Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But how could I have explained my actions to Mum , having promised to turn up and see her ? |
| 2 | It does n't matter I hate my voice on tape . |
| 3 | In the middle of the instep there is a place called ‘ exact coastline uncertain ’ and this became my place of work . |
| 4 | Yes , it was nice to sit and eat my lunch in peace , with no-one to interrupt me but it is not nice every morning to ‘ bye ’ and leave him in someone else 's care . |
| 5 | I solve it by pointing my eyes towards C , bringing my body into line with my eyes , and walking forwards . |
| 6 | I got my mate to caddie for Seve . |
| 7 | This was brought home to me recently when the Conservation Officer of the Cumbria Wildlife Trust countered my defence of canoeing and canoeists by accepting that two or three canoeists are no problem in a sensitive area , whereas a large group does cause unacceptable disturbance to wildlife . |
| 8 | I have learned to please , to gauge and sniff the air before I move off , to swing my head from side to side as I put one foot carefully in front of the other , ears and hair raised to twang on the slightest change in the atmosphere . |
| 9 | Whilst waiting to go to Spring Harvest my visits to church became more regular and I began to realise the truth of God 's Word . |
| 10 | Seeing my work in print was great — as was getting the royalty cheque — I still have n't cashed it ! ’ |
| 11 | This undemanding life-cycle had never been disrupted and I read the new lecture list partly just out of habit and partly for the simple pleasure of seeing my name in print . |
| 12 | A good reputation will be merely a means to winning what I want from others ; I shall care nothing for the respect or contempt of people who can not help or ham me , and find no pleasure in the prospect of millions seeing my face on television or reading my books after I am dead . |
| 13 | Counselling was a completely new world to me and although in the past it had been suggested that to combat my periods of depression I might well think of having psychoanalysis , I am now glad I resisted . |
| 14 | About four years after completing my work with lead poisoning I became a lecturer in medical genetics , working part-time as by then I had two young children . |
| 15 | New pastures indeed and I regret my lack of education in historical bibliography . |
| 16 | What I need to do is adapt my approach to training , focus on what I consider I can still achieve and get the maximum amount of benefits and pleasure from a reduced volume of training . |
| 17 | ‘ This has developed my liking for theatre and I am much more aware of theatre issues than before . ’ |
| 18 | To explain my curiosity I should perhaps explain my definition of excellence . |
| 19 | It was Elvis who kindled my interest in music . |
| 20 | I 've bought Smiths records but they have never altered my way of thinking . |
| 21 | It would just have altered my level of safety and I would have forgotten the route completely by now . |
| 22 | Would you like me to wear my dogcollar in court ? ’ |
| 23 | I met my husband at work and I 'm sure lots of other couples meet that way . |
| 24 | When I processed my attitudes towards money , the reasons became quite obvious . |
| 25 | Yes , I mean , just say going back to , I 've actually got a map now included in the diary , and a picture of where I live and where the depot is , and so I change my journey by day , and quartered it down . |
| 26 | None of my previous assistants has ever suggested that I change my style of management , and I can assure you that I have no intention of starting now . |
| 27 | He registered my look of concern . |
| 28 | This at once opens up a huge field of enquiry , but since our concern here is with literary theory , I shall restrict my discussion to structuralism 's contribution to the study of literature and , in doing so , unfortunately run the risk of understating the effects of the new pluridisciplinarity on the approach to literature . |
| 29 | Partly because the sense of sight is the sense most extensively used in the practice of science , and partly for convenience , I will restrict my discussion of observation to the realm of seeing . |
| 30 | It was still early morning and , having been unable to confirm my flight by phone ( surprise , surprise ) , I was relieved to be here in good time . |