Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You need n't worry about my visiting you again either . |
| 2 | A moment later there was a loud crash aft as someone rear-ended me . |
| 3 | If your letter is not delivered on the first working day after your posted it — as long as you posted it in time to get there — then we automatically refund your fee . |
| 4 | I 'm going down the steps three weeks ago , and er one of them front me , the other behind me but how I tripped up I do n't know . |
| 5 | There 's a , one of them little it 's probably meant to be that colour , one of them little clay coloured things has got a black end on it there but er |
| 6 | That bloke of yours playing you up , is he ? ’ |
| 7 | And after that brief excursion into the mysterious tongue of her beloved she said very little else for a considerable time . |
| 8 | In awareness of everything relevant I find myself moved towards X , overlooking something relevant I find myself moved towards Y. Be aware . |
| 9 | From there she would stare hour after hour through the branches of the trees above as they swayed against the ever-changing sky , as if she was waiting to catch a glimpse of something precious she had lost a lifetime before . |
| 10 | If we put the player on top of something tinny it 'll sound a bit more like real music . ’ |
| 11 | The book appeared in the Spring of 1956 , and was significantly dedicated to the memory of his father : the memory of whose dying he could not assuage : |
| 12 | she thought of anybody good I suppose you 'd have a |
| 13 | It took about three months of him distressing me before I read it . |
| 14 | I had also learned to identify several other men by their names or nicknames , had gotten hints on personal relationships , and had a biographical sketch ( part of it untrue I learned later ) of Tally . ’ |
| 15 | Conversely , when Woosnam was taken ill so badly during the Johnnie Walker tournament in Bangkok earlier this year that on completion of his round he had to be rushed to hospital suffering from dehydration , he did not leave until he had first dealt with the hovering group of reporters . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , in place of his ideal he substituted ‘ rough trade ’ , favoured by other homosexuals of his class partly because it is easily discarded . |
| 17 | Mr. Ratcliffe told me he could not say that an average person would not be woken by a heavy goods vehicle passing by his window and , to his credit , whilst making the very best of his brief he did not suggest that the present position is not disturbing . |
| 18 | Paul ca n't think of anything specific he did . |
| 19 | Take photos of anything unusual you own as proof of ownership . |
| 20 | That 's what I like about you darling you 're so intelligent |
| 21 | Backwards and forwards the engine passes , increasing its load at each operation , until behind its tender it may have a string of vehicles more than two hundred yards in length with a brake van in the rear . |
| 22 | Heads are shaking sagely and there is some lively discussion about whose round it is , before farmer Colin brings us back to earth : ‘ If we 're going to have a committee , we need a chairman . ’ |
| 23 | If I 'm looking for anything I prefer to shop in , but if I 'm just browsing I do n't mind going like out of the town , down to or up to for a day but , if I 'm looking for something particular I prefer to stay in cos I know where to go . |
| 24 | Whenever you have dealings with someone face-to-face you can see them . |
| 25 | When the car suddenly collided with something solid she knew her prayers had n't been answered . |
| 26 | With his right arm he swam , and with his left he waved wildly , shouting as loudly as he could . |
| 27 | As he was n't friendly with anyone present he had no occasion to speak to others waiting about on the white gravel . |
| 28 | Just because you think you 're coming into your prime you little pipsqueak . |
| 29 | It seemed to take a long time to reach the end of the wall and I was about to turn right towards the door of the farm kitchen when from my left I heard the sudden rattle of a chain then a roaring creature launched itself at me , bayed once , mightily , into my face and was gone . |
| 30 | In my prime I shifted my weight onto the front foot as the bowler approached the crease , being careful though not to commit myself to the front foot . |