Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woodmen never broke up those temporary dwellings which they built to see them through the weekdays of the felling season . |
| 2 | Hanging back so they were just at the limit of vision , she followed them through the tunnels of the complex , occasionally passing other personnel or soldiers , who ignored her to concentrate on their search for the fugitive . |
| 3 | I scrambled out of the trench and accompanied them through the trees to the farm . |
| 4 | The author undermines ‘ adult ’ notions of what is normal and natural and obvious by showing them through the eyes of a young boy who is trying to puzzle it all out . |
| 5 | Writing of the work of Chardin , whose most profoundly moving paintings are revelations of how trivial , homely , everyday scenes and objects are transformed for us when we see them through the eyes of a great painter , Proust says , " Chardin has taught us that a pear is as living as a woman , a kitchen crock as beautiful as an emerald . " |
| 6 | As the leaves grow , train them through the bars for a lovely effect . |
| 7 | Dulé was to slip into the sea , then , binding the container of burning pitch to his head with a deep cushioning of reeds in between to prevent him getting burned , he would swim to the ship , gouge a hole in the hull with his knife and , taking dry tinder from a companion swimming alongside him , light spills from the fire and pass them through the walls of the ship , then slip back under the cover of the mangroves and lie in wait for the panic . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll press them and keep them between the pages of a book , to remind me of you . ’ |
| 9 | I 'll be going to Governments and health authorities to tell them about the benefits for a whole society . |
| 10 | Ask them about the benefits of a Northern Ireland location and they will highlight the quality of the people that work for them . |
| 11 | Tell them about the aims of the Medau Society , what it does for them , and for others |
| 12 | The people of Wainfleet are openly friendly , keen to welcome visitors and proud to tell them about the fascinations of the town . |
| 13 | While some senior policemen , like Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Kenneth Newman , wanted to stress the link between the police and other areas of ‘ social policy ’ ( Metropolitan Police , 1986 ) , the official government response attempted to decontextualize the riots and see them as the actions of a small minority who were either criminalized or influenced by extreme political ideas . |
| 14 | ‘ Naturally , but I could see that he was merely dismissing them as the ravings of an hysterical woman . |
| 15 | A third view treats them as the forerunners of a managerial class destined to impose its own oppressive rule upon peasants and workers . |
| 16 | It was also an implicit protest at what many in Co-operation had seen as an exercise which at best fundamentally misconceived the Movement 's nature and aspirations , at worst misused them for the purposes of a political performance . |
| 17 | but this whole case is about management and service charges and you 're person who erm assess them for the purposes of the brochure , you say you do n't recall whether it 's the second or third addition ever seen by you ? |
| 18 | I have hinted that the dawn has many times come to me through the leaves of the willow , but it is less the tree itself nowadays that transmits things seen to my mind — than something of which the willow is a visible type . |
| 19 | Staring at me through the branches of a twisted thorn was a tawny owl perched on a rock ledge . |
| 20 | Finally , he showed me off the premises with the injunction , accompanied by a theatrical wink , that I should get straight on to him if I ever had any bother . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ A contact I made when I was in Croatia got in touch to tell me about the efforts of the villagers of Sumet , which is between Split and Mostar . |
| 22 | Jack teed the ball up , after a short discussion with me about the merits of a six- or a seven-iron . |
| 23 | She often asked me about the hills in the distance , beyond the moors , and wanted to ride her pony there . |
| 24 | If the hon. Gentleman wishes to write to me about the details of the case to which he referred I shall be happy to respond . |
| 25 | He was more interested in telling me about the tactics of the attorney general . |
| 26 | Pile the soil on to the sieve , about 3 cm deep , leaving a gap of at least 1 em around the edges of the soil to allow air to circulate and dry the soil . |
| 27 | Peter gives all new members of staff a document which tells them what their duties are and reminds them of the rights of the residents . |
| 28 | Now let us turn to exemption clauses and the effect upon them of the provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act . |
| 29 | As they travelled west , along the same route that the young cadet had come , they met travellers who told them of the horrors of the revolution . |
| 30 | Immediately after his infamous singlet and shorts press conference , French and Fordham woke Wallaby manager John Breen , coach Bob Dwyer and captain Nick Farr-Jones to a meeting to inform them of the happenings over the previous 12 hours . |