Example sentences of "[adv] your [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps your night of passion had addled you more than you think ? ’ |
| 2 | Then on to the next house where they slyly accept a poster and bin it as soon as your back is turned ; and then to the next where support is promised if only your party in exchange guarantees to persecute , imprison and preferably execute certain categories of non-white-skinned people . |
| 3 | Poor old Steven : he was n't to know that , while he had been busy trying to make grown-up movies , the trendiest kids had gone off Michael Jackson and the Ninja Turtles and transferred their allegiance to metal-headed dipsticks such as Bill and Ted , or Wayne and Garth from Wayne 's World , the year 's hotsiest hit-flick ( which comes down your way in May ) . |
| 4 | Now Adam interrupted Miranda 's reverie by saying , ‘ By the way , Paul Littlejohn says that the trustees regretfully must turn down your request for funds to redecorate your house . |
| 5 | As presenter you have to give much of your attention to your active involvement in the performance , and so your capacity for evaluation is limited . |
| 6 | So your rule of thumb , for starting , is that if somebody 's spending more than two or three hours a day , perhaps , on accounts or stock-taking or whatever , then it might be worth checking out the possibility of using a computer . |
| 7 | Either of these faults means that the attacking technique is well developed before you move into it , and so your front barring arm or groin suffer accordingly . |
| 8 | The longer the lapse of time the less your chance of success , but ferrets can live for a considerable period within a burrow system — as much as three weeks . |
| 9 | Seating depends on room arrangement and table size ; but the more in the centre you are of any line the better your range of vision , and the better placed you are to get involved . |
| 10 | When you are involved with other people ( divorce or traffic accidents , for example ) take ample time beforehand to think over your version of events and to write everything down . |
| 11 | The problem was that I could not be sure if this was your true feeling for me , or just your terror of Mathilde 's ghosts making you cling to me in that delightful and extremely inflammatory fashion . |
| 12 | Just your cup of tea |
| 13 | He 's not your head of year ! |
| 14 | DW is not your insurer for use of the Program . |
| 15 | [ 'Put not your trust in princes , Shallot ! ’ my chaplain often quips . |
| 16 | Am I not your mistress in masquerade … |
| 17 | ‘ Because it 's not your kind of place . |
| 18 | If that 's not your cup of tea , choose a karate or boxing club to learn the basic movements ( see page 121 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ Not your cup of tea at all . ’ |
| 20 | Now , if the phrase heavy rock means nothing more than a pile of boulders , then you may fear that what follows is not your cup of tea . |
| 21 | Erm It 's not your cup of tea like it 's just |
| 22 | probably not your cup of tea mum , it 's daft humour , he 's funny |
| 23 | It 's not your list of choices it 's not going to have to take box form . |
| 24 | Not your sort of girl . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , but not your sort of designer . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's not your sort of thing , is it ? ’ |
| 27 | Neil , you 're , I 'm , I 'm not quite clear on exactly your definition of obstruction . |
| 28 | On the second day , think through your sense of taste . |
| 29 | I know theatre people are hardly your choice of party companions . |
| 30 | Yes , well , that 's more your kind of fighting . |