Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a possible source for Loulou we can , I think , eliminate the mother of a ‘ hideous ’ English family encountered by Gustave on the boat from Alexandria to Cairo : with a green eyeshade attached to her bonnet , she looked ‘ like a sick old parrot ’ . |
| 2 | Those who had somehow violated the bond of trust , friendship , loyalty — for reasons they may not always be able to discern — could find themselves suddenly and inexplicably cast out into the cold . |
| 3 | We do not believe that the orthodox account provides a satisfactory explanation of the crisis , for reasons we shall be giving shortly . |
| 4 | For reasons we shall look at in Chapter 9 , it proved almost impossible to limit monetary growth to these target ranges and yet inflation still fell . |
| 5 | For reasons we shall see in a moment , discount houses are always prepared to buy such bills . |
| 6 | For reasons we need not go into , Lord Exeter successfully prevented the main line from entering the town : it was taken through Peterborough instead . |
| 7 | But , what happens if , for example , on day 20 , rates of interest were to rise for reasons we need not be concerned with here ? |
| 8 | The famous photograph of the 72-year-old Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at the camera inspired an Australian film-maker who ( for reasons he may come to regret ) has adopted the name of Yahoo Serious to make Young Einstein ( PG ) , a mock-heroic biopic dedicated to ‘ the genius rebel with a clowning sense of humour ’ . |
| 9 | But a sophisticated pragmatist might nevertheless be tempted , for reasons he would believe fully respectable , to disguise these attenuations . |
| 10 | The only popular spectator sport , as opposed to game , is professional boxing although for reasons I shall come to later , the only sportsmen involved are those backing the contenders and not the participants themselves . |
| 11 | I think he finally started thinking , for reasons I ca n't say , about whether or not he could actually leave the hospital , and he finally asked , and he realized that he could n't leave the hospital alive . |
| 12 | If they are equating punishment with the wider range of non-physical penalties , however , I would not agree ( for reasons I will explain later ) . |
| 13 | Besides , for reasons I will come to shortly , the name Argol was familiar to me . |
| 14 | For reasons it would be too complicated to explain to you now , I believe that this may not be a professional kidnapping and that the people concerned are inefficient and very probably frightened . |
| 15 | This new Rose who had descended upon him had joined the gaudy throng , for reasons she would n't divulge , and had lost some of her individuality . |
| 16 | Suddenly , for reasons she could not explain , Marie felt like crying too , like the baby in the pushchair … . |
| 17 | She went to her pool but , for reasons she could n't comprehend , felt powerfully disinclined to idle sensually in the water . |
| 18 | Competitive Bowling : Having developed a taste for bowling you may wish to consider bowling in a league . |
| 19 | If you are to succeed as Chairman you must be well versed in what the committee 's task is supposed to be . |
| 20 | As chairman you can make or break the meeting by rewarding the wrong kind of behaviour by participants . |
| 21 | As chairman you should be asking yourself three key questions throughout the meeting : |
| 22 | ‘ As chairman I shall be working to ensure that the business voice is clearly heard in any discussions on any issue affecting the economic well being of this area , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Under Options for Change we could see there was going to be a reduction in defence expenditure . |
| 24 | Yeremi almost clung to the former undercity dweller , whether out of strange fellow feeling or only for support he could not have said . |
| 25 | Now if the minister is right and a partner in the firm or indeed an assistant in the firm a acting as a tax advisor or financial planner , might come across something er tha that er if er he were acting as auditor he would be bound to report . |
| 26 | The process is satirically described by Nashe in the Anatomie of Martin Marprelate : ‘ Having bestowed his bowels in a ditch … and filled his hungry belly … with coal dust , for spice they could not bestow ( his carrion being not worth it ) and sawdust they could have none ; they wrapped him in a blanket … for that all others are lapped in sheets . ’ |
| 27 | As camouflage they must obtain local clothing . |
| 28 | If the police were thinking about blackmail it would n't be long before they got to Barbara Porter . |
| 29 | ‘ For income I 'd again select a combination of funds . |
| 30 | If this is the case , check what materials there are — you might be able to make suggestions to your students about programmes they would find interesting to watch . |