Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I touch my pocket for the reassuring packet of Diocalm . |
| 2 | At night , I hold my excuse for a pillow , and think about your face and your hair and your incredible eyes . |
| 3 | Again , on 5 June 1286 , Edward performed homage to Philip IV of France , using the words : ‘ I become your man for the lands which I hold from you on this side of the sea according to the form of peace made between our ancestors ’ . |
| 4 | The client is encouraged , and initially assisted , in developing and carrying out strategies for testing thoughts and beliefs about what might happen , e.g. ‘ If I ask my boss for a raise he 'll sack me or bite my head off . ’ , |
| 5 | I share your concern for the future of our hedgerows . |
| 6 | I thank your ladyship for the information concerning the Methodist preaching ; their doctrines are most repulsive , and strongly tinctured with impertinence and disrespect towards their superiors , in perpetually endeavouring to level all ranks and to do away with all distinctions , as it is monstrous to be told that you have a heart as sinful as the common wretches that crawl on the earth . |
| 7 | When I write my diary for the year my starter course at the Fermette Marboeuf will be at the top of my list of outstanding dishes . |
| 8 | But gradually I beat my craving for the drug . ’ |
| 9 | When you meet your teacher for the first time , tell him , or her , as much as you can about why you decided to have lessons . |
| 10 | When you use your Card for a transaction to be carried out with or through the agency of another organisation or individual , we reserve the right to supply to that organisation or individual ( as the case may be ) such information as may be appropriate in the circumstances . |
| 11 | If you devise your item for a specific number e.g. divisible by two or four , have an alternative plan in case someone falls sick . |
| 12 | You take your dolly for a walk . |
| 13 | ‘ In the interest of reconstruction and peace and the need to minimise the potential threat to democratic advance … we declare our support for an interim government of national unity , ’ it said . |
| 14 | Thus , if we restrict our attention for the moment to pupils for whom a statement is made , the proportion ranges across LEAs from less than 1 per cent of the school population to nearly 3 per cent . |
| 15 | ‘ It is vital that we maintain our concentration for the entire match . |
| 16 | Two ideas over-large for reconciliation are fronting each other now , and there 'll be no peace until there 's been — no , ’ he checked himself , ‘ I wo n't say a settlement , but at least a temporary losing and winning that shall silence us both until we get our breath for the next bout . |
| 17 | ‘ We interrupt your pleasure for a brief prayer , ’ said Midwinter ; he bowed his head and so did everyone . |
| 18 | ‘ We finalise our campaign for the opening of the fair at Naxxar . |
| 19 | We need to show the people of Hungary that we are here , we need their support for the air force and the pilots . |
| 20 | The pain had made her lose her breath for a few seconds . |
| 21 | The speakers have chosen their own topics , based on their own interests and enthusiasms , and it is important that they convey their zest for the subject to an audience , preferably establishing at the outset that the subject deserves the audience 's attention . |
| 22 | As the blades only meet at a single point when cutting , they retain their sharpness for a lifetime of use . |