Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At these times Jane was assailed by self-doubt ; by fears as to whether their relationship would decline — for nothing human remains static . |
| 2 | Can you say what it is about them that threatens you ? |
| 3 | What is it about them that speaks to you , that calls forth such a strong response that at the end you feel satisfied , nourished , as though something new had taken place ? |
| 4 | What is it about them that makes them stand out from the rest ? |
| 5 | There is furthermore an atmosphere of harshness and unrest about them that makes one realize how much closer to the spirit of Cézanne Braque 's contemporary work is . |
| 6 | There 's something about them that makes me want to see them glazed with passion — ’ |
| 7 | For example , if John ran into the cinema with Mary , then it is quite possible to read this as them both taking some action together . |
| 8 | Some parents find it easier for everyone concerned to talk to someone outside the immediate family . |
| 9 | However , as has already been made clear , preventive programmes can not be planned for everyone likely to face such events . |
| 10 | They may not , for instance , be prepared to risk having any kind of emotional engagement ( I recently worked with a group of headteachers for whom this seemed to be a problem ) ; or they may not trust each other or the teacher ; or the ‘ hidden curriculum , of the group 's own dynamics may cut across the drama 's requirements ( for instance if the strong natural leader within the group is not given her usual leadership function within the fiction ) ; or the group may concentrate too hard on preparing material for ‘ showing ’ so that they miss out almost entirely on ‘ playing the drama game ’ ; or they may dislike drama or really want to perform a play or are simply not in the mood to submit to the experience . |
| 11 | Comedians Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith went for huge belly laughs as they poked fun at ‘ a small group of people for whom this has been a terrible year — the British tabloid journalists ’ . |
| 12 | He knew , from reading the newspapers , that there was a wide stratum of society for whom this did not hold true . |
| 13 | ‘ You did n't worry about me all bandaged up , did you ? ’ |
| 14 | A secretary or executive has to plough through them all to fulfil every media request . |
| 15 | This alerted Eva , and she arranged for them all to go out for supper . |
| 16 | They are attracted to a warm , soft area of wall and floor large enough for them all to lie in , and they find it more quickly when it is brightly lit . |
| 17 | Now it 's very easy for all the leaders around the world , not that easy to get them all together , but once they were together , it was very easy for them all to say yes the situation 's dreadful , it 's awful , it 's awful . |
| 18 | The alternative , if three of the commoners continued to hold out , would be for them all to claim compensation for lost rights from the Lands Tribunal . |
| 19 | Litres of beer were ordered for them all to drink . |
| 20 | Leila had said it would be presumptuous for them all to descend on Roirbak like an unwelcome plague , so had communicated ahead and reserved rooms in a cheap hostel popular with nomad natros . |
| 21 | There 's room for them all to do well in this place , that 's the thing . |
| 22 | And there is room for them all to do better than each other . |
| 23 | Everyone was out , and she was impatient for them all to come in . |
| 24 | It was good of them for them all to come out and do all them drills . |
| 25 | Carolyn smiled automatically and ducked her head down to study the seed packets , waiting for them all to start talking again . |
| 26 | The inevitable course for them both had been clear tonight ; if she had stayed they would have made love again — there had been no question about it . |
| 27 | SyQuest has also signed a licensing agreement with Delta Microsystems for them both to sell the $350-per-workstation Delta software driver , needed to support SyQuest 's 5.25-inch 44Mb and 88Mb removeable cartridge drives on Sparcs . |
| 28 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 29 | Then he capped his own little finger with it and held it up for them both to see . |
| 30 | Bill 's orders had been for Captive Audience to lead Shine On at racing speed over six furlongs , then for them both to stride out for home over the last two furlongs . |