Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it gave me heart to see one thug get what he deserves . |
| 2 | On the last occasion that I spoke to Lady More , our President , she gave me permission to reprint this extract from the book . |
| 3 | Boyle was one of the few Tories for whom Crosland had any time . |
| 4 | Underneath his impudent and occasionally violent behaviour lay a fundamentally nice , simple , easy-going , exceptionally warm-hearted character , in whom Minton took much pleasure . |
| 5 | Her mother had kept in touch with them for years , and Judith remembered that when she was a child her father had sent them money to have that photograph taken . |
| 6 | In the corner of the living room behind them Jefferson indicated two boxes and a couple of canvas hold-alls . |
| 7 | Fancy me legs earnin' that amount . |
| 8 | Unlike the passages on Seyh Abdulkerim , Molla Abdulkerim or Molla Yegan , however , about all of whom Mustakimzade has some sort of reservation , this passage on Hizir Bey contains no reference to or any derivation of it ; and it would seem from his particular vagueness in relation to Hizir Bey and his failure to accord him a separate article that while he is aware of the claim that Hizir Bey became Mufti , he is unsure of his relationship to the main stream of Muftis and probably regards him as not having been part of it . |
| 9 | He advanced to the Seine , slipped across it at Poissy and , with Philip 's army hard on his heels , he crossed the Somme at Blanche-Taque by a ford which was revealed to the king in the nick of time , possibly by a prisoner to whom Edward offered enough money to buy the vital information . |
| 10 | This column has already reported an addition to Matthew Hall 's family and now it gives me pleasure to report another addition at the Dodge Chemical Company — but this time its not another birth , it is the news that Adrian Haler 's daughter , Patricia Lewis joined the company on August 17th . |
| 11 | ‘ Playground language ’ I used to call it when my sons explored that path . |
| 12 | ‘ If one of my sons has solid ambition , I am pleased . ’ |
| 13 | I was wondering where the hell I can get my hair done first thing tomorrow morning . ’ |
| 14 | My hair had more shine than before and I found it left a stronger smell than other conditioners which I really liked . |
| 15 | I do n't know whether I ought to have my hair permed this week but I could n't really afford it . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't think my views have much effect . ’ |
| 17 | In the present case , I for my part take that view . |
| 18 | He gives Sting away at III , 204 , keeping an orc-blade but saying ‘ I do not think it will be my part to strike any blow again . ’ |
| 19 | I for my part have some difficulty in accepting that . |
| 20 | For that reason I would for my part discharge this committal order . |
| 21 | My chest felt icy cold and I had difficulty in breathing . |
| 22 | ‘ I believe that my proposals strike that balance . |
| 23 | Seldom in my experience did English women demonstrate the slightest interest in learning from us , from our struggles and from our political experiences . |
| 24 | My successor spent several months on the intercontinental telephone lines trying to locate the debtors . |
| 25 | There has also been a huge recovery of confidence in construction material shares as RMC and Redland , although my favourite remains Blue Circle at 250p because of its involvement in the home improvement business through Armitage Shanks . |
| 26 | ‘ It will be when my ponies arrive next week , ’ said Dancer cosily . |
| 27 | My decision to adopt this method is not an arbitrary one . |
| 28 | This is a mere exhibition of my inability to write plain prose , and more terribly , my impotence … |
| 29 | Just the way I knew my mum had bad news when she came in on me in dad 's study all those weeks ago . |
| 30 | And my mum got seven Valentine 's cards this year , I was really upset cos I did n't get any ! |