Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would have liked them to go to his regimental museum and I still feel that would be one of the best homes for them . |
| 2 | Our main purpose in life is to make people aware of the problem , to make them think of their own vulnerability and responsibility and make them act in a safe and sensible way . |
| 3 | Vaillancourt , a Canadian now living in California , had nothing to lose by his all-out effort , but would still have been beaten by George Lindemann if Larry , one of his two World Cup horses , had not hit the last fence . |
| 4 | ‘ World Day of the Sick ’ is a special time of prayer and sharing , of offering one 's suffering for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ who , by suffering , dying and rising , achieved the salvation of mankind . |
| 5 | He seemed unconcerned at letting me loose on his half-share investment and I tried telling myself that ahead lay merely a quick pop over three undemanding obstacles , not the first searching test of my chances of racing . |
| 6 | At present , everything that Hewlett-Packard is doing looks right : it has won itself a reputation of taking better care of its customers , an example being the way it is not forcing its MPE users to move to Unix , instead letting them migrate at their own pace . |
| 7 | ‘ Can you tell me when we can begin to teach the totally inexperienced , gauche young ladies you 've employed as receptionists , or do we just let them loose on our unsuspecting clients ? ’ |
| 8 | In vain has Adrienne written asking for news from the North-East to be included in the last two issues : for we had nothing to report beyond our puny struggles against the mighty Aerobics phenomenon . |
| 9 | He told her that he was going to continue writing to her , nothing deterred by her cold reply or rather lack of a reply . |
| 10 | Meechai told reporters that so-called " sex tourists " were no longer welcome in Thailand , and warned them to remain in their own countries " and exploit their own women and children " . |
| 11 | She took the keys from him , and was appalled to hear them rattle in her shaking hand . |
| 12 | Almost always , by helping them stay in their own homes — not only by providing the necessary cash , but also by helping them to obtain all the entitlements to which they are due . |
| 13 | For years father had been nagging away at him to take some interest and prove he had the Miletti flair , yet as soon as he tried to show a bit of initiative everyone got on their high horse about it , father especially , calling him a worthless junkie and I do n't what else besides . |
| 14 | Their job is to make sure that no-one flies beyond their own limits and those of the aircraft . |
| 15 | " And he wants me to go with him this time — as his driver . " |
| 16 | We hear them preaching in our own language about the marvels of God . |
| 17 | Sister told me to wait outside her open duty-room door and watch all that was going on . |
| 18 | ‘ Would you expect me to remain after what that woman said of me ? ’ |
| 19 | The only way to compare them is to calculate what they would be paying over the whole 25 years if neither of them moved from their present home . |
| 20 | The only small crumb of comfort is that , since May 1990 , tenants ( but not managers ) of national brewers ' pubs can buy guest cask ales free of the tie — but the nationals have been quick to dominate this new market niche by organising their own lists of ‘ guest beers ’ , many of them brewed by their own subsidiaries . |
| 21 | ‘ I put it to you , ’ some old goat would bleat from under his wig , ‘ that these scheming , unprincipled charlatans , stopping at nothing to come by their ill-gotten gains , forged the very hand of a peer of the realm in a dastardly conspiracy to frustrate the worthy efforts of their local benefactor . ’ |
| 22 | Your parents hate it and would gladly lynch this band rather than let them dabble with your adolescent hormones that ca n't help wanting to shag them senseless in a vat of cold custard . |
| 23 | So I hope it is n't just sentimentality that makes me baulk at his drastic solution . |
| 24 | In England older men could get contract work for hedging and ditching , maintaining public spaces , or minor building repairs , which allowed them to work at their own pace . |
| 25 | Speaking through his secretary , the Right Reverend Peter Ball says he would like everyone to know of his immense gratitude for their overwhelming support . |
| 26 | ‘ I went home and got on with my work expecting them to come for me any day or night . ’ |
| 27 | I think perhaps we 'll ask them to come to our next meeting , or the meeting after that . |
| 28 | ‘ This will be an opportunity for them to come into their own but without having to do anything that might upset their families . ’ |
| 29 | True , her book is devoted mostly to the early characteristics of her subjects , the brief biographies she provides for them ending in their mid-twenties . |
| 30 | part of her expected to find them laughing at his wild reaction beyond all sense and to return her to the blessed normal but when she looked around only Maggie stood in the room . |