Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found out all I could about the various parties including the Fascist party . |
| 2 | Armed with the phone number of the vicar of All Saints , I determined to find out all I could about the mysterious stone . |
| 3 | And Gregory : ‘ I found it a tremendously exciting challenge to depict the past as convincingly as I could for the mass-market audience of today . ’ |
| 4 | I did the best I could with the five keys that would produce a sound and vowed never again to sit in a cupboard . |
| 5 | I mean , I , I did what I could in the fifth issue , but you just run out of cash , that 's the trouble , but I mean the sixth issue is good . |
| 6 | But one reason why on Thursday I shall for the first time be voting Conservative , with passionate conviction , may be illustrated by a meeting I attended in our constituency last Sunday , at which several hundred people were addressed by our four candidates . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll tell you in God 's good time , as I will about the secret instructions dear Uncle gave me at Hampton Court . ’ |
| 8 | I will over the next year endeavour to establish both a Recruitment Officer and a Publicity Officer for every branch . |
| 9 | I sweep the rod back as much as I can in the confined space and , although the fish is rather small at about 1¼lb , it kicks up quite a fuss and there is nothing I can do to stop it splashing . |
| 10 | To this end I have already started talking to as many people as I can in the local area , with some good response , but now wish to approach a wider audience — hence the appeal to you . |
| 11 | Well this is this is what I was trying to work out looking at the banking erm module that Sia , Sandra 's just given me could for the nine weeks right ? |
| 12 | This criticism arises from the fact that , search where you may through the White Papers , nowhere will you find detailed information about what public service workers have been paid , how their pay has changed or what they will be paid in the future . |
| 13 | The secret I find and you may over the next day or day and a half to a couple of days you may well see me just do that occasionally I 'll just throw my hands back down to me side . |
| 14 | A woman 's attitudes to the housewife role may be positive — she may feel herself to be a housewife , and agree with the idea that housewifery is an appropriate role for women , but she may at the same time dislike doing housework . |
| 15 | She may be ecstatic and radiant ; she may on the other hand feel tired and depressed . |
| 16 | You must at the same time send us a detailed estimate of the costs involved . |
| 17 | Under the Data Protection Act you are entitled , subject to certain limitations , to know what data about yourself is held on computer and , if you wish to exercise this right , you should in the first instance approach the Personnel Department . |
| 18 | Miss Rene ignored Miss Belle 's remark and , turning again to Agnes , said , ‘ It should happen that Mrs Bretton-Fawcett had some bills outstanding and that she should at the same time require one or two hats for herself and an equal number for her daughter . |
| 19 | She had lost her cap , and so could not again conceal the glory of her hidden beauty , but she twisted the plait in a knot behind her head and clipped it there as best she could with the two pins she had found , so that it resembled the thick queue of a man 's old-fashioned wig . |
| 20 | She made her way as best she could along the overgrown path , following the house wall . |
| 21 | She ran as hard as she could across the muddy field , across the rickety bridge , and finally collapsed beyond the line of oaks where the stream curved round to mark the boundary of the colonel 's property . |
| 22 | He had but to comment favourably on the kittenish qualities of Babs Osborne for her to curl up as best she could on the plush seat beside him , her thumb in her mouth . |
| 23 | For one awful moment , she thought she had persuaded her , then , with a cry of triumph , Rose hurled the ring as far as she could into the surrounding darkness . |
| 24 | ‘ I did n't say that , ’ denied Isabel quickly , clinging to her dignity as best she could under the growing amusement in her tormentor 's expression . |
| 25 | Those people whose names you 've just , you 've given me their details from , could I ask you er if the next time you see them if it 's within the next few days or certainly erm if , if you could over the next day or two give them a ring just to let them know that I do intend to contact them , I 'll probably contact them within the next week or so . |
| 26 | You could at the same time consider making an enduring power of attorney — to appoint someone you trust to manage your affairs if you become incapable of doing so . |
| 27 | So you 've got to create something quite simple and effective in which they can be successful , which is n't so demanding as you would for the other group . |
| 28 | And you would only you you Yes you 'd meet more of the affordable requirement no doubt , than you would at the lower figures , but in my view , you 'd still be left with some fairly substantial problems in particular areas . |
| 29 | Once you have shed your surplus weight you will be able to increase your food intake , and on a normal quota of calories it is n't at all difficult to increase your dietary fibre intake to 40g a day just by becoming aware of the fibre-rich foods as you will during the following weeks . |
| 30 | However , you will at the same time be aware that you are ‘ someone else ’ with different feelings , emotions and experiences . |