Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But so are you , ’ I protested , really astonished because he had been so reasonable about my activities up to now . |
| 2 | Through my head down to the centre of the earth : |
| 3 | And it is not just the newspapers , I 've had more than my fair share of his election missives shoved through my letterbox along with all the other junk mail . |
| 4 | I got optimistic about making music again through my friends down there , like Nic . |
| 5 | I let the money slip through my fingers on to the floor . |
| 6 | no you give me a pound for my lunch out of there |
| 7 | No , , I 'm waiting for my pay up ! |
| 8 | ‘ As for my standing up for you , ’ he said now , out of the blue , ‘ why do n't you want me to ? ’ |
| 9 | And my thanks to all connected with the Longhope lifeboat , for my day out . |
| 10 | Ca n't believe it , my mum brought food for my brother up today |
| 11 | But if you wanted to go to any of those , those I marked for my days off , apart from the one to Blagden on a half day . |
| 12 | We cut a mask for my face out of a balaclava and made it black with boot polish . |
| 13 | I rushed last night , I did two of my geographies I did one of them this dinner time , and other he did n't ask for my book in ! |
| 14 | As I waited at the King 's Stairs for my boat back to Venturous I was approached by two very splendidly attired and heavily braided Merchant Service Officers whom I had noticed staring at me curiously during the reception . |
| 15 | I knew I would never have the courage to go and ask for my job back after the baby was born , even if circumstances allowed it ; it would soon be filled again , and it 's always horrible to go back to a place where you 've been happy in your own little niche and find somebody else in it . |
| 16 | I 'm late for my golfing round ! ’ |
| 17 | The man who 'd turned up the sexual voltage after their night out , only to be found embracing his secretary at precisely the time they 'd agreed to meet today … |
| 18 | It was warm , almost uncomfortably so after their nights out under the stars , and Paige felt the stickiness of it on her skin . |
| 19 | Patsy 's brother Dennis also played for the club and did not appreciate the secretary 's habitual greeting : ‘ with me bleedin ’ ribs pokin ’ out of me skin , breakin ’ me neck to get at that six and eight ’ ( the initial sum dispensed by the Secretary ) , Dennis Hendren had not wintered well ’ and did not believe Middlesex looked after its players out of season . |
| 20 | This can also affect its working life since a shy ferret is reluctant to leave a burrow after its work down there has ended . |
| 21 | They were still talking about the incident on Wednesday when Kathleen returned to work after her days off . |
| 22 | John McGuire was slightly the worse for wear after his night out with his wife . |
| 23 | After his arrival back from Siwa , Stirling was driving from Alexandria to Cairo when he was involved in a serious road accident . |
| 24 | shortly after his arrival back in England he founded the famous Pathfinders , eventually retiring from the RAF as an Air Vice Marshal . |
| 25 | When Darwin delivered his collection of birds and mammals to the Zoological Society for identification three months after his arrival back in England , Gould probably welcomed the opportunity of finding out more about the voyage , particularly the month or so Darwin spent in Australia and Tasmania . |
| 26 | But after our day out when we 'd had such a good time it seemed as though you might care and that we could have a chance . |
| 27 | Anyway , is , is , is there agreement that there 's , that this er , capital programme and associated papers after our deliberations on are referred to the P A G , is that agreed ? |
| 28 | Two cooks in white jackets and blue and white check trousers sat on the edge of a table having a conversation about their night out in Lille . |
| 29 | People lied about their intentions up to the moment of voting and went on lying even as they left the polling stations , saying they had voted for Labour when they had voted Tory , ’ he says . |
| 30 | Tolonen looked at his daughter , sleeping now , and felt all the fierce warmth of his love for her rise up again . |