Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That the BIS was a mixture of unconventional religion and radical politics was further underlined by the support of Garrison and his emissaries from the United States ; British India development as a way of undermining British dependence on American cotton was equally for them part of a package , which included association with ‘ moral force ’ Chartists and hostility to evangelical ‘ sectarianism ’ in antislavery in the form of the BFASS , a view they held despite Sturge 's middle-class political radicalism . |
| 2 | If you have a sweet tooth , it is much better to make them part of a meal . |
| 3 | Was there a secret reason that made them hanker for a new life in a new world ? |
| 4 | While he was at college , he got a Saturday job with Austin Reed , the men 's outfitters , ‘ which gave me experience of a real shop-floor environment — right at the front line of customer service . |
| 5 | He would refuse them permission for a play . |
| 6 | Her care of the pups was so haphazard that Buddie often fed them milk from a baby 's bottle to make sure they were getting enough nourishment . |
| 7 | I mean if one of them steps under a bus and you start valuing his estate for probate , Ullo , ullo , ullo , how much is a case of Russian grenades worth ? ’ |
| 8 | You 're whippin' it round between me legs like a bloody Red Indian . |
| 9 | Although some bureaux can make access for disabled clients feasible , there are still many disabled clients for whom coming to a bureau may not be worthwhile even if their problem is pressing . |
| 10 | Digital watches work because a small sliver of quartz inside them pulses at a rhythmic and unchanging frequency , which is stimulated by energy from the battery . |
| 11 | What is beyond dispute is that the portfolio valuations benefited on two counts : firstly through translation of foreign share holdings into sterling at more advantageous rates , and secondly through the appreciation of the shares of those companies whose large overseas involvement made them beneficiaries of a lower pound . |
| 12 | Do n't let the them ring for a bit . |
| 13 | All of that to me smacks of a lack of appreciation of the need to understand a business thoroughly , where you 're going to be involved in making major decisions . |
| 14 | In competition it is to my advantage to feel for others as little as possible , an advantage which outweighs my dread of a growing isolation . |
| 15 | ‘ After that I told Sir Alfred of my plans for a monocoque car for the next season , and got a sour letter back saying we had to win another grand prix before we talked about anything . |
| 16 | Fortunately their approach coincided with my plans for a charitable foundation to buy art for Britain . |
| 17 | So of course I said how much I 'd like to be able to play my guitar like a saxophone , and he said , ‘ Yeah — and vice versa . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ And love of the man twisted my heart into a dry rope . |
| 19 | My free associations about wealth changed dramatically : ‘ Prosperity flows through my heart as a channel of pure light — the Light of the universe , which offers to me its vast abundance . |
| 20 | Lifting my heart with a strange . |
| 21 | And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save . |
| 22 | ‘ Roses , chocolates , jewellery , my heart on a platter — I gave Cherith everything except what she really wanted . |
| 23 | I could not weep , though grief lay on my heart like a heavy stone . |
| 24 | Belting tales of outlaw attitude like the born-to-be-wild rocker ‘ Ride Into YOur Town ’ are juxtaposed to beautiful ballads , like the piano-accompanied ‘ How Does It Feel ’ ( ‘ … to ruthlessly steal my heart like a thief in the night ’ ) — . |
| 25 | And that knowledge is lodged in my heart like a splinter . |
| 26 | Belting tales of outlaw attitude like the born-to-be-wild rocker ‘ Ride Into YOur Town ’ are juxtaposed to beautiful ballads , like the piano-accompanied ‘ How Does It Feel ’ ( ‘ … to ruthlessly steal my heart like a thief in the night ’ ) — . |
| 27 | I wish I 'd not had to lie to my poor Norman , but he did n't question my story about a long-lost godchild and assured me he had no need of my money . |
| 28 | I 'd welcome it too — get him out of my hair for a bit . ’ |
| 29 | Lili brushed my hair with a brush wrapped in a silk scarf and pinched my upper lip to refine the line of lipstick . |
| 30 | I threw the final package on the bed , wrenched off my boots and was standing in damp socks , pummelling my hair with a towel , when the door flew open . |