Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [num] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Salamanca , as a parting present , Dana had given me two of his most beloved treasures , two books of Chinese prints and ink drawings . |
| 2 | Emily left me one of her large paintings of the green B.C. forests in her will ; she had previously given me two of her books . |
| 3 | Ellen had given me one of her pitying looks . |
| 4 | After thoroughly investigating their backgrounds and their political beliefs , he had approached them one by one . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've forgotten which one of you is Carrie and which one is Ginnie . ’ |
| 6 | Maeve Binchy 's gift for drawing readers into the lives of people from small communities , and for describing the evolution of friendships , have won her millions of readers . |
| 7 | And finally , Oxfordshire waterskier Shelley Nutt 's sparkling talent to twist and turn has earned her one of the sport 's top honours . |
| 8 | The South Africans were asking the umpires in the West Indies whether they had received their one for the over . |
| 9 | Seen them dozens of times before . |
| 10 | Erm have you decided which one of you are coming or are you both coming or ? |
| 11 | " There you are , Stephen , like I said , you must have known her , you must have seen her hundreds of times . " |
| 12 | By mixing Redgra with shale , Oxford 's neighbours Swindon have made theirs one of the best tracks in the country . |
| 13 | ‘ I could have done you one of those . ’ |
| 14 | It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest paid people on British TV . |
| 15 | Feminism has also made her one of its heroines . |
| 16 | This quote from Jean Aurenche , who co-scripted Tavernier 's first three features , identifies the driving force which informs all the director 's work , and has made him one of the leading European directors today . |
| 17 | His discipline , his dedication , and his pursuit of excellence may not have made him the most charismatic of world class players , but it has made him one of the most respected . |
| 18 | McAvennie 's peroxide reign has made him one of the most recognisable anti-heroes in Scottish football . |
| 19 | His amusing analysis of human frailty has made him one of the folk world 's more unlikely heroes — a bard who takes the knocks but never shows the bruising . |
| 20 | The Hatchet had not lost those qualities which had made him one of the most respected , and feared , members of the underworld . |
| 21 | A hugely impressive return of eight goals from just 11 games is a true reflection of his amazing turnaround and it has already made him one of the buys of the season , even at that sizeable price tag . |
| 22 | Televised Saturday successes in the Golden Spurs Handicap Chase at Doncaster , Sandown 's Scilly Isles Novices ' Chase and the Arlington Final at Newbury have made him one of the most popular finds of the season among the nation 's punters . |
| 23 | He had a charismatic quality about him that had long made him one of Europe 's most eligible bachelors . |
| 24 | It was enfeebling , it had killed off his efforts at meditation , and there was something almost sinful in allowing his imagination to feast on these buried years when he considered the present turmoil and growing anarchy engulfing the city that had made him one of its own . |
| 25 | One thinks of Groucho Marx 's quip : ‘ Giving up smoking is easy — I 've done it hundreds of times . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I have done it thousands of times before and will do it thousands of times again . ’ |
| 27 | He had made his millions by first cornering the estate-agency business in the gaudy resort , and then expanding throughout the north-west . |
| 28 | He had seen it hundreds of times on the faces of people who fancied that they had said too much to him , opened their hearts too wide . |
| 29 | ‘ We must have seen it dozens of times , ’ he said . |
| 30 | This would indeed have made it one of the greatest empires in Europe . |