Example sentences of "[prep] this [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was back in 1972 and we were testing the waters , talking about this new magazine we wanted to launch which would campaign for an end to world poverty . |
| 2 | I 've only just read about this old caddie you found murdered . |
| 3 | ‘ What about this psychological offender-profiling you 're all supposed to be into nowadays ? |
| 4 | During this three-year period they applied two dressings of farmyard manure and in the intervening year they applied an indigenous legume crop as green manure . |
| 5 | ‘ As you 're a fisherman , Mr Leland , if you 'd care to come down to Devon during this present season I 'd be most happy to offer you unlimited fishing . ’ |
| 6 | During this final stage they appear as ants , which are really fairies in disguise . |
| 7 | During this spare time you can catch up on lost sleep ( as long as your naps do not prevent a full night 's sleep ) , relax after the stresses of the journey , adjust drinking and eating habits , and generally adapt to your new surroundings . |
| 8 | The Grammar School in Stockport , however , avoided the extinction which other schools had suffered , for during this turbulent period it was itself in a sort of Limbo . |
| 9 | During this new phase it was worked in conjunction with a number of other Stroud mills , including Stratford Mills , under the control of John Biddle , one of the largest millers in the county . |
| 10 | During this last year she was a finalist in the Woking Young Musician competition and won the Dr. Clifford Page Cup for the most outstanding instrumentalist at the Aldershot and Farnborough Festival . |
| 11 | During this initial period it will be necessary to use whatever methods appear appropriate to deal with the patient 's distress . |
| 12 | During this initial period it is also more than likely that your staff will need access to some form of support line service . |
| 13 | One officer suggested behind his hand that I visit him at his home after work , and in exchange for this little attention he would write me a six-month permis de séjour . |
| 14 | For this latter purpose it can prove invaluable , a bench mark against which you can compare candidates for the job . |
| 15 | It 's for this latter meaning I chose it as the name of my new holiday company . |
| 16 | I am not kidding you : for this high-level encounter he goes to the news-agents ' next door and gets the key that hangs behind the counter . |
| 17 | For this one date they were supported by the Billy Harper Trio with Peter Stuart and Adrian Tilbrook on bass and drums and they fitted in as if they 'd all been on tour together . |
| 18 | I 'm Andrew Panting , the Information Officer for the University , and for this first programme I 've been joined by Ted Nakhle and Lawrence Suss . |
| 19 | Now for this new pattern she had said ‘ No ’ to ERASE and , therefore , the instruction was still in the consul to start on R8 . |
| 20 | Cuvier wanted to turn natural history into a science that would rank with physics and chemistry , and to establish the empirical foundation for this new science he was determined to build a collection of specimens second to none . |
| 21 | And they used to call a meeting and this horse breeding society would have called a meeting you know the ones that looked after choosing the horse they were gon na select for this certain season you see . |
| 22 | for this longer-term analysis we have taken those panel members who were interviewed in the Mid-Term Wave ( April-May 1986 ) , the Pre-Campaign Wave ( March-April 1987 ) , and the Post-Election Wave ( June 1987 ) . |
| 23 | ‘ You do n't understand the kind of love I have for this great country we live in . |
| 24 | For this great service he obtained eleven manors in this county ; also the castle of Dunster in Somerset , and fifty-five other manors ’ . |
| 25 | Why do multiplication equation for this similar line I do n't a get how you do that ? |
| 26 | You wo n't touch me , you have n't done a thing for this goddam exhibition you were so all fired up about , and it 's OK ? |
| 27 | Yeah , it 's just this waiting for this sanding sealer you see to dry . |
| 28 | For this 1990 vintage they had the outstanding winemaker from Martinborough in New Zealand working there . |
| 29 | This means that the three remaining days will be packed more tightly and although it is too late for this academic year we will in subsequent years have one day at the start of each term . |
| 30 | And certainly you know I mean Yona 's list now of support for this next rally we 've got on March the first is huge I mean it 's sort of and that 's not gon na go away is it you know I mean next year I do n't know what we 're gon na be up to but hopefully we 'll be supporting somebody else in their er struggle for fair play and that network will obviously come into play you know I mean I 've we 've been South Wales have said , Oh you know these are all our contacts you know some of the women in South Wales and in Deeside they 've said these are all our contacts and these are the people that were good and did the work and got the leaflets out and brought the money in you know and it 's as simple as that really you know . |