Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one , not even lovers , are truly psychic , and everyone flounders around each other , misunderstanding , misinterpreting , sending out confusing signals . |
| 2 | Let us imagine that Big Ted , having heard me talk about this point , is trying to explain it to Little Ted in the pub afterwards : |
| 3 | Now you two try to get some sleep and I 'll keep me eyes on that platform . |
| 4 | ‘ My darling Laura … ’ his voice was thick and husky with emotion … ‘ when I fell fathoms deep in love with you — all those years ago — you captured my heart for all time . |
| 5 | ‘ Gilleis , one more thing I must lift from my heart before this hour breaks over me . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ The thing is , Doctor , I 've been having treatment from my GP for some time now . |
| 7 | ‘ There is no uniform pattern or discipline to my cooking in this sense , ’ she says . |
| 8 | Mr Major told him : ‘ If you were here more often , you would know how often I have set out my views on that subject . ’ |
| 9 | My views on this subject are fully documented in Developing Handwriting ( Macmillan 1977 ) ; The Teacher 's Manual for New Nelson Handwriting ( Nelson 1984 ; revised 1989 ) and Holmes McDougall Handwriting ( Holmes McDougall 1988 ) . |
| 10 | My views on this fall into couplets best . |
| 11 | I would therefore also give my views on this aspect in case the court should consider that the registration requirements are capable of constituting ‘ detailed rules for the utilisation of the quotas ’ within the meaning of article 5(2) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 170/83 . |
| 12 | I forget how it was that I told Maurice Reckitt about it before Eliot , who usually received prior intelligence about my activities in this sphere . |
| 13 | ‘ Much as I would love to claim all the credit , I must point out that my part in this rescue was very small indeed . |
| 14 | I 'm just taking my case to that hotel . |
| 15 | I prefaced my response to this question with the comment that I had no knowledge of the relationship of support for these two projects . |
| 16 | My income at that time was mainly from prints . |
| 17 | You let me just put my foot on that shore , you 'll never get me here again ! ’ |
| 18 | With regard to the theme of today 's Conference — namely the retraining of language teachers , I hope that my experience on these pilot courses will be of interest , and may even ring some bells . |
| 19 | This is very much my experience of this organisation in the eight months I 've worked here . |
| 20 | I t's for this year 's model , you see . |
| 21 | My enthusiasm for that outcome will be increased with every hospital that becomes a market-orientated trust , every school which becomes self-governing and effectively selective , every Muslim family which is divided by arbitrary immigration regulations and every youth who is driven to sleep in a shop doorway . |
| 22 | Yeah the terminal came up erm , due to an error were unable to complete your transaction , so I thought oh great , so I ca n't have my money in any place |
| 23 | ‘ I have had to persuade your father to fall in with my wishes on this matter . |
| 24 | Yes , I , I 'd give you two , one is my favourite of all shrub roses which is Fantan la tour which has what one can only describe as loosened sort of shaggy shell pink flowers with the most exquisite perfume , it 's a , it 's an untidy flower like the old shrub roses really should be the best of them erm and a very pale shell pink , a wonderful variety , not particularly repeat flowering , relatively short flowering season but so wonderful when it is in flower and the other one , er she says she does n't like red , now is n't really red , it 's a very very deep reddish purple and it 's a variety called Tuscany Superb and I grow Tuscany Superb in my garden alongside er some fennel , a foliage fennel plant and the feathery fennel together with , almost the aniseed aroma of the fennel together with these deep deep purple flowers of Tuscany Superb is absolutely wonderful , it 's actually on the edge of my herb garden . |
| 25 | Mme Deloche became my mentor during this period , and for years after I left France , I used to send her Oxford Marmalade , Bath Olivers and Christmas puddings in exchange for the things she had taught me to make . |
| 26 | So be it but , remaining as I am of the view that they were a correct expression of the law , I repeat them as part of the ratio of my decision in this case . |
| 27 | I did my sketch from that doctor 's house . |
| 28 | Be assured however that if I can in any manner contribute to the success of your efforts , either by the proposal of questions for discussion , or subjects for Papers or giving my opinions on any part of the Veterinary Art which you may think proper to investigate I shall at all times feel myself honored by the request , & I am persuaded that Mr Sewell will be most happy to ( ? add ) his exertions in any way congenial to your wishes . |
| 29 | I run the tips of my fingers over this beard at difficult moments and am reassured by its fibrous smoothness as much as my son used to be , when he was a little younger , by the feel of his old piece of blanket . |
| 30 | I have however found it difficult to subscribe to the opinion preferred by the majority of your Lordships that the appeal should be dismissed because the decision of a visitor is not susceptible to judicial review for an error of law , and had prepared a judgment setting out in summary my reasons for this difficulty . |