Example sentences of "our [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | As both are determinedly anti-Maastricht our conversation focused on the inevitable . |
| 32 | Our conversation concentrated on the international situation . |
| 33 | Well we , we do n't whether we 're making a profit because we do n't know where , how our allowance related to the actual money which we were going to earn from doing the work . |
| 34 | Given his scepticism about our ability to penetrate to the real essences of things , it is not surprising that he finds that none of the much-discussed contemporary theories on offer provide a satisfactory answer , and concludes that we are simply ignorant about this . |
| 35 | We used to get our hay rakes from the same firm , and they were so beautifully made — light and easy to work with . |
| 36 | What about our tendency to slide into the next trap ? ’ |
| 37 | One day it was decided we would take our dinner to eat in the nearby Botanical Gardens , and we staggered down there laden with dishes , plates etc. , Mary-Anne hiding under her coat from embarrassment in case she passed anyone she knew ! |
| 38 | Abortive attempts in our time to shuffle off the whole experience and make light of its impact have only begun comparatively recently to attract the attention of psycho-analysts . |
| 39 | We had chosen our visit to coincide with the full moon , but it also coincided with a period of maximum solar flare activity , and on every clear night the Lights treated us to a spectacular show in green and red . |
| 40 | In a kindly voice ( for which , later , he felt like smacking her ) , she said , ‘ I think you are mixing me up with the child our mother had in the late 1930s . ’ |
| 41 | A lot of our family lived in the same road . |