Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [pron] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | and er we do all the cooking between us and my , my sons they have a disco and all that they get |
| 2 | For those of my readers who have a taste for figures , we produced 7½ kilowatts when there was plenty of water , which there usually was in our climate . |
| 3 | As I warily got to my feet I felt a compulsion to retrace my steps in the direction of Jock 's trench . |
| 4 | When I got to my feet I wiped a mixture of snot and blood from my nose and looked around . |
| 5 | I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep . |
| 6 | When I was nine months old I was taken out to India by my parents who had a theatre company — they still have it , in fact , and they still tour . |
| 7 | Without my shoes I had an obvious limp . |
| 8 | But then on my travels I met a vampire which had escaped a great war with the Time Lords of Gallifrey . |
| 9 | When he had answered my questions he made an effort and blurted out one of his own . |
| 10 | And I knew I know this bloke eh , when he was a sergeant I think , anyway he was an officer , and eh , said we go to Sheppeards , I said you silly devil I ca n't get into Sheppeards Hotel I 'm a signal man I had to laugh he said , shame , he said cor , you 're about my size , get stuck into one of my uniforms we had a couple of weekends at Sheppeards Hotel , we had a great time . |
| 11 | The kindly Stevensons had phoned one of my relations who had a telephone at home . |
| 12 | Wait until I tell my friends I had a date with a doctor this summer . ’ |
| 13 | As though reading my thoughts she gave a series of contented grunts and the old feeling began to bubble in me , the deep sense of fulfilment and satisfaction that comes from even the smallest triumph and makes our lives worth while . |
| 14 | In one of my papers I used an abbreviation in a non-standard way , partly because my printer did not produce mathematical symbols . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , such abundance proved too much for my companions who discovered a white Mercurey ‘ 88 which they insisted would be an experience well worth the £22 price tag . |
| 16 | And , I 've just as a basic figure , I mean , they give up to a certain figure o before their hours you put a bit of tax and after that , but er we 've allocated him to work , in the afternoons when I 'm out , they allocate to her , the warehouse , because I ca n't afford any , er , as I say , they repairs a machine , it goes out faulty , and the onus is on me and the company |
| 17 | It overlooks the fact that it is the public character of science and of its institutions which imposes a mental discipline upon the individual scientist , and which preserves the objectivity of science and its tradition of critically discussing new ideas . |
| 18 | But when it was rammed down their throats it became a battle , and the manager lost . |
| 19 | It should be emphasised that participating practitioners were asked to return details of all patients on their lists who experienced an attack and not simply those whom they saw personally . |
| 20 | Her words themselves broke a long silence . |
| 21 | On their heads they wore a steel bonnet , either a ‘ salade ’ like a rimless upturned bowl , a peaked version known as a burgonet , or a morion with curved brim and raised centrepiece like a cockscomb . |
| 22 | Her beautiful red hair was arranged in its usual chaotic beehive , but there was something strange about her eyes which had a curious bruised look about them . |
| 23 | Just sit down ( I thought the idea was to dance — IM ) and listen to ‘ Yes Please ’ a few times until you realise that Shaun 's lyrics and the band 's music together still mean something to all their fans who follow a band purely for their music … so what were you doing talking to the stupid old Happy Mondays after all ? |
| 24 | Party loyalty is by no means an irrelevant factor in explaining and predicting the behaviour of congressmen , but on any issue that they perceive to be contentious within their districts nobody expects a member of Congress to put party before district . |
| 25 | Apart from its legs it resembled an old fashioned typewriter with a carriage and Qwerty keyboard . |
| 26 | It focuses on the wider community context by going beyond the school in order to explore relationships outside it in which parents themselves have a high profile . |
| 27 | There may be someone who 's a bit unsteady on her feet who has a passion for old time dancing . |
| 28 | A portion of that inscription serves us well today and it reads and I quote all who shall hereafter live in freedom will be here reminded that to these men and their comrades we owe a debt to be paid with grateful remembrance of their sacrifice and with a high resolve that the cause for which they died will live eternally . |
| 29 | R. T. Evans of Newport , Wales and the Universe , for instance — a rag 14½ stone and 6′ 1½ in was a nightmare to play against and shaming to play with , both of which agonies I suffered a lot , mostly , thank God , the latter , lesser cauchemar . |
| 30 | Now the Presbyterian Church as the Church of Scotland enjoys a unique place in Scottish life and its structures it has a privileged place but I would suggest to you it has also therefore a number of responsibilities and one , I would suggest in this case , is to try and ensure that these local regional teams are in place . |