Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poems order experience and share it ; understanding them and writing them involves an act of creativity , and in both activities there is a kind of joy involved when the order of words , or insight into the effect of that order , corresponds with the way things are . |
| 2 | These questions must be addressed , even if they can not be precisely answered ; simply raising them has an effect on the way old people are viewed and the action which it is deemed appropriate to take . |
| 3 | For the person with these projects the forwarding of them has an importance to which utilitarianism can not do justice , for it must regard them as simply among the many preferences of which as many as possible are to be satisfied . |
| 4 | And to be honest , I do n't believe any of them stands a chance of ever making a comeback with me . |
| 5 | That cargo plane of yours has a range of three thousand , six hundred sea miles . |
| 6 | Now yesterday afternoon I said to our Joe I fancies a bit of chocolate . |
| 7 | To analyse this case we note that I assigns a value to the randomised strategy ( P1 , … |
| 8 | I likes a bit of icecream . |
| 9 | I provides a framework within which a teacher might plan . |
| 10 | And these six can now be further reduced by asking which of them meets a number of desirable but not essential wants : Which of them has a garden ? |
| 11 | 'E said 'e needs a lot o' money ter get it started an' that 's what 's worryin' me. 'E could be up to anyfink . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Don 's a good bloke an' 'e brings a lot o' trade in 'ere . |
| 13 | BELVILLE : I have often observed in married folks that the lady soon grows careless in her dress , which to me shows a slight to her husband that she had not to her lover . |
| 14 | Around the simple plot of the search for Lata 's husband , Seth unfolds the story of four families , the Mehras , Kapoors , Chatterjis and Khans , and through them reveals a panorama of modern India . |
| 15 | The electorate will buy what they 're shown is right , though persuading them costs a lot of bucks . |
| 16 | She avows a joy in the handling of materials and the studio 's non high-tech tools . |
| 17 | The explanation can not be in terms of Carol 's lack of competence in Creole , since she displays a knowledge of Creole forms throughout the conversation . |
| 18 | She drinks a litre-carton of orange juice a day which contributes around 350 calories . |
| 19 | Twenty years of Arthur , her doggedly dull hypochondriac husband , have taken their toll and , in the mood for a dramatic gesture , she books a room in the ghastly hotel where they spent their wedding night with the intention of committing suicide . |
| 20 | She offers a sense of discovery as well as cosiness . |
| 21 | By emphasizing every defect in her body , she offers a challenge to polite culture . |
| 22 | In this fascinating introductory Sideshow , she offers a number of choice things that range from small , long drop , earrings in silver and in pine that is coloured either red or green and retail at £10 a pair , to much larger things such as the brass and oxidised copper weighing Scales with their central zigzag column motif that will set you back a mere £270 . |
| 23 | She may shock , or upset ; but to women she represents a power with which they want to be in touch , as their birthright , one that operates naturally in the medium of night , when all the duties of day are left behind . |
| 24 | The key worker acts as an advocate — he or she represents a client in drawing up a care plan or at any discussion where clients may not be able to speak for themselves . |
| 25 | So she transforms a pair of rubber gloves or some rusty nails into eloquent allegories , or simply into new , surprising forms . |
| 26 | She points a finger to the bedroom door . |
| 27 | She thinks a man like me learns his sexuality like someone learns to ride a bicycle or learns how to swim . |
| 28 | ‘ She thinks a lot of you , you know . |
| 29 | It is not as she thinks a desire to ‘ make the most of it ’ , to somehow claim importance , but rather a recognition that in this oppressive society women need the care and emotional support of other women . |
| 30 | Then she produces a key from her own jacket pocket , and lets herself in , to crouch down behind the driver 's seat . |