Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also to you — the readers — for buying my first book , and for the many letters I received , mainly nostalgic . |
| 2 | Jack and I have known God 's strength and grace for the many tasks we have been involved in as Crossroads staff , and for Jack the difference is that we work a six and sometimes seven day week and we 're open for business outside office hours ! |
| 3 | I recommend it not only for its excellent chapter on 17th century siege warfare , but also for the many clues it throws up en passant about where you might begin searching if you know of , or read about , a siege in your locality that is not in the book 's contents list . |
| 4 | In the meantime , let recycled papers be conserved for the many purposes they are more fit for . |
| 5 | Potential and confirmed breeders of tropical fish really should see this one if only for the many tips they 'll acquire . |
| 6 | Thanks also to Lynn Inglis and her team for the many newsletters they produced to such a high standard . |
| 7 | For the few minutes he was trapped there he could feel the pull of the ocean on his legs . |
| 8 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 9 | Some people did expect an awful lot from those youngsters for the few shillings they paid them . |
| 10 | She also sewed clothes for toys and puppets , tiny dresses and jackets for anthropomorphic bears and monkeys and robes and mantles in silks and velvets for the few puppets they sold in the shop and gowns and breeches for the tall puppets who performed in the theatre . |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't say as much for the few farmers I 've met — always with the exception of Mr Jarvis , of course . |
| 12 | Detectives investigating the murder of Glasgow pensioner Agnes Law have revealed that she was killed for the few pounds she had in her house . |
| 13 | Don Cameron was Head of Talks , and I was usually in charge of his visit , which kept me busy for the few days he would be with us , twice a year . |
| 14 | Even when Guy left her for the few seconds it took him to remove his own clothes , his murmured words of love and praise still warmed and reassured her . |
| 15 | Beeney was well positioned for the few shots he had to take . |
| 16 | Still , it was true in the main , so for the few weeks she was to be in Venice she would take the greatest care to have as little to do with him as possible . |
| 17 | For the same reasons we must regret that Posidonius did not try out on Rome that ethnographical style which makes his Celts live for ever — a model to the French nation for any past and future extravagance . |
| 18 | He believes in his heart that Daisy has loved him during the many years they have not seen each other but he has pined over her . |
| 19 | During the many years it was to remain at Scampton R5868 was maintained and also given the occasional coat of paint . |
| 20 | During the few minutes they chatted , apart from mentioning he was divorced , he did not bring up Liza 's name . |
| 21 | It is usual to use boards large enough to reach from the floor to the ceiling as the fewer joints you have the smoother the wall finish will be . |
| 22 | For economy of space occupied by the site of the lift the two inclined ways would generally be side by side and although at the same inclination and extending between the same levels they would not be in the same plane but echeloned so that the one extends , so to speak , from the right side of the head bay to the right side of the tail bay whilst the other extends from the left side of the head bay to the left side of the tail bay . |
| 23 | If there has been previous trading between the same parties it may be possible to establish that the terms are incorporated by a course of dealing . |
| 24 | That is what you have been doing by lying about the many things you say took place . ’ |
| 25 | She constantly needed to caution him about the many dangers he was either too young or too stupid to recognize for himself . |
| 26 | Try to think of those good points of Sarah 's , Christine , and you wo n't mind about the few points she loses ! ’ |
| 27 | I would n't disagree with Mr in what he said about the more cuts we have the better it looks and so it stands to reason it 's a question of cost . |
| 28 | She looked back through the many pages she had written , and saw the great names glitter there — Proclus , Plotinus , Iamblichus , Ficino , Pico , Agrippa . |
| 29 | ‘ I fully expected to see a hangar out there and there was n't one ’ , lamented Kermit as we looked through the many pictures he had brought with him to the Reno Air Races . |
| 30 | Schmidt looked through the few things she brought out . |