Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had waited all day for Naylor to send for her — by the sound of it , the confrontation was to be on her property , not his . |
| 2 | I WOULD like your readers to know that I am aware of their letters to Sunday Life and their concern about money owing to them by my former company C H Enterprises . |
| 3 | Things could have been done in an underhand way , but I insisted that Hibs ask for permission to speak to me . |
| 4 | At common law the possessor of ‘ cattle ’ was strictly liable , independently of scienter , for damage done by them when they trespassed on the land of his neighbour . |
| 5 | If a third party could not sue for damage caused to him by the former I can see no reason why he should be entitled to sue for damage caused to him by the latter . |
| 6 | If a third party could not sue for damage caused to him by the former I can see no reason why he should be entitled to sue for damage caused to him by the latter . |
| 7 | It did not follow that , because the architect was under a duty to act fairly in making a valuation for the certificates , he was acting in a judicial capacity and therefore immune from liability to his principal for loss caused to him by a negligent valuation . |
| 8 | The basis of this liability was to be found in an implied term in the lorry driver 's employment contract to indemnify Romford for loss caused by his — the employee 's — negligence . |
| 9 | The most unprofitable services were singled out as ‘ stopping trains ’ , which made enormous losses and cost almost twice as much to run as revenue received from them . |
| 10 | Our livelihoods after football depend upon it . |
| 11 | As I say , at Darlington Hall too , many a visiting employee would bring the latest tales of Mr Neighbours 's achievements , so that I and the likes of Mr Graham would have to share the frustrating experience of hearing anecdote after anecdote relating to him . |
| 12 | The goldsmiths issued notes , i.e. receipts , for wealth deposited with them . |
| 13 | The demand for elegance carries with it the requirement to fit in with existing furniture and although talking points can be useful , a table surrounded by a set of such chairs could be a positive eyesore . |
| 14 | The amount of moisture left in it became even more important than the substantial amount of relatively thick green grass left on it . |
| 15 | What is more , the cultivation of the idea of emperorship brought with it a renewed interest in the rich sources of the Roman law . |
| 16 | He would allow the existence of different ideological currents , but they must be bound by the common rules of play imposed by him . |
| 17 | Michael closed his eyes , a feeling of euphoria surging through him . |
| 18 | A wave of tiredness swept over her once they were served . |
| 19 | Suddenly , a wave of tiredness swept through her and she closed her eyes for a moment , during which the girl remained quiet , but visibly agitated and eager to be getting on with her work . |
| 20 | The first , slight sign of tiredness came on him — a moment of dizziness and a thin line of pain from the tension in his shoulders . |
| 21 | A wave of tiredness came upon her , this time the full tidal memory of the strains of her life at the inn , her age , her vulnerability , her need to stand alone … |
| 22 | Finally Fran led the way down the gangplank , feeling waves of tiredness washing over her . |
| 23 | ‘ Next was the lobster , ’ said Auguste , waves of tiredness sweeping over him . |
| 24 | It is obvious that historical perspectives oblige one to give due weight to the passage of time and to see ideas about duty or obligation , and patterns of support associated with them , as features of family relationships which are adapted to suit the prevailing economic and social conditions . |
| 25 | People in late twentieth-century Britain do not necessarily do less for their relatives than they have done for the past two centuries , nor do they necessarily have a weaker sense of obligation , but they do have to work out the nature of their relationships and the patterns of support associated with them , in circumstances which are very different from the past . |
| 26 | So , as Japan re-entered the wider world and embarked on a programme of change to deal with it , in dealing with her neighbours Japan faced a mirror image of her relations with the West . |
| 27 | Either some folly on the part of the hotel , or else Nicole had a streak of insanity running through her . |
| 28 | She made a harbour with a jetty and when it was finished to her satisfaction , got up to find pieces of stick to float in it . |
| 29 | A man balancing two flutes of champagne jostled against him and Sabatini glared at him , then at Caroline , and his hand wrapped firmly around her wrist . |
| 30 | When the skulls in the crypt of St Bride 's Church were disinterred the wisps of hair remaining on them were found to have turned bright orange . |