Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [noun] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It needs to be laid down what can and what can not be discussed by an Apex Conference , my branch wish to remove the present restriction and ask for your support . |
| 2 | A minute later I looked at my watch ad noted the time . |
| 3 | I took off my tin hat to feel the sun on my face . |
| 4 | Below my bedroom window lay the garden , made very beautiful by my mother over the years . |
| 5 | Phoning the next day quoting my reference number to say the flight would not go ahead due to a change of circumstances , a long delay ensued . |
| 6 | Also could I pour this water into my compost bin to enrich the end product ? |
| 7 | I , it 's simply my business tosortof help the works . |
| 8 | The fan sounded so convincing that , even though it was only 18 months ago , I reached for my record books to confirm the facts . |
| 9 | I spend a lot of my leisure time pursuing the sport of white water canoeing . |
| 10 | It 's only a matter of time before he begins to move north , and I have an itch in my sword arm says the time 's running short . ’ |
| 11 | He says : ‘ I gave up my day job to make the band a success . ’ |
| 12 | Within seconds , I 'd rolled over the parapet , scrambled along the lead gutter to the hatch , drawn the bolt and entered — all without giving my head time to jam the works . |
| 13 | His book My Water Cure describes the findings of a lifetime of practice directing his patients to the healing and restoring powers of water . |
| 14 | ‘ But My Lord Cardinal said the man would be here today , the Feast of St Leo the Great , ’ replied Benjamin . |
| 15 | ‘ It took me three attempts to land the fish but eventually I managed to bring it in to the bank and my mate Paul scooped the net under it . |
| 16 | I am sure that the making of puppets with empty cones is not unique , but my daughter-in-law Johanna created the delightful ‘ little people ’ in the enclosed photograph as a project for a recent examination — needless to add she passed with flying colours ! |
| 17 | ‘ I remember my diamond ring scratching the table as he pressed against me , ’ the woman said . |
| 18 | I wondered whether they were using my secretary Jean to do the work of other departments . |
| 19 | I ignore him and dive down to my furniture underworld to etch the bizarre scene on my mind once more . |
| 20 | I pledge to write to my bank manager urging the banks to write off debt owed by poorer countries . |
| 21 | ‘ I have been told that my knee problem brought the decision . |
| 22 | I looked at my port wing to judge the extent of the damage and saw some nasty holes there while my instrument panel had also taken a slight hammering . |
| 23 | my travel agent fixed the tickets — i guess he had some problems as we got standing tickets ( ie no seats ) … i saw a poster or something mentioning that tickets for newcastles home games vs us and scum will only be available by mail requests ( sort of a lottery i guess ) with only 2 tickets pr request . |
| 24 | ‘ My brother Francis won the wager and I handed the ring over . |
| 25 | In my view Feedbackers got the wrong Baker . |
| 26 | Great granite fortresses sprang up in the misty vales and from them Dragon Princes rode the thermals over sullen volcanoes . |
| 27 | ‘ When it 's to their advantage men use the same ploy . ’ |
| 28 | Our rotten mainmast began whipping sickeningly to and fro and required five men constantly clinging to its lee mainstay to cushion the strain . |
| 29 | The analyses will indicate the degree to which supervising practice matches the expectations of students . |
| 30 | ELL , I 've had a happy life ’ — as Hazlitt may not have said after all , in which case bang goes the cheeriest of all the Famous Last Words . |