Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] the [noun sg] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to me that the house had a look of gentle triumph . |
| 2 | Yet when I looked at the bottle , the label told me that the wine had a decidedly non-classic provenance . |
| 3 | All the inside surfaces were wood , the fire smoke had blackened them and the heat produced a rich resinous smell of burning pine . |
| 4 | ’ They say to you that the way to become a really good actor is to tell them everything about yourself , tell them all your fears and insecurities . |
| 5 | ‘ So , ’ Luke 's voice overrode her own , ‘ I 'm sure I need n't tell you that the evening has a better chance of success with four of us rather than three . ’ |
| 6 | She and the cleaner stood a good while before the blear-eyed landlord stumbled to unbolt the door . |
| 7 | A solicitor will often already be doing the conveyancing for you if the problem concerns a property you are buying or selling . |
| 8 | What does make living for Jesus at school a lot easier is to know that you are not alone ; that there are other Christians who agree with what you believe and who can maybe encourage you when the going gets a bit tough . |
| 9 | Whether strictly order twenty eight , er order sixty , rule twenty eight for erm applies in this case is not amount entirely clear to me because the obligation to lodge a bill of taxation under rule twenty nine provides that he must begin proceedings for the taxation either within three months after the judgement direction or order of the terminations enter sides are otherwise perfected , and that is presently on it 's face which seemed to be debited May of nineteen ninety three and er accordingly that is right , it 's not in fact been any failure to comply with order tw order sixty two , rule twenty nine , one , and that has n't been disregarded , it 's not entirely clear to me that erm there is any matter come from paragraph sub paragraph A of rule twenty eight , four , it may already require , still nevertheless erm fall within paragraph B of rule fo , erm there has in fact been a delay in lodging the bill of costs for taxation , the delay being really and truly , the delay in having the order of Mr Justice perfected and it seems to me that although in chasing matters generally speaking it is the court will itself draw the order , nevertheless where er it seems to be clearly in this case would contemplate it that counsel would sign a minute erm that counsel do sign a minute and that minute has been signed having forwarded by the defendants solicitors to the defendants solicitors seems to me it must be the case that erm the obligation to , as it were , forward that minute to the court , it is an obligation which would lie upon the plaintiffs solicitors and it maybe said that erm there has been delay and erm on the best it should be lodged with the court sealed , er shortly after it was received and that therefore on that footing there has been delay lodging the bill of costs for concession , er Mr , doctor does n't seemed to be take any point in relation to that er because it 's not in his interest to do so , it seems to be that he does have to say if it has been delayed , with an order of twenty eight rule four that 's a rule , rule , rule twenty eight er four if he is to have interest disbarred and er Mr er he 'll apparently have the matter of read before the taxing master , it seems that the taxing master did not chew any sympathy with that er suggestion , that er there was in fact no breach of the requirement rule twenty , four , Mr he said , very probably , that erm , look on text upon it , he really is concerned to erm have this case dealt with as you put it on the merits , it seems to me it 's in the interest of all parties that erm I should deal with the case on merits have on the assumption erm that er , that that was lodged properly I think , I ca I , a matter of which found within rule twenty eight , four and that the taxing officer give our interest under that rule . |
| 10 | Towsie ( nickname for one of the foreign miners ) came and sat down beside me while the smoke cleared a bit , and then took me to the trench , which was full of red embers , roasting the rock as when you roast eggs in the ashes . |
| 11 | She merely told him that the book bore a crest , an embossed crest of a hawk . |
| 12 | The defendant then prepared and submitted to the manager of the shop , Mr. Gilberd , a list of goods to the value of £7,950 , telling him that the list represented a bona fide order placed by one Johal and asking him to authorise the supply of the goods against a building society cheque for that amount . |
| 13 | As he moved away from the tree it became apparent to Marian that between him and the trunk lay a substantial sack , and that it was this he had been defending so stoutly . |
| 14 | The long hours of the night stretched ahead of her and the prospect opened a well of loneliness within her . |
| 15 | I should think they and the audience had a whale of a time or , in the rather more sober words of the two authors , ‘ the use of drama as a vehicle for science at the primary level has exciting possibilities that warrant further exploration . ’ |
| 16 | ( Quinton , 1973 , pp. 46–53 ) More precisely , with respect to the spatiality , since we wish to exclude points , lines , and two-dimensional surfaces , we shall take it that the physical occupies a continuous three-dimensional region of space-that it is voluminous or geometrically solid . |
| 17 | Between it and the water lies a plain augmented by rivers and burns , interspersed with spectacular upsurges of rock left behind by volcanic upheaval and the crushing grip of glaciers . |
| 18 | So , if a company has a virtual monopoly in a particular type of computer system , charges an exorbitant price for it and the Commission prepares a report to the effect that this situation is against the public interest , anyone will be able to apply for a compulsory licence to use the software . |
| 19 | He said he had given her mother one of his running tops as a present for Miss Bonham-Carter but demanded it back after he and the actress had a ‘ blazing row ’ . |
| 20 | Incorporating the bare bones of the original , William Orbit uses Smith 's weary voice as the base , building around it until the whole resembles a gigantic sci-fi puzzle set to music . |
| 21 | Incorporating the bare bones of the original , William Orbit uses Smith 's weary voice as the base , building around it until the whole resembles a gigantic sci-fi puzzle set to music . |
| 22 | We ran across the road to see it but the area remained a cow-free zone . |
| 23 | The villagers find it easy to use because of the ‘ T ’ piece at the end of the handle , and also like it because the pump produces a good flow of water . |
| 24 | I could be wrong , and if Kelly plays I sincerely hope he has a good game for if he does n't he may not recover from it , as he will always be known for ‘ screwing it when the Republic needed a win in Windsor ’ . |
| 25 | I should like to examine one or two points , and invite the Minister to comment upon them before the Bill receives a Second Reading . |
| 26 | At any rate anybody who buys The Best of Boulestin should be warned to pay no attention to the announcement on the jacket which informs us that the book contains a selection of the best recipes of a " World-Famous Chef " . |