Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [verb] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a most interesting essay in the recent volume of Essays on the Depopulation of Melanesia the great psychologist W. H. R. Rivers adduces evidence which has led him to believe that the natives of that unfortunate archipelago are dying out principally for the reason that the ‘ Civilization ’ forced upon them has deprived them of all interest in life . |
| 2 | Could you please explain to her what these are/mean and let me know if she wants to change them from this : needs to be finalized by lunchtime tomorrow . |
| 3 | She was always a busy , tidy little girl , going around the house at night making sure all the curtains were drawn and tucking up the zoo of small furry animals which crowded her bed — she has kept them to this day . |
| 4 | She is not only asserting herself as an artist , she has painted herself with all the bloom and freshness of a young woman although she was in her mid sixties when it was made ! |
| 5 | But she has said nothing of that . |
| 6 | She has said nothing of this to me , and as her father I really ought to know , I think , what she , and you , propose to do , even if in the modern fashion you do not choose to ask me for my blessing . ’ |
| 7 | I feel like She 's touched me through that ; She 's been de d seven years , now She 's touched me . |
| 8 | I mean , she 's got it on this morning , open with a Benetton |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , of course , Flick has been going it lately — her letters have been awfully scrappy , but she 's told us about all the dancing and bridge , and that Russian prince with the name like a hiccup who takes her all over the place . |
| 10 | ‘ She 's cured me of all my hang-ups by giving me self-confidence , ’ he says . |
| 11 | Neither of them seems to find it in any way remarkable . |
| 12 | As to why he has contacted you after all this time , it could be for one of three reasons . |
| 13 | If he finds it necessary to copy , to study the work of other painters , or any way to seek for help out of himself , he may be sure that he has received nothing of that inspiration . |
| 14 | Because Mr has represented him , Mr said before that he he thought it was as duty solicitor that he , he has represented him at some stage as duty solicitor but , he is represented under legal aid though this defendant by a firm of solicitors in Birmingham and he 's anxious to be committed for trial today . |
| 15 | He , he has represented him at some stage as duty solicitor . |
| 16 | He has seen her for all of 30 seconds . |
| 17 | ‘ He has coached me for many years and will certainly do so again , ’ admitted Gooch . |
| 18 | Where politicians have challenged him , he has outmanoeuvred them until such time as he perceived his work to be done ; and then — Vienna 1964 , Berlin 1989 — he simply and quickly stepped aside to move on to fresh projects . |
| 19 | Palace chairman Ron Noades confirmed Sunderland 's move for Coppell , saying : ‘ Steve was asked two weeks ago whether he was interested in the Sunderland position and he has informed me of this approach . ’ |
| 20 | Over the years , he has used it for many successful d-i-y projects . |
| 21 | It is corrupt ; it has betrayed the ideals you worked for , and it has robbed you of any position . ’ |
| 22 | Remember , the protectiveness of your subconscious is unlikely to allow you to go straight to a period or an event so traumatic that it has affected you for such a long time afterwards . |
| 23 | Can anyone tell me where ‘ balmpot ’ did originate as it has puzzled me for some 60 years ? |
| 24 | ‘ It has committed itself to this new dental hospital and we are looking to it to deliver . ’ |
| 25 | Suddenly , the other evening , he starts asking me about all the new sorts of mobile phone on the market — how they work , what their range is , how much they cost . |
| 26 | No he wants to tape us on some sort of tape . |
| 27 | He refuses to commit himself at all on the dating of Abdulkerim 's Muftilik , not even naming the sultan in whose reign it occurred . |
| 28 | Mr. Kemp is entitled to his opinions but why he chooses to express them in such flippant and dismissive manner is puzzling . |
| 29 | He intends to divest you of all your power and become the caliph himself . ’ |
| 30 | TEC plans to use Employment Action as a pre-adult training phase , and Councillor , it intends to use it for those trainees who need extra help and resource , those that you referred to , those requiring language training , those requiring literacy and numeracy training , Councillor the very group that you referred to . |