Example sentences of "[pers pn] [art] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christ had entrusted the government of His Church to St Peter and his successors in the words , " Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church " ( Matthew 16 : 18 ) and " I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth , it shall be bound also in heaven " ( Matthew 16 : 19 ) . |
| 2 | He began to tell me the difficulties of his life at home , and finally he told me that he had tried more than once to find a home with another brother or sister , but they had persuaded him to return to Cis and Elfed . |
| 3 | Ever since James brought me the clothes of that unfortunate young girl , I have been beset by a conviction that I failed to notice something of importance . ’ |
| 4 | My sincere thanks to my amanuensis Simon Rose , to my personal assistants Cressida and Catherine and to my colleague Bargepole , for showing me the consequences of taking the wrong turning in life . |
| 5 | He gave me the keys of the tower . |
| 6 | There 's another in the keep would have done just as well , but seal or no seal , they 'd have wanted a better tale than I could think of before they 'd have given me the keys of the keep . |
| 7 | If you can tell me the initials of my name , you can have what 's in this bag . ’ |
| 8 | Then she would bring me the diaries of a grand-duchess and the poems of the Hapsburg princesses . |
| 9 | Gerry offered to be my guide , and show me the sites of the county . |
| 10 | Whereas for me the rigours of the Second World War meant two ounces of butter a week and five inches of bath-water , for Jean-Claude they had involved near-starvation on a diet of turnips — and the dangers of being on the run . |
| 11 | ‘ While you work with me the interests of IAP and its clients come first . |
| 12 | ‘ Could you tell me the times of the buses to Ibiza Town , please ? ’ |
| 13 | When I arrived , Small showed me the bodies of two lambs killed by foxes the previous night . |
| 14 | Dear Willis — As I am informed by those who ought to know that you have " taken the ground " somewhere near London River , I expect you can tell me the whereabouts of the dear old Fortuna , built 1892 , rigged when I last saw her in 1920 as a square foresail brigantine . |
| 15 | Teaching me the names of all the grasses |
| 16 | He 'd tell me the names of ten books where it 's all said much better . |
| 17 | I rang Seddon at home before he left for New Scotland Yard and asked him to find out for me the names of the officers who had dealt with the Southwark Bridge case . |
| 18 | She gave me the names of all her friends and said how proud she was of the life her father had given her . |
| 19 | ‘ Various people have given me the names of its chauffeurs over the years — , and , but I would be glad of any further information anyone may have of this wonderful carriage ’ he said . |
| 20 | It 's really rather curious how although David was happy to give me the names of these various lab magazines , lab equipment things , erm , he was very chary of sending me er copy of his own production . |
| 21 | Can someone please tell me the names of some American poets ! |
| 22 | It does not follow that he could not say , ‘ You must now pay me the arrears of rent for the past year . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Mr Updike would n't tell me the details of the accident . |
| 24 | Thank you for sending me the details of this extremely worrying case . |
| 25 | The hon. Gentleman is concerned about the placement of this convicted person in a nearby hostel , so if he will give me the details of the case I shall have it investigated by Her Majesty 's inspectorate of probation . |
| 26 | If you give me the details of the sports orders Adrian I 'll |
| 27 | A year later , on Tuesday , 13 April 1773 , Boswell ‘ again solicited him to communicate to me the particulars of his early life . |
| 28 | Mum told me the facts of life when I was twelve . |
| 29 | You conjured up for me the legions of the unborn , and I found them as grisly a sight as the legions of the dead . |
| 30 | He taught me the fundamentals of the job … unsparingly … he channelled my discontent and made me want to be an actor . |