Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | His gift of tears in prayer would have counted for nothing without this . |
| 2 | ‘ Do my wishes count for nothing in this house ? ’ |
| 3 | You do not get something for nothing in this world and they know this . |
| 4 | Reputations count for nothing in this game . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Woe to us ! ’ they say , ‘ For nothing like this has happened before . |
| 6 | If you are new to machine knitting and the electronic is your first machine and you want to know more about these accessories , I 've written about them in this month 's Silver punchcard feature . |
| 7 | The prince , who took his force into Wales from Chester in good tight order , and at every mile ensured his lines behind him , was on his guard against his own instinctive enthusiasm as well as against Welsh armies , and knew enough about them by this time to feel no surprise that he should probe ever more deeply and carefully into North Wales , and never touch hands with anything more than a darting patrol , gone almost as soon as sighted . |
| 8 | But it is the same for everyone on this world — even for the races that have no talons . ’ |
| 9 | There 's something for everyone in this out-of-the ordinary attraction — a folk collection of Victorian memorabilia , farm animals , poultry , waterfowl , Shetland ponies and a very friendly donkey , adventure playground and picnic area . |
| 10 | Some amateur rose-growers are not interested , but more than just a few regard hybridizing and crossing their roses to see what happens as the summit of the rose-grower 's art , so here is a short discourse for them on this delightful aspect of rose growing . |
| 11 | There either is room for them in this society , and an eventual hearing ( whether pre- or post-martyrdom ) , or there is n't . |
| 12 | To find out if there is anything for them in this , many westerners have turned to ‘ The Art of War ’ ( Delta ; $1.95 ) by Sun Tzu , a 2,000-year-old best-seller . |
| 13 | In so far , therefore , as the deaf and dumb desire to be independent and to have some say in all matters which directly concern themselves , educationally , spiritually and socially , ample opportunity is provided for them in this their own Association . |
| 14 | I can not trace any acknowledgment from you of the memorandum I sent you on the twelfth of this month , regarding your talents and the scope for them in this office . |
| 15 | There was no bitterness between them at this stage . |
| 16 | However , I now see that there could have been less concurrence between them on this matter than I had supposed , and so I was a disappointment to both of them . |
| 17 | She preferred the sizzling animosity between them to this … this awkwardness . |
| 18 | But by distinguishing clearly between them in this methodological fashion it is possible to explore how far local state action tends to fall into one type rather than another when action on any one policy is considered . |
| 19 | And I do n't think it would do any good for me on this programme , or any of my colleagues , and of course the media will be now all over the place trying to achieve this . |
| 20 | ‘ We were looking forward to going seven points clear for Christmas but four will do for me at this stage . ’ |
| 21 | The main thing for me at this stage in my career is to be in a well organised team which will help me win the 250 World Championship . |
| 22 | ‘ Every game is a bonus for me at this stage of my career and I 'm enjoying my football . ’ |
| 23 | Christmas has come early for me with this one — another mysterious release that planted itself firmly on the Vibes desk . |
| 24 | Three tracks are from previous albums — Desperate Move ( driving , excellent and written by JMT stablemate Steve Coleman ) , Body & Soul ( as with Round Midnight below , a standard given a singular and distinctive modern treatment ) and Rock this Calling ( a modern jazz blues ? ) — while four are previously unrecorded by her : the melancholy-then-strident Do n't look Back ( highlight for me of this album ) , the quixotic Soul Melange , the Monk/Williams ‘ standard ’ Round Midnight ( a refreshingly individual rendition ) and My Corner of the Sky ( a modern son , which reminded me of an uptempo Ella Fitzgerald scat rendition … but with a rock group ) ; all bar Round Midnight are Wilson compositions . |
| 25 | For me by this time the Eleven-plus was looming up , and in the conventional manner , I was promised a bike if I passed . |
| 26 | I ask you dear friends to pray for me in this area for guidance , finance and I will seek his will in everything . ’ |
| 27 | He was fixed for me in this time , this pose . |
| 28 | I offer a few ideas which have worked for me in this situation . |
| 29 | ‘ He beat me at New Marske and he was a target for me in this one . ’ |
| 30 | The implication is that I have had to leave as there was no job for me after this restructure . |