Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] [noun] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't occur to me that criticism coming from an American of American business might be acceptable , but from someone like me , was much much harder to take . |
| 2 | He saw the tail of an Me 109 fighter shooting into the distance . |
| 3 | The commune moved to Devon , leaving behind them some rhubarb growing in the garden which was still there when Jarvis moved in . |
| 4 | This tin of Day and Martins metal polish gave me some trepidation looking at the vast areas of iron ferrous . |
| 5 | Mind you some people living through that , you know George ? |
| 6 | And are you this morning applying for a protection in respect of the Vigitalle |
| 7 | And are you this morning applying for the protection order in respect of the Edisford Bridge Hotel ? |
| 8 | For example , the Oxford Book of Death will give you short texts relating to death , and selections from longer texts you might want to read all the way through if you are interested in the topic . |
| 9 | She said where 's that fucking Tara she gone for a fucking blow again and they 're all laughing and she said what are you fucking bastards laughing at and there 's Tara there with tears down her face Tara tried to tell her she fell off the chair well that was it . |
| 10 | If we are to continue with a system of grants for specific operations on the land we must ask ourselves whether , in many crofting areas , we would not get better land use , and a greater benefit to the nation , if we grant-aided amenity planting on the in-bye land to improve the appearance of the villages . |
| 11 | He can not see why cash which has earned him monthly interest running into five figures should be squandered for the sake of a perceived way of life that is now beset by escalating economic and political pressure . |
| 12 | She imagined him next morning parading in his gallery , cosseting his reputation , toadying to his rich clients , dissociating himself from whatever unpleasantness the Josephs faced . |
| 13 | Do you shout it three times pointing towards Canterbury ? |
| 14 | We were talking about it one day walking down the road walked up to this woman , went I fucking hate |
| 15 | It was thought to be nothing more than a shattered argillaceous deposit , produced by repeated submarine landslipping and carrying with it exotic blocks ranging in size from small fragments ( plate 4.2 ) up to whole mountains . |
| 16 | Then Harriet Shakespeare said , more softly and sounding puzzled , ‘ So why is it any use talking to me ? |
| 17 | Nor is it any use going with non-riding friends or family , unless riding is just one part of a sporting package which also includes walking and fishing for example , or even wind surfing or canoeing . |
| 18 | No Ha Hardy phoned me last week asking for the details of jobs we get fr , er of who to erm who to contact for it , that 's all for that needs . |