom , living room , and bathroom , with drinking water , cigarettes , and thermos flasks of hot water ( for making Chinese tea ) laid on in the living room . |
| 29 | We each choose our own poison , even our children . |
| 30 | And , on average , we each do it five times in our life . |