Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to that date , however , some of the greater landowners , as lords of regality , maintained private courts which gave them opportunities to attract lawyer-freeholders to their service and hence to their political interest . |
| 2 | The remains of several old sailing ships adorn the Stanley waterfront and on some of them rock shags nest along the side decks and in the hawse holes . |
| 3 | Beneath them cars sit bumper to bumper in a haze of exhaust fumes . |
| 4 | He was to play the leading role in my plans to breed owls for release into the wild . |
| 5 | I 'm afraid that my money brings death with it . ’ |
| 6 | However , I nearly did n't make it as I neglected to register my willingness to take part with the organiser of the hospital team until all 32 places had been filled . |
| 7 | However , in my role as language courses co-ordinator in charge of a large languages programme I face a daily pressure from my superiors to generate income for our College . |
| 8 | Mrs Danby , Mrs Quigley , Hannah Dooley , Roger Beeding and my mum rolled Pike off him . |
| 9 | ‘ When my mum saw S'Xpress on TV , she said , ‘ Oh my God , whatever you do , do n't join a band like that ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Does my Mum borrow money off you ? ’ |
| 11 | How can my Mum have dreadlocks on her eyebrows ? |
| 12 | Well my mum sees loads of dogs and that and she just , good boy , good boy ! |
| 13 | Ca n't believe it , my mum brought food for my brother up today |
| 14 | The electricity people called to ask my permission to put poles in my land so that they could take it even higher , and I agreed to it . |
| 15 | I must say I expected to see my sister accuse Orlick of attacking her , but instead she seemed very pleased to see him . |
| 16 | I do n't know where I 'm going , wherever you 're going you 're going this way , you see my watch says quarter to twelve you going on market , I 'm going . |
| 17 | I got my eddication holdin' horses in Sackville Street , and learned me letters spellin' the Guinness advertisements . |
| 18 | When I meet you I have in my mind commercialized pictures of attractiveness which have been ‘ sold ’ to me from birth . |
| 19 | I blew my breath into him rhythmically , faster than normal breathing , squeezing him , telling him , ordering him in my mind to take charge of himself , come back , come back … |
| 20 | For the rest of the year , for 358 days , I expect my mind to achieve autonomy over my problems and I plod on while life with a capital L proceeds independently of me . |
| 21 | My mind has kind of taken a leave of absence . |
| 22 | Do you think I want to see my kids turning tricks for a smear of white powder ? ’ |
| 23 | 5am : Woken as usual by my Lungfish demanding food by nibbling on one of my toes . |
| 24 | The reason I ask is this ; Last season my club achieved promotion in the Courage League and naturally all the players were very pleased and excited by the prospect of competing at a higher level of rugby . |
| 25 | ‘ It is my pleasure to say thankyou to all involved in the rescue , ’ she said . |
| 26 | I split with rage , opening my mouth to spit seeds of anger across the car . |
| 27 | It was a great shot , funnily enough , but I was disappointed because I failed in my attempt to create history in my last match at Lord 's ! ’ |
| 28 | In many cases it might be more appropriate to ask , ‘ Will my cover-drive make contact with the ball ? |
| 29 | My eyes became coals of fire in my head , and I believed every moment that I was condemned to perish in the belly of a whale . |
| 30 | If my lips had words for the wondrous feeling of your breasts and nipples I 'd say them . |