Example sentences of "[pers pn] [coord] [pron] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diane Blakemore for instance uses she and her to mean any person , male or female : |
| 2 | Our Psalm today said ‘ God , in your goodness , you have made a home for the poor , ’ but God needs people like you and me to make this home for everyone . |
| 3 | I am afraid that , in your absence , a problem has arisen which makes it impossible for you and I to try this case together . |
| 4 | Bias may creep in through the wording of questions ( which may be ambiguous , unintelligible or suggestive of a particular answer ) , through the careless recording of answers , through the interviewer 's ( perhaps unwitting ) influence over response-patterns and through a general failure of the interviewer to establish the kind of rapport with the respondent that enables him or her to give truthful answers on personal matters . |
| 5 | If you can keep the home free from allergens and other offending substances , your child 's health may be good enough for him or her to tolerate limited exposure at school . |
| 6 | However , when dealing with the primary sufferer and attempting to get him or her to seek appropriate treatment through a 12 Step programme it is best to avoid antagonising the denial system by being too direct . |
| 7 | Generally , it is best for him or her to have some input into the management and other contracts instead of inheriting them from a lawyer . |
| 8 | If I , as a subordinate , recognize that authority to control resources in my boss and , on that basis , allow him or her to exercise that authority , then my boss has power based on a position in the hierarchy . |
| 9 | The important contribution made to book provision by the personal flair of the selector creates further difficulties for the manager , and requires him or her to exercise fine judgement and sensitivity in supervising the work of members of the team . |