Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smith had a wide circle of friends who included the members of the locally influential Brigg family , Sir Isaac Holden , first MP for Keighley , John Bright , whose free-trade views he shared unreservedly , John Morley ( Viscount Morley of Blackburn ) , Sir Henry Roscoe , and , not least , Andrew Carnegie [ qq.v. ] , whom he considered the most remarkable man that he had ever met . |
| 2 | But what Sheriff Irvine Smith has , with compelling cause shown , denied us in his Introduction he has amply redeemed in the justiciary cases he has placed before us and in his commentary thereon . |
| 3 | Although she felt a little guilty about letting him do it Sally found she quite liked the feel of his fingers stroking her flesh and teasing her nipples but when he tried to put his hand up her skirt beneath her scratchy petticoats she tried to stop him . |
| 4 | There is n't , you know , there is n't one thing is that we need to , with the short-term programmes we did n't do it work out the financial we need to go one stage further identify where the labour is |
| 5 | He is one of the finest hairdressers we have and there is nothing he ca n't do with hair ; whether it 's chignons for Princess Alexandra , wigs for Cher of shoots for vogue . |
| 6 | ‘ We will have no difficulty in getting the fifty signatures we need for a Special General Meeting . |
| 7 | The high cost of housing in the north London area was proving a barrier to the recruitment of people with the rare technical skills it required . |
| 8 | The loss of such a man at most other clubs would have spelt disaster , but Chapman had foreseen the danger and the solid foundations he had built at the club enabled Arsenal to win another League Championship the following year . |
| 9 | With the right policies they believed it was possible to reduce inflation without incurring excessive levels of unemployment — to keep prices down and to sustain economic growth at the same time . |
| 10 | Another type of chart helps parents begin to stand back from the emotional reactions they have and see what is happening with their child . |
| 11 | Within eight hours she had developed central abdominal pain , vomiting , and distension . |
| 12 | And for eight hours she devoted herself to sufferers and staff — smiling , chatting and listening . |
| 13 | I was cold and hungry — in eight hours I had only had three tangerines — and I throbbed from toes to groin . |
| 14 | Anyway , this somebody must of given her the idea , I think it was our local doctor oh you 'll be alright you know , you have to have to have them in forty eight hours you see so |
| 15 | I carried out tests and after eight hours he said he wanted to go home . |
| 16 | Are there assumptions I can safely make about the language they understand , their level of awareness , the social and political groups they identify with ? |
| 17 | Walking towards the station , having promised to bring back with her all sorts of expensive food items Tina had requested from Selfridges ' Food Hall , Cecilia thought how much she liked living on her own and that at seventy-six she was too old to have Jasper and Bienvida running around her , fond of them as she was , not to mention Tina 's boyfriends and the odd hours she kept and her lying in bed till noon . |
| 18 | The British , Commonwealth and European titles he has won since then were all taken while fighting in London . |
| 19 | you can play with them you 're you 're quite happy , but these other strange objects you do n't really know what the rules are . |
| 20 | On the basis of these expressed views we hypothesized that attitudes towards the use of the booklet , with the attendant possibility of consequent change , would generally be more favourable in the northern than in the southern schools . |
| 21 | Will the Prime Minister therefore tell us what specific proposals he has made for supporting economic projects in the republics of the former Soviet Union , particularly in the distribution industries , which are obviously of basic importance to economic growth and to the development of markets ? |
| 22 | There could hardly be a better reminder of what they were up against : a regent in Scotland with whom they were now at war , but whose political skills they recognized , and whom they regarded with respect , acting for their sovereign in France who so far failed to rule that she got a foreign monarch to tell them off . |
| 23 | The political skills you have to increase your power and influence within an organization . |
| 24 | Thus , in presenting in Part II of the book a descriptive analysis of the routine work of field officers , the working definitions they observe in doing the job are stressed . |
| 25 | If you fall into this category you should make a list of all the outstanding and unfinished projects you have on the go . |
| 26 | One answer is that in the late 1980s we have been witnessing structural changes , whereas in more normal times we see only adjustments and changes within a set structure . |
| 27 | Like everyone else , teachers may be unaware of the prejudiced views they hold and admitting their prejudice can be a very painful process . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's always something else to do — lines you see and feel you have to go back for , lower peaks you 've left for later . |
| 29 | The serenos receive a small salary from the shopkeepers and private houses they keep an eye on , but it is considered proper to give them a tip each time they open a door for one . |
| 30 | It is essential therefore , that you identify and appreciate the historian 's viewpoint , follow the individual steps in his arguments and pinpoint the specific reasons he offers for his views . |