Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is also well known locally for the soft toys she makes for various charities . |
| 2 | ‘ The one thing my father likes about me , or rather about the only thing he is n't directly rude about , is my hair ! ’ |
| 3 | Round the corner , Meryl was also awake , pacing the room in her dressing-gown , thinking furiously about the dreadful position she was in . |
| 4 | Suddenly through the howling gale he heard a yodel from below . |
| 5 | Potential and confirmed breeders of tropical fish really should see this one if only for the many tips they 'll acquire . |
| 6 | Why could n't she slide out of herself and be someone else , if only for the ten seconds it would take to push open the door of the hotel and step across the threshold ? |
| 7 | All through the African campaign I longed to hear from you , and found it hard at times to keep a stiff upper lip without your help . |
| 8 | He did n't like the black Americans , so during the Civil War he fought against the men from the North , and with those from the South . |
| 9 | That 's unusual is n't it , because I always think , I mean I , this is really only about the second watch I 've ever had good one . |
| 10 | She talked to friends , not only about the happy times they 'd had together but the inevitable disappointments . |
| 11 | If anyone have seen pictures from our game against Poland he came on as a substitute for Fjortoft as lone attacker — and he played brilliantly for the 20 minutes he was on . |
| 12 | There had been presents and people who had not bothered with her much during the ten years she had worked there became friendly . |
| 13 | Perhaps for the first time he felt something akin to Eliza 's feelings , as he watched his boxes and bottles winched aboard ship and slowly disappear over the horizon . |
| 14 | But perhaps for the particular plot you have arrived at , the particular murder you have in mind , a good deal will have to be told to the reader about pre-murder events . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps for the same reason I foolishly asked you to stay with Anna in the first place , ’ he snarled . |
| 16 | Halfway through the second day we got our chance to bat after bowling 132 scalding overs . |
| 17 | So for the first activity you 'll need to be in twos or threes . |
| 18 | Er , after I had my children my whole body sagged and I 'd lost a lot of weight and I could n't put it on and I was really skinny and there was no way I could eat , eat a lot and I still would n't put weight on so I started on the weight training and that does n't cost me money and now I 've started putting weight on , so for the skinny kids I think the thing is to do the weight training |
| 19 | Still , it was true in the main , so for the few weeks she was to be in Venice she would take the greatest care to have as little to do with him as possible . |
| 20 | A GREAT big thank you to the people of Liverpool , especially for the magnificent reception they gave us on the march-past on Saturday morning . |
| 21 | I would like to thank you all for your presence — in both senses of the word , but especially for the smiling faces I see in front of me . |
| 22 | While Rosa Guy makes some parts of her book easy to understand , it was only after the second time I read the book that I was able to give unanswerable questions an answer . |
| 23 | She must have been mad to consider the possibility , especially after the emotional battering she had received from Giles . |
| 24 | Tony said : ‘ I feel very sorry for Ian , who deserves his place , especially after the wonderful try he scored for England B against South Africa on Saturday . |
| 25 | I 've lost my job when money 's been tight , regardless of the good work I did and the commitment I showed . |
| 26 | After all , Mr Grey observed , ‘ after the first 10 days or so of the academic year we regard it as all over . |
| 27 | So despite the enormous gains they conferred un their masters , they were often cheated of the loyal support they deserved . |
| 28 | His filthy hands showed up starkly against the white mug he was holding . |
| 29 | Looking very much like the arrogant duchess he had once accused her of being , despite her wet and muddy state , she drew herself up to her full height , and stated with flat finality , ‘ You can both do as you please regarding the land . |
| 30 | So under the unlikely moon they were talking marital shop . |