Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [det] [coord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If we prevent children dying in infancy they will just grow up to have children of their own and population will increase even faster . ’ |
| 2 | Next you come to the dark ride where history takes on a life of its own and light , movement and sound come together to give you a realistic living picture of the town and its history . |
| 3 | a ) Tedious , importunate , promiscuous woman , lacking talent of her own or understanding of the genius of others , who tried to trap Gustave into marriage . |
| 4 | Make tying laces into a great game : sit down with the shoes in front of you both and tie and untie them together . |
| 5 | ‘ My collections , I am happy to say ’ he wrote , despite his own and prince 's fears , ‘ have all arrived in safety and I can now scarcely tell how so large a mass was got together in so short a time . ’ |
| 6 | A man may pursue power simply as a means to employ others for his own purposes , but someone with the true passion for power will betray , by exceeding any rational design to control those useful or dangerous to his ends , that he does penetrate deep enough inside his subjects for the exhilaration of sensing their wills tense against his own and yield . |
| 7 | She accuses Kingsley of mingling other travellers ' experiences with her own and writing of what she had never seen . |
| 8 | If she was going to qualify for Wembley , she was going to have to do it on her own and Midnight just had to be good enough . |
| 9 | First , had proportional representation been in force in 1983 , then the Conservatives would not have been able to form a government on their own and coalition would have forced a moderation of policies . |
| 10 | Erm , I would like to close by saying that erm I just thought it would be just a nice idea that I would invite any of you members of the Council and wives who have n't got anything else to do on Christmas morning , if you fancy popping up to my house for a glass of sherry or whatever , just on a casual basis as a little thank you for what you 've done over the erm over the last twelve months , I extend that invitation to you all and District Councillors if they wish to come and I would like to say , on behalf of the Council , that I hope you all have a , this is the last full meeting , and to everybody here I hope you have a very nice happy peaceful Christmas and I hope we all go into the new year with renewed vigour . |
| 11 | The blow was almost as great for John , who had begun to enjoy a family background after years of being on his own or part of a split family . |
| 12 | Pressure to live up to our own and other 's expectations . |
| 13 | Indeed even if you are faithful to the gospel that 's the time that you often go off on your own and experiment with this and that , different type of Church , different type of fellowship , something that 's perhaps not particularly Christ centred at all . |
| 14 | Commentators described Gorbachev 's remarks , particularly the juxtaposition of his announcement about possible secession with his comment about his own and perestroika 's fate , as a bold gamble to confront and try to contain separatist aspirations by endorsing a constitutional path to independence for republics , but at the same time warning of dire consequences should they follow it . |