Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As chance would have it we were going camping with another family whose father was to accompany me for a day 's climbing on Pillar . |
| 2 | They did a crafty one — one came out and a woman came in , very nice , telling him he had to face up to his responsibilities , she said she 'd help us , they 'd get him a job , they 'd pay his rent and he had to move in with me for a month 's trial . |
| 3 | Served with them as a conductor er for about approximately four years er and the experiences I had er as a conductor were many and varied er er if you do er recall er the old tramcars er the fares were n't in comparison today . |
| 4 | I remember many years ago , we had friends who had a fishing boat , er herring drifter , and in Fraserburgh the there 's a young lad going out with them for a night 's fishing and it was a beautiful summer 's night ! |
| 5 | An East African Asian Hindu women told me about a man 's responsibilities ( her husband was carrying them out very successfully , she said ) ‘ I think it is a man 's fault if his wife is backward . |
| 6 | aye but I mean some of them are on this Committee as well I mean Wendy and I for a start erm so that would be good right let's try and give that one a |
| 7 | ‘ It reminded me of a friend 's hand . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You have deprived me of a father 's love , ’ she said , peering closely at her toes . |
| 9 | Then , ducking his head under , he tried to free Gomez 's legs but the line was in and out of them like a cat 's cradle . |
| 10 | The dress curved over her breasts lightly , cupping them like a man 's hands . |
| 11 | But remember that no label will ever tell you about a company 's overall ethical policies . |
| 12 | One of the other the other things that we will erm be taking responsibility for is , is something called the Front Line Review which I want to come back too , because it 's something that will interest you as a group erm , but that 's basically again a Council learn initiative , where the Council 's want to look at over the next month all of the front line services we provide , the , the services that you come into contact with on a day to day erm level and look at , you know , are we providing a service as you want , are we providing them efficiently , how would you like to see them better provided . |
| 13 | And sometime comes she with a tithe-pig 's tail , |
| 14 | I shall be a whore , and leave you with a whore 's kiss . ’ |
| 15 | In order that you do n't fight this ventilator , and also that you do n't start twitching when they start carving you up , they inject you with a chemical er a muscle depolarizer that stops your muscles working . |
| 16 | For that reason , it is worth thinking about what is interesting about you from a journalist 's point of view before trying to woo him or her with your beautiful noise . |
| 17 | ‘ Fenella can follow you in a day 's time . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Well , Mother , we 'll see you in a fortnight 's time . ’ |
| 19 | Er , perhaps , er , something like that is gon na happen to you in a fortnight 's time , this Christmas . |
| 20 | No problem Mr Prospect , I 'm glad you feel that way however I am seeing you in a fortnight 's time , have a chat with him between then and now and when I see you next week I 'll ta or whenever the time 'll be , I 'll take his telephone number from you then . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll see you in a week 's time , so I will . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll see you in a week 's time , Nick ? ’ |
| 23 | Now this leaflet which I 'm going to give you in a moment er is called How To Put Things Right which i i is quite a good title for a leaflet like this . |
| 24 | Look in the telephone directory for the number of your local health authority , who can give you the address of your nearest menopausal clinic and ask , when you speak to the clinic , whether they will accept you without a doctor 's referral . |
| 25 | I want to know if any of your readers can help me with a child 's pattern with a yoke . |
| 26 | He died of distemper while I was away at St Aubyn 's ; the news overwhelmed me with a child 's grief . |
| 27 | The Feldwebel had not moved and I looked all the way up his black leather jack-boots and the thin grey greatcoat with its cheap tin buttons looking as if they had come out of a Christmas pudding before I noticed that his eyes were slightly open and that he was watching me with an uncle 's amusement . |
| 28 | erm we decided from the start that erm the mums who have their kids in the creche should make some contribution towards the costs ; we 're providing them with a benefit erm but the company picks up the major part of the bill erm but in terms of the output from the additional sewing machinists that we 've got , it 's very , very cost-effective , yes . |
| 29 | Let's stop trying to get women to support us by crawling to them — it 's obvious they prefer voting for devils or weeds than for decent men ( let alone decent women ) , and bribing them with a Women 's Ministry did n't work . |
| 30 | Yeah I was gon na move erm on a suggestion that we had not been convinced of the need for this consortium by er , so far and and that certainly we as an authority er , have remained opposed to it on the grounds that we 've stated the terms of accountability in terms of the er , sensitivity to local needs in terms of transport issues and in terms of the clear intention to restrict patient choice erm which I think is a key think which should be emphasised |