Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [pron] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally the offence is straightforward as outlined but if an unlicensed pillion passenger on a motor bicycle persuaded the rider to take off his ‘ L ’ plates or the passenger took them off himself he would aid and abet the rider 's offence of no ‘ L ’ plates . |
| 2 | You 'd passed judgement on my morals and decided to punish me for something you could only have had the vaguest idea about . |
| 3 | There was nothing about him he could understand , nothing of which he could be sure . |
| 4 | If she had n't known for a fact that he liked nothing about her she might have mistaken that note in his voice for admiration . |
| 5 | Although I 've said I 'm happy with how I look , it does n't mean there 's nothing about myself I would n't like to change . |
| 6 | ‘ If the poor woman knows nothing about you it will give her an awful shock . ’ |
| 7 | My view is and it 's a widely held view within the association and , and the informed clubs is that if we let that situation go on and do nothing about it we will have a decreasing er number of people going and number of people going sailing . |
| 8 | I mean , all I use I mean , if I was making them for somebody I would use about four or five layers and then I would put a piece of lace of braid or something at the top |
| 9 | However , to the extent that our assumptions for thinking about them remain within the framework which derives from Weberian thought , we may well not recognize them for what they may be . |
| 10 | The mercenary ones simply put up with them and pretend that they love them for what they can get out of them . |
| 11 | So now he would get them for something they might not have done . |
| 12 | There were lessons all around me about what I should be doing , where I should be going , but I chose to ignore them . |
| 13 | You joked me about what she should of in the day ? |
| 14 | The reply was , ‘ Not Rs5,000 , Your Ex cell ency , but Rs25,000 , but now that you speak to me about it I will not take it . ’ |
| 15 | Smiling benignly at Seb , the gipsy leader said , ‘ One of the most important lessons to learn in this life is that if you wish to convince someone of anything you must first convince yourself . |
| 16 | ‘ The irony is that I did n't realise till Christmas , when I knew I loved you , that it was someone like you I should have been looking for all these years since . ’ |
| 17 | They may find someone to talk to , but rarely someone with whom they can actually cry although Damon Runyan claimed that the tears shed on Broadway by ‘ guys in love ’ , would produce enough salt water to start an opposition to the Atlantic and the Pacific . |
| 18 | They hide this from their parents so as not to add to their pain , but need someone with whom they can share unacceptable feelings . |
| 19 | — is this someone with whom I can be really honest ? |
| 20 | — is this someone with whom I can learn ? |
| 21 | Someone with whom he could be free . |
| 22 | He gave the impression that he was most disturbed about the occurrence and wanted someone with whom he could discuss it in safety . |
| 23 | Simon had been growing restless , but all of a sudden he spotted someone with whom he could discuss yesterday 's success . |
| 24 | Exercise : Think about someone with whom you would like to set some limits . |
| 25 | If you are fortunate enough to have secured an agent you will have someone with whom you can talk . |
| 26 | Sometimes the fact that you are doing something concrete to help someone with whom you can empathise can help you to forget your own personal misgivings . |
| 27 | His line of chat , and a bonhomie which could at times border on insensitivity , marked him out for her as a survivor ; someone with whom she could risk herself ; someone who could both carry and withstand her . |
| 28 | Yet we are also familiar within ourselves with what we may call our rational streak . |
| 29 | Influencing the attitudes of staff working in the local careers advice service by ensuring that they are provided with up-to-date information of developments in nursing and someone from whom they can seek assistance . |
| 30 | Was it because everything that had been precious to him had been torn from him that he had to find someone to blame for his losses , someone to take advantage of , someone from whom he could derive consolation ? |