Example sentences of "our [noun] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our sympathy goes to the bereaved and the injured . |
| 2 | The final specification for our board relates to the mounting hardware for the board . |
| 3 | We slept well in our cabin rocked by the gentle movement of the boat as she drifted in and out against her moorings . |
| 4 | Our own particular case is our case went to the High Court some three hundred thousand pounds , when perhaps if we 'd had a dedicated pensions act setting out what could and could not be done , that would never have happened . |
| 5 | Fortunately the vague concept of wholesomeness has been overtaken by internationally agreed standards set by experts , in our case drawn from the European Community countries . |
| 6 | We discover this when we try to walk towards the cliffs , our progress hindered by the occasional disappearing foot and accompanying staccato shout of Shit ! |
| 7 | Our coverage begins with the biggest thing he did , then turns to the biggest thing he left undone . |
| 8 | We speak variant patois of Shakespeare and Norman Mailer , our institutions spring from the same instincts and traditions , and we share the same heritage of law and custom , philosophy and pragmatic Weltanschauung … starting from similar premises in the same intellectual tradition , we recognize common allusions , share many common prejudices , and can commune on a basis of confidence . |
| 9 | Our discussions ranged through the whole spectrum of life , from the sublime to the trivial , and while I do not now remember many of the conclusions that we reached then , the quality of that communication is still with me . |
| 10 | Sort of Oh we used to risk our necks walking across the ruddy this mill was a bit of a wreck actually and we used to go playing in places where we should n't have really . |
| 11 | Keep our fingers crossed for the poor kid ! |
| 12 | While I am sure we are all keeping our fingers crossed for the fledgling states of Eastern Europe , it is exceptionally hard to see how a group of dissidents could draw inspiration from the lyrics of Lou Reed . |
| 13 | As our eyes open to the perilous state of the world , it is hardly surprising that so many sensible people are turning instinctively to the land and looking for smallholdings . |
| 14 | While we are n't ruled by the charts , we do want our songs performed by the right people . |
| 15 | There are two problems with assuming that our figure applies to the whole Chinese population . |
| 16 | Our study describes for the first time the secretory and circulatory changes occurring with the progression of pancreatitis induced by caerulein infusion . |
| 17 | It is because trust has been eroded by the long running conflict between central Government and the teaching unions that as a nation we are far from realising the ideal of having our schools staffed by the true professionals that children deserve . |
| 18 | A ‘ MAGNIFICENT ’ equal third out of a filed of 374 , is how our entry fared in the worldwide competition to come up with a solution to re-seal the ruined Chernobyl reactor . |
| 19 | In this respect , therefore , our work conforms to the general principles of Labov 's work and is not comparable with studies ( experimental or otherwise ) that are based on the language of , for example , RP-speaking or near RP-speaking persons from amongst the analyst 's own university students . |
| 20 | The rate of Government grant erm to council housing is based on the notional value of that housing , so it 's based on the idea that we could actually get rid of all our tenants and sell all our council housing on the open market . |
| 21 | Mr Ettinger said today : ‘ Now the consultation period is over , we will submit our business plans to the Civil Aviation Authority . |
| 22 | He said that our grandfathers fought for the Holy Land and that we must stick to the Holy Land . |
| 23 | It is sufficient for our purposes to elaborate upon the first two categories . |
| 24 | Jesus and other religious leaders came from them , it is claimed , and there is now a spiritual hierarchy on our planet known as the Great White Brotherhood ( white in this case refers to ‘ white magic ’ ) . |
| 25 | Then , and this I should expect very soon , there should be a reply from Greek Intelligence to our query asking for the complete list of places where Andropulos has conducted business , any kind of business , over the past few years . |
| 26 | Our failure to adjust to the modern world will then become ever more serious . |
| 27 | Our period opens with the imperial coronation of 962 ; shortly after its close , in 1165 , Frederick Barbarossa had Charlemagne canonized by his anti-pope Paschal III . |
| 28 | With our feet firmly on the ground and our sights set in the right direction . |
| 29 | Our problems started on the first pitch . |
| 30 | Q. Which of our businesses benefit from the stronger dollar ? |