Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [verb] [prep] this " in BNC.

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1 She could discourse at great length on the history of Europe , illustrating how little I knew on this vast subject ( having ducked out of history lessons at the age of thirteen ) .
2 ‘ Now what 's this I hear about this madman driving an Irish Ford ? ’
3 The writer Joseph Addison is the best-known of the few who benefited from this .
4 gesture , gesture and strategy , this we need to this morning .
5 And yeah another one connected to this whole lifestyle , aspirational argument the image the brochures give us of a couple si sitting on a terrace with , you know , you can almost hear the music in the background , the sun setting over the sea .
6 In the 1890s he turned against this whole programme in disgust , realizing that there was no likelihood of fossil evidence coming to light .
7 ‘ No one knows more than me how much I owe to this country , how much I vow to give back to it for what it has done to me , ’ he said .
8 But nineteen thirteen I went to this examination and it was called a Labour Examination , and if you were able to pass this examination you could leave school at thirteen .
9 ‘ How much you pay for this ? ’ asked a lad in a Michael Jackson T-shirt , hopefully .
10 There was such regret , such a bleakness in his eyes that Lissa turned away , her soul crying out in anguish because it was plain for anyone to see how much he cared for this woman who had betrayed him .
11 ‘ I 'm glad you called in this evening , ’ he said .
12 When we were taking away three we went in this direction , for three .
13 The two new Executive Committee members took their places ; a short profile of each one appears on this page .
14 And that one came with this
15 I , I was just going to say that the county surveyor said that everything comes to this committee before anything else happens , but of course it goes to the press before it comes to this committee and that shows with , with the
16 All I knew of this was the noise .
17 ‘ You are all I have in this world , ’ it said .
18 I was n't sure I cared for this ‘ look after yourself ’ stuff .
19 ‘ I 'm sure I came through this junction .
20 My ambition at the moment is to make sure I qualify for this year 's Open Championship . ’
21 You can explore the majesty of St Peter 's , marvel at Michelangelo 's Sistine Chapel and remember to throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain to make sure you return to this fascinating city .
22 ‘ To make sure you get to this dinner tonight . ’
23 Erm , I 'm sure you know of this novel anyway , but just in case you do n't , Jean Rhys er has written Wide Sargasso Sea .
24 The book has many keen insights into the nature of the Dylan achievements , but it is marred by a fault common to many who write about this man : idolatry .
25 While royal pundits agreed that she appeared to have emerged victorious , getting all she wanted from this month 's separation from Prince Charles , there was one bleak scenario that darkened her horizon .
26 Blame is all you get in this family . ’
27 I 'm going to prove to you today what I 've often told you before — that all you need in this life to succeed is real cast-iron determination . "
28 ‘ That all you have on this lad ? ’
29 We do not know what was paid in cash and what was received in cash by the Post Office ; all we know in this regard is the opening and closing cash figure .
30 That 's all we need in this place — boys that knock on doors , then run off .
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