Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At their elbows stand the ghosts of the fallen in the first world war , reminding them of that earlier occasion when so many ministers preached uncritical political guidance from their pulpits . |
| 2 | Other sketchbooks contain swift pencil notations which correspond to oil paintings , although it is not entirely clear what function they served and whether Monet consulted them at any later stage in the evolution of his compositions . |
| 3 | I am happy to see them in this workmanlike state . |
| 4 | language … gives structure to experience , and helps to determine our way of looking at things , so that it requires some intellectual effort to see them in any other way than that which our language suggests to us . |
| 5 | Very good of you to see me at such short notice . ’ |
| 6 | By depreciating against the other currencies as needed , the scavenger currency would insulate them from this local depression . |
| 7 | They do n't build them like this any more — Healey ( top ) , Cobra ( above ) |
| 8 | Not er like they bring them in these cardboard boxes you know , wooden boxes . |
| 9 | ‘ Why do you insist on seeing me in this horrible way ? ’ she finished up . |
| 10 | Words failed me at this last find … but not so my companions ! |
| 11 | The hallway and various passages off it were full of visitors helping pyjama-ed relatives in and out of chairs , plumping cushions for them or fetching magazines from a well-stocked rack , or encouraging them to that last little drop of cocoa from what seemed to be a standard issue purple mug . |
| 12 | As they moved from one high-ceilinged panelled room to the next , signs of disorder and decay met them at each open door . |
| 13 | Thrill-seeking impulses led them to many momentary and immediate adventures , and it was this period of his life he referred to when he said he had never been in an orgy of more than three people , although he tried ineffectively to promote it a time or two . |
| 14 | For one has to recognize that if one had their desires one would not accept principles which rode roughshod over their satisfaction , and this implies that one should not accept them at all , since one can not universalise them to that hypothetical situation in which one would be forced to reject them . |
| 15 | They even got the transparency of the house the wrong way round in their ‘ Country Homes ’ magazine , but their name and reputation insulated them against such elementary errors . |
| 16 | The new technology of automation had stripped them of any human dignity in their labour . |
| 17 | What better way to taunt the auld enemy than to treat them with such reckless contempt ? |
| 18 | ‘ And you hate me for all that , of course , ’ Luke accepted neutrally . |
| 19 | However , in order for the abdominals to grow you must treat them like any other muscle group , and work them hard for 8 to 12 reps using 3 to 4 sets . |
| 20 | I dreamt of making an Olympic team when I was in high school , a rather far-fetched dream for a 4:36 miler , but that dream was part of what got me through all those hard times during the years that I was losing race after race in college . |
| 21 | Children 's co-operation can be secured by guiding and helping them towards some desirable action or way of thought . |
| 22 | And the society investigates them , and if they are deserving , either refers them to some appropriate charity or grants them relief or refers them back to us with a note of recommendation . ’ |
| 23 | They were able to request anything they wanted from their administrative colleagues which they felt could aid them on any given mission . |
| 24 | Lay me on another half a gram ’ … and they 'd go , ‘ Alright ’ … in the end , you 'd owe them a coupla grams and you 'd have to go shoplifting in Chester or something 'cos you could n't go round town in case they were there … . |
| 25 | I want to be taken seriously , which makes it galling that when I 've got a brain , certain types of men try to treat me like some empty-headed bimbo who … ’ |
| 26 | Many of these features are unique to these mountains , and make them of much more than mere climbing interest . |
| 27 | No black on wings and no long trailing legs distinguish them from all other large white birds in flight . |
| 28 | Reaffirming the 1990 decision , which found Koons guilty of pirating the original photograph , the appeals court criticised Koons and Sonnabend for assuming that their position in the art business and the high price of the works would shield them from any legal action . |
| 29 | And he nibbled at her lips again , before catching them in another long exploratory kiss that brought her to a threshold of physical pleasure she had never before experienced . |
| 30 | ‘ You ca n't fool me with all that John Smith nonsense ! ’ |