Example sentences of "[pers pn] the [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where 's the erm Lisa pass me the remote for the T V please so it was a good day out . |
| 2 | An evening like most others in that house , but to me the first of a changed life . |
| 3 | Working and looking after children part-time gives me the best of both worlds . |
| 4 | ‘ Your lady , ’ he said warmly , ‘ has been to me the kindest of hostesses and gentlest of nurses . |
| 5 | Between them the ultimate in praise was : ‘ It works . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ These stores will give them the best of both worlds and could prove a major rival to the big store chains . ’ |
| 7 | Willi had given them the briefest of explanations for their presence being required but they were becoming as alarmed as Gesner by this talk of lawsuits and the resignation of Franz Busacher . |
| 8 | And I the same for , when Lindsey was a wee girl and I mean a wee girl like , I 'd pick wee things for her I 'd of loved my mummy to buy me . |
| 9 | Have you the two of them on yet ? |
| 10 | ‘ Were you the first in the queue ? ’ |
| 11 | Christ God dealt with the problem which spoiled his image in us and he has to do it because of fundamental thing , he 's got ta do it from the centre , you know you can get an apple , an ordinary apple and you can polish it up and you can have it so that it 's bright and glistening and the red is almost you know it , it , it , it almost dazzles you the shining on it , it 's got a real good polish on the skin , but inside , there 's a grub , and all the polishing in the world does n't get rid of the grub , and you see that 's so often what we do , we polish and polish away on the outside , that 's gon na make us better but it 's only skin deep because inside the grub is having a field day , he 's having a party of all party 's , he 's got an whole apple to himself and the grub of sin in your life and in my life is having , has a field day and we polish the outside and we try and make it look good and we be we become presentable and there like the apple on the market stall it looks good , it looks tremendous until you take a bite out of it and you see in the bit that you 've bitten there 's a , there 's a hole going through and you wonder where the grub is , is it in the bit that 's left or in the bit that you 've eaten and this is just like sin you see in our lives and so God in Christ he did n't deal with the outside bit , he did n't bother trying to make our conditions better , he did n't bother trying to work on the outside , that 's the difference between the gospel and social work and there 's nothing wrong with social work , it 's just that it 's going , it 's coming from the wrong end , it starts on the outside , it will educate people if we give them better housing , if we give them better circumstances , if we give them better wages , now all these things are right and that we should have them , but that does n't make any difference , you see , the person is a sinner , all he becomes if you educate him is an educated sinner , if you give him a huge pay rise all he becomes is a rich sinner , if you put him in a palace all he becomes is er a sinner living in a palace , it does n't make any basic difference to the person . |
| 12 | did I bring you the second of that stupid one down ? |
| 13 | ‘ I brought you the best of what was left , ’ Simon went on . |
| 14 | DOUBLE PAYMENT gives you the best of both words . |
| 15 | The Barclays Managed Rate Facility gives you the best of both worlds : it offers much of the flexibility of an overdraft both with an interest rate comparable to Money Market rates . |
| 16 | I anxiously await its next issues and wish you the best of luck . |
| 17 | ‘ The Hohner gives you the best of both worlds with the passive/active selection . |
| 18 | The Leisure 200-S offers you the best of modern design with the instant control of modern gas technology with full ignition to the hotplate , oven and grill . |
| 19 | I believe that Craigendarroch offers you the best of two equally irresistible worlds . |
| 20 | So wherever you 're driving , the European Car of the Year gives you the best of both worlds . |
| 21 | These are the delights that await — from the majestic Alps and Dolomites to the wild , remote beauty of the Apennines , Citalia offers you the best of Italy 's lakes and mountains . |
| 22 | Midland eurocheques offer you the best of both worlds — the convenience and security of cheques and a cheque card , wherever your travels take you in Europe . |
| 23 | If you 've got any doubts get in touch with your local fire safety officer and he will come along and er waylay any problems that you may have and he will indeed er give you the best of advice that 's available . |
| 24 | Above : The great thing about this indoor pool by Cascade is that during the warm summer months the doors slide open to give you the best of both worlds . |
| 25 | His name was Edward Greenwood , and as they all sat down , he said , ‘ I 've heard all about you from Helen and I wish you the best of luck . |
| 26 | Well we wish you the best of luck , and er well let us know how you get on when you get back . |
| 27 | Well wish you the best of luck |
| 28 | Five new quality channels will bring you the best in movie entertainment , many recently featured on the cinema circuits , and the best in sport , drama , music and comedy . |
| 29 | I congratulate you all on your achievement and wish you the best in putting what you have learned into practice . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Were you the last through Customs ? ’ he demanded imperiously , a frown marring the smooth gold of his forehead . |