Example sentences of "[noun prp] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember a lingering preference for Ruth Etting because she reminded me of Marion Brown . |
| 2 | THE Roux brothers ' former restaurant in Old Bailey , renamed Le Sous Sol after they sold it in 1989 , is in administrative receivership . |
| 3 | I took my friendly Spanish grammar to the library every day and tried to be polite to Jefferson when he maddened me at meals . |
| 4 | By way of illustration , let us take an example from the development of Newton 's theory that we have considered several times before , and consider the situation that confronted Leverrier and Adams when they addressed themselves to the troublesome orbit of the planet Uranus . |
| 5 | Environmental issues are also important to Alison although she believes none of the major parties have a good green record . |
| 6 | I asked Ivy if she owed anything to Greek tragedy . |
| 7 | At about that time , Ken asked Codron if he had anything for him . |
| 8 | ‘ We talked to Elizabeth , to Monty 's doctor and to Monty , and we all decided that it would kill Monty if we took him off the picture . |
| 9 | She got up , gazing at him ; for this seemed not the crazy figure of recent days , but Jake as she remembered him from years ago , her own father . |
| 10 | We may get more from Dr. Bonnard when we question him in depth . |
| 11 | His eyes flared over Maggie as he nodded her to a seat . |
| 12 | Bronson fell in love with Kim when she comforted him after the death of his actress wife Jill Ireland from cancer two years ago . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll go in front as the standard bearer , ’ said Nigel as he placed himself at the head of his patrol . |
| 14 | I knew that the Cross would drag me to Cambridge if I allowed myself to be dragged , but I refused . |
| 15 | I asked Dang if she knew anything on the subject of knitting machines . |
| 16 | I ask Mr Jackson if he wants anything from the shop — you know , like fags or a newspaper or summat , but he says he do n't . |
| 17 | She called him Fred while he addressed her as Gladys — names which they picked from the Spike Milligan radio shows . |
| 18 | ‘ You 'll get a fill off Grantie when ye meet him on yer rounds , ’ his wife pulled the chair back from the bare table . |
| 19 | So , if you receive the also-enclosed £30 in Bank-of-England notes safely , perhaps you could share the draft money with Robert when you see him in Prague . |
| 20 | Ellwood and Luke were crouched over Piper as he told them about the slow , magical dance of the cosmos . |
| 21 | Ah 's goin' on patrol now , jus ’ call fer Clyde if you needin' anythin' at all . ’ |
| 22 | This was attended by the daughters of the best society in Funchal until she closed it in 1892 . |
| 23 | It was easier , for example , to face the fact of Uncle Philip if she saw him as a character in a film , possibly played by Orson Welles . |
| 24 | One minute he was talking about Leeds struggling against Wimbledon because they hoof it into the air , next minute that Wimbledon do/can play some nice football , the very next statement that they always just kicked it as hard as possible into the air . |
| 25 | Once it had this raw patch on its nose and I went with Davey when he took it to the vet . |
| 26 | Like poor Lanyon when I told him about my new ideas . |
| 27 | I must just jump up and down on Mrs when I see her at lunch time . |
| 28 | The cooking , which could n't be done before the day of the party , looked like an insurmountable mountain to Paige when she presented herself in the kitchen to help . |
| 29 | She had worshipped Hendry as she watched him on TV marching to his second Embassy world title last April and made nightly notes in her diary detailing her adulation . |
| 30 | No sooner are we out of Eden than we find ourselves in a field stained with a brother 's blood ( 4.1–16 ) . |