Example sentences of "[pron] in [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Sh that th the people were willing to make promises that they did not wish to keep that they would not keep and I in all sincerity could not let them do that , and they went away extremely hurt and that particular situation unfortunately became extremely tragic later on .
2 Why am I in this position ?
3 Where am I in this name ?
4 Cooks and lawyers need to use words in their own special ways , and so do I in this book .
5 But one time er I 'd been er I were wounded and I 'd come out of er they bring you to casual clearly stations , thousands got into one I in this ward er tents and best way they could you know and nurses there and all .
6 And yet … do I in any sense believe that poor old Eddy shall put on immortality ?
7 you need perhaps someone in each area to be coordinating
8 ‘ I just have so much respect for him , and to have known him , someone in that position , is interesting .
9 ‘ To think of someone in that station of life resorting to blackmail ! ’
10 She 's married someone in that country so her surname is changed .
11 What are your priorities when you try to assess someone in that period of time .
12 I had to erm until the whole of the h the premises had been searched and secured then I had to assume that there was someone in that room until the contrary was shown .
13 So if you get someone in that situation who 's saying I 'm desperate for money , I 'm claiming income support , I 've heard nothing and you have n't been told how much they 're entitled to .
14 It was an ideal situation for someone in that vernacular .
15 They let me have one last look and told me that it belonged to someone in another band — which made me feel really guilty .
16 Low levels of class consciousness are exacerbated by clientelism , which links the peasant through personal relationships to someone in another class .
17 They have been written about in Scotland and Wales , and a fascinating piece of field work and historical research awaits someone in this country who head .
18 Even if you do manage to prove that he has been harassing you , there does n't appear to be much general acceptance of the fact that intimidating someone in this way might actually constitute a serious crime .
19 Someone in this room once had a geranium on the little sill outside the window , scarlet against the blue of the summer sky .
20 Did someone in this room believe he was God 's executioner to avenge a good man 's death ?
21 ‘ At least someone in this city is working . ’
22 ‘ Maybe not , but if I were you , Miss Williams , I 'd make sure that I confined myself to facts in future , and the most pressing one of all is the fact that someone in this town is annoyed with you ! ’
23 While there has perhaps been a tendency to over-emphasise health and safety issues in risk management at the expense of others , the weight of legislation in this area has led to the appointment of someone in this role almost as a priority .
24 We 're not putting ourselves in that position — all we 're doing is selling music . ’
25 Well that 's why I said to you , and , and Laura , er to James , no way would we get ourselves in that position for you you have your lives to lead
26 He can be met , really met , only in the encounter in which we finite creatures of time and history are confronted by the One who is infinite and eternal , and who remains infinite and eternal and ‘ wholly Other ’ than ourselves in that meeting .
27 My Lords , I er apologise first of all that I was not able to hear some of the earlier speeches in this Debate erm but it does seem to me a most interesting Debate and I have to confess that I always become slightly uneasy er when the great and the good , and I suppose we should collectively cast ourselves in that role of being the great and good of the establishment are all of one view and I wonder whether it is necessarily right and so I begin to question er whether your Lordships enthusiasm for many of these amendments and their attack upon the Government 's proposals is necessarily as soundly based as we might think if we just listen to casually to it all .
28 To see ourselves in this way is to gain a perspective rather than to advocate a policy , yet the relation of these two activities will inevitably remain in the background of our work .
29 ‘ For God 's sake , let's take another drink , or shoot the dogs , or call in Claire to dance the fandango , rather than indulge ourselves in this misery !
30 We did not believe that any of these should be the subject of charity or whim on the part of people more privileged than ourselves in this society .
  Next page