Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fat chance of that , or of persuading Jessica to go with her to Aunt Jane 's in Port Erin . |
| 2 | He was living with his third wife , the ice goddess Veronica , in an LA mansion , surrounded by the gifts of a lifetime — a six-foot , hand-carved tiger given to him by Deng Xiaoping , a robe given to him by Elvis Presley . |
| 3 | President , colleagues , I am so proud and honoured to receive this gold badge , more so because this is the award given to me by you President , I do want to thank a number of people I also want to thank the regional secretary , Steve , who thank you , Steven , for your support and guidance . |
| 4 | I asked the doctor about Dara Shukoh and Aurangzeb , and soon the doctor was telling us about the civil war and the accounts given of it by Bernier and Manucci . |
| 5 | The housewife refers to them as external obligations to which she feels a deep need to conform . |
| 6 | Former Scottish international Rodger , who won the men 's singles last year in the Middlesbrough Borough Councilsupported event , has a particular strong field competing against him for his title . |
| 7 | Slightly confusingly named Utsly-Gtsly , this model is one of many Nakamura creations made up from sketches given to him by flat-proud clients with 200,000 yen to spend |
| 8 | Earlier in Weston-Super-Mare Salvation Army leaders had been arrested for proceeding with a march contrary to a ban placed upon it by the local magistrates . |
| 9 | The corporation may argue that a direction given to it by the National Rivers Authority to improve water is unreasonable . |
| 10 | In her bedroom , Honor gazed at herself in the cracked mirror , a sense of hopelessness bringing tears to her eyes . |
| 11 | Nothing ever tasted better than those lovely juicy , spicy buns filled with lots of fruit . |
| 12 | The chamber will deal with environmental disputes between states referred to it by UN members . |
| 13 | Frau Nordern gazed at him for an icy moment then stalked into the bedroom . |
| 14 | But slimming , whether intentional or — as now — the result of unhappiness , never seemed to affect her breasts , and the much washed , faded T-shirt clung to her like a second skin . |
| 15 | Tim will be buried in the Everton shorts along with a signed Everton shirt given to him by the members of his favourite team . |
| 16 | As a young Christian exclaimed to me on realizing for the first time the titanic implications of this claim , ‘ I always knew Christianity was true , but I never realized it was this true ! ’ |
| 17 | Walkers would find themselves diving out of the way on paths , escaping from runaway mountain bikes careering towards them on a mission to deposit their riders in a ditch . |
| 18 | However , the development of Australian unions has been markedly and uniquely influenced by the institutional support given to them by the federal arbitration system which has long played a fundamental role in wage-determination and the settlement of disputes ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ I am grateful for the support given to me by the London Fire Brigade and I would also like to thank the Fire Brigades Union . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I am grateful for the support given to me by the London Fire Brigade , who have done all they can to help me over the years since the fire , and I would also like to thank the Fire Brigades Union for underwriting the risks of my legal claim . ’ |
| 21 | " There was some confusion at this stage because the target began to behave in an odd way , we knew she was supposed to go up the River Stour to off load , but finally I made the decision to go alongside her at sea . |
| 22 | The QDMs passed to you by the DF operator are now your track to the station . |
| 23 | Alexandra gazed about her with delight , folding the Burrows , the Pemberleys , the Chamberlins , the village , everyone , into the warm embrace of her grateful glance , and sang and sang . |
| 24 | The Court acknowledged that the Registry could not make a decision binding upon it in its judicial capacity . |
| 25 | The Queen says : ‘ The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 26 | The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 27 | To make the formal application you will need to complete the forms given to you by your Environmental Health Officer . |
| 28 | I decided to ask Mrs Dean to sit with me after supper . |
| 29 | Each subject key is restricted to three letters and a pupil searching for information on WATER might search under PHY and WAT for materials on WATER in relation to PHYSICS or under WAT to search for anything on WATER . |
| 30 | As I have read his writings , often in photocopies lent to me by friends , or in the book on his work published in 1982 , in India , I have not only come to appreciate his films in a more informed way , but I have also realized that his outlook on film-making is one which has begun to affect my own thinking . |