Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keep them out of the way , take them through the ugliest country you can find , confess them the miserable things they are , and spend nothing on them but for safety and speed … |
| 2 | We 've got out back , it 's all sheltered , next door 's got more for years to put them down the front , my wife wo n't let me for the same reason she says if you blind yourself then any bugger can come in . |
| 3 | I also told them about the financial statement we had issued and afterwards received a letter asking if I would send on a financial statement , which I did " . |
| 4 | As Uncle George drove off , Carol began to tell them about the strange flight she 'd had on the broomstick , but then her gaze was caught by several dark objects lying in the snow of the lane ahead . |
| 5 | And their Aussie coach Peter Walsh intends to repay them for the huge gamble they took when giving him the job last summer . |
| 6 | He is carrying the map the class have made , which his " friend " has delivered ; he thanks them for the excellent job they have done . |
| 7 | Fey was something they would tell me I had just invented , but it is something that never left me during the entire period I was an Instructor and sadly I was to learn very shortly after he left Kinloss that he did not survive very long on the squadron that he joined . |
| 8 | I 'd like you to tell me about the first time you were really aware of these symptoms , then the worst episode you can remember , and then the last … . |
| 9 | ‘ Your need 's greater than mine , ’ and then he 'd tell me about the new necklace he 'd bought for his missus . |
| 10 | I was wondering how on earth I should endure these hunting days , especially when they all came back and crowed over me about the jolly time they 'd had , and then I thought , by jove , there 's Alexandra Abbott and she does n't hunt and she made me laugh more than anyone has for years . |
| 11 | No , his , his in the right place I suppose in the event of any thing happening are n't you . |
| 12 | But I would sooner have my journal and fight against Tig than die , frozen , wolfmeat , without anything to remind me of the pure pleasure I 've had during my life . |
| 13 | He tells me of the only time he has seen his mother drink ; her infant grandchild vomited on her coat , and she spouted a fine , volatile performance , screaming Christ Almighty the cross a woman has to bear , taking the Lord 's name in vain for the very first time . |
| 14 | SEEING THE ARTICLE on the ‘ 109 in the July issue of FlyPast reminded me of the first time I saw it . |
| 15 | ‘ That when I ‘ dared ’ to so compel you , you flew out at me like the spirited filly you are under that demure exterior , ’ stated her ladyship with a quizzing look . |
| 16 | ‘ First let me thank you for the great job you are doing with the ‘ Nottingham Graduate ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ I would like once again to thank you for the major contribution you 've made to our AIDS education programme this year . |
| 18 | I want to commend you for the excellent job you have done on the Missing Girl story , from the time it broke until her body was found . |
| 19 | Thank you for the complimentary way you 've acted . |
| 20 | Did n't Celia tell you about the awful time she had giving birth to Donna ? ’ |
| 21 | Another time perhaps you will listen to me when I warn you of the dangerous ground you are treading . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Did n't you guess , my beautiful idiot , that I 've been crazy about you from the first time I saw you standing outside your hotel bedroom in France ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I think I 've loved you from the first moment I saw you , ’ she said , and drew in her breath sharply as he crushed her against him . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll see you in the same pub we used last time . |
| 25 | I 've got you in the common room I think anyway . |
| 26 | Dear Prime Minister , In spite of the most helpful representations and advice from my staff , I have decided to continue submitting my reports to you in the informal way I settled upon initially … ’ |
| 27 | I have decided to continue submitting my reports to you in the informal way I settled upon initially … |
| 28 | Blur , the Valentines and Dinosaur Jr on in the wrong order , at the wrong time , in the wrong place , before the wrong crowd , using inappropriate equipment , and putting you in the worst mood you could hope to be in for the Mary Chain ? |
| 29 | The tragedy unfolds through wonderful music — from the tentative If I Loved You to the final tear-jerker You 'll Never Walk Alone . |
| 30 | After some thought he said ; ‘ Well , I have a daughter your age , and if she were to come to me with the same question I would advise her to terminate . ’ |