Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fat chance of that , or of persuading Jessica to go with her to Aunt Jane 's in Port Erin . |
| 2 | Children are made especially welcome in Leogang — there are lots of activities arranged for them . |
| 3 | Dazed , overwhelmed with the need and intensity that had sizzled between them since they first met , Rachel did less than resist ; she actively acquiesced , arching her body against his as he slid on to the bed on top of her , and his hoarsely muttered words were bitter-sweet to her ears as he renewed the kiss , his heart thudding above her as his hands began to stroke and explore her passionately responsive body . |
| 4 | Fascinated Athelstan watched the strange hand signs which Philippa translated for him . |
| 5 | As Mr Hart himself asked in a letter to The Times : ‘ In the face of so pellucid a Parliamentary intention , how was it that the Revenue not only thought it worth while to try it on , but actually found two courts to agree with it ? ’ |
| 6 | Russia , for her part , was possessed of almost limitless manpower , but this was in large measure negated by her chronically inefficient rail system , so large numbers of men could be transported across country only with difficulty and by laborious stages . |
| 7 | He refused to send his horses to be shod at our smithy after that ; for once the smith 's verdict got around it would be difficult for him to sell the mare . |
| 8 | He was living with his third wife , the ice goddess Veronica , in an LA mansion , surrounded by the gifts of a lifetime — a six-foot , hand-carved tiger given to him by Deng Xiaoping , a robe given to him by Elvis Presley . |
| 9 | In some systems of law the disability of persons under full age is helped out by the powers of the parent or guardian , who can represent the child , and , by acting on his behalf or giving concurrence to his acts , can make dispositions of his property and contracts binding on him . |
| 10 | President , colleagues , I am so proud and honoured to receive this gold badge , more so because this is the award given to me by you President , I do want to thank a number of people I also want to thank the regional secretary , Steve , who thank you , Steven , for your support and guidance . |
| 11 | I asked the doctor about Dara Shukoh and Aurangzeb , and soon the doctor was telling us about the civil war and the accounts given of it by Bernier and Manucci . |
| 12 | What would it be like to feel the weight of that lean , powerful body on hers , and lie skin to skin against him ? |
| 13 | For newcomers , the Jordan team has already really caught the eye , and remarkably all the established teams are a little bit frightened of them . |
| 14 | He knew , in his heart , that he had always been a little bit frightened of it really … opening out the throttle … he remembered the feeling of queasiness that had always accompanied that burst of power . |
| 15 | We got a donation given to us . |
| 16 | What real difference would £250 make to us ? |
| 17 | In the Financial Times Lord Snow agreed with him . |
| 18 | My sister goes for them |
| 19 | As to claims that religious education was inadequate , he pledged the Movement ‘ to investigate any individual case referred to them ’ and promised ‘ to leave no stone unturned to make the most satisfactory arrangements possible , . |
| 20 | As he released her she stumbled to her feet , her face on fire , her heart thumping within her . |
| 21 | The insurer 's decision on whether to provide cover , and if so how much , depends on what the insurer thinks of you and your customers ' credit ratings . |
| 22 | Now right at the back here further down is erm the building belongs to us , all of this is own without a mortgage by us , right at the end er is we we 've leased erm a section out to Pickfords |
| 23 | Four trees were constructed from the same word lists , and candidate strings from a test sentence checked against them . |
| 24 | The housewife refers to them as external obligations to which she feels a deep need to conform . |
| 25 | Also , with the use of steam in large rooms , high volumes of condensation may occur which may drip onto food contact surfaces bringing with it bacterial and physical contamination . |
| 26 | Former Scottish international Rodger , who won the men 's singles last year in the Middlesbrough Borough Councilsupported event , has a particular strong field competing against him for his title . |
| 27 | To turn the board completely round through 180 degrees keep leaning the sail towards one end of the board and take small shuffling steps around the mast as the board turns under you . |
| 28 | This was a well researched and market estimated project : for the reasons given above it ended with the sale of EMI to another company . |
| 29 | It was the only Italian name I could think of in a hurry and I did n't have the nerve to put on the right accent to go with it . ’ |
| 30 | and Sarah goes to me I think he 's quite flattered , and I went in your dreams |