Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] of [art] " in BNC.
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1 | She needed a back pack and she needed some soap and a tooth travelling tooth brush , eh , yes that looks alright , knock knock it of the . |
2 | Fucking hey must be lunatics it 's only a single lane carriageway hurar hurar and it 's a one way street , dead end fucking inverted brain leg it of the moon , the sun |
3 | He would have been able to tell Gould about the wealth of unusual birds around Adelaide , and persuade him of the necessity of collecting in the area . |
4 | If the bankruptcy order is annulled , the official receiver must , if he notified the creditors of the debtor 's bankruptcy , notify them of the annulment ( r 6.212 ) . |
5 | And yeah another one connected to this whole lifestyle , aspirational argument the image the brochures give us of a couple si sitting on a terrace with , you know , you can almost hear the music in the background , the sun setting over the sea . |
6 | I tell them of a babysitting job I had when I was 12 . |
7 | At the start , this strategy was to show the electorate that the Prime Minister was ‘ a very nice person ’ , tell them of the horrors of Labour 's tax policies and hope that in the twinkling of Mr Heseltine 's eye — aided by the applause of some celebrities and a giant ( and inexplicably awful ) stage set — the Conservatives would be back in government . |
8 | And tell me of a better left hander . |
9 | ‘ Pray tell me of the king your brother 's plan , my lord , ’ she said softly . |
10 | ‘ I feel it , when you tell me of the apparently acceptable behaviour amongst your contemporaries . ’ |
11 | ‘ From what you tell me of the EC grants , he 's too damned honest , ’ Jessica laughed . |
12 | They are narrative , and tell us of a situation , or prepare us for some significant message : Once having told us the story , set the mood , and prepared us for the shout of a choir of angels , Handel could paint a triumphant musical fresco with just a few poetic words : |
13 | They also tell us of a field with the manor house in a ruinous condition . |
14 | What does all this tell us of the rhynchosaurs ' diet ? |
15 | All the old historians when mentioning Hailing tell us of the old Manor of Langridge or Bavents , each one describes the antiquity of the Manor from Adam de Bavent to the various owners of their period until we reach William Baker . |
16 | What then do these culture experiments using denatured single collagens or collagen sandwiches tell us of the nature of hepatocyte-matrix interaction ? |
17 | Our impact on industry through our green works campaign is there for all to see and from that point of view to encase it within the health and safety review is vitally important for all of us when we take the policy back to our members and advise them of the way in which we intend to go forward . |
18 | These arguments had not at first cut much ice with social democrats , but two further ideological strands came to prominence in this period which helped to put the advocates of social progress through public spending and ‘ welfarism ’ onto the defensive , or even convince them of the folly of their ways : the monetary theory of inflation , and the ‘ too few producers ’ thesis of Bacon and Eltis ( 1976 ) . |
19 | Just tell them about this product , what it can do , and I assure you of the results . |
20 | Sir , this is the last day as I understand it of the greenbelt enquiry . |
21 | If you are unlucky enough to lose your AutoCheque Card or have it stolen , any Switch withdrawals made from your account by forging your signature will be refunded — even if they occur before you advise us of the loss . |
22 | He was moved and promising miracles , the recovery of things lost , the wholeness and holiness of things profaned ; but the faith she had professed was perhaps no more than a conviction that the star of the Prince of Aberffraw would not fail him , and that God would humour him and not cheat him of the fulfilment of his vow . |
23 | It was as though the railway companies wished to put their excursionists in the mood , remind them of the rather light-hearted , somewhat extravagant outing they were engaged upon , quite different from everyday commuting and business travel . |
24 | These words of wisdom remind me of a student who came to see me many years ago after the long vacation during which she had begun her undergraduate dissertation ( with another tutor who had left the university that summer , I must emphasize ) . |
25 | The best part for the fans was when Spock turns to Captain Picard and says , ‘ You remind me of a captain I used to serve under . ’ |
26 | You remind me of a cocker spaniel I once owned . ’ |
27 | They remind me of a builder and a client discussing the positioning of proposed works . |
28 | ‘ You know , Schatzie , the more I look at you , the more you remind me of a certain Titian . |
29 | You remind me of a tribunal . |
30 | ‘ You remind me of a wild animal sometimes , poised ready to flee at the first sight of a hunter 's gun . ’ |