Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the way down on that stretch of road from death one to death two I call them , the roundabouts I suddenly realised if we were going to have a rehearsal we needed to have a bouquet of flowers did n't we so I leapt out of the car picked some weeds tied them up with a piece of strong so that the chap of our staff who was going to be in front of me was going to hold them during the rehearsal whilst I dashed up to play first of all the Lord Provost and then the Queen or the Lady Provost as she then was . |
| 2 | I 'll tell Ang push them through the door so they can get |
| 3 | They wanted me for the part because it seemed they wanted someone younger . |
| 4 | ‘ But the biggest joke is that Pauline actually recommended me for the part because she liked me so much ! |
| 5 | she , keeps checking me for the thyroid as well now , every time I go and the tablets are all going haywire , she takes a blood test , a blood thing you know , your pulse every time I go |
| 6 | We did n't tell them about the Germans because we did n't want them to be more worried than they were already . |
| 7 | All that energy for comparatively few sales , but she will get them for the paperback as she is very much the rising star of Black American fiction . |
| 8 | I knew we would be without them for the return so there 's no point talking about it we have other players who can score . ’ |
| 9 | His sad tones prepared them for the news as he announced that German troops had not withdrawn from Poland and consequently Britain was now at war with Germany . |
| 10 | ‘ Did you make sketches of me through the spy-hole when I was undressing ? ’ she asked . |
| 11 | He would not let me off the hook until I had confessed that I could no longer work with my boss . |
| 12 | Tell me something ; were you always prepared to sleep with me to get the jade , or was that a ploy to throw me off the scent when I was getting too close ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ MY GRANDADDY … would gently nudge me off the sidewalk if a white person ever walked close by . ’ |
| 14 | That body has not yet contacted me about the Bill although the Association of Railway Preservation Societies and David Morgan thereof certainly have . |
| 15 | Well I have to , I , I 'll have to have Elaine with me about the hat because er I prefer somebody else with me |
| 16 | So will more than likely be off next week , but I do want to try and get something done with this and some of the other accounts , I want to try and get them out the way before I |
| 17 | I to the school after I was fourteen just for a wee while . |
| 18 | All the same he stood his on the rug as he sat down , inhaled smoke and coughed with pleasure . |
| 19 | ‘ The boy could warn them of the expedition as well as the girl , ’ the thin man objected , ‘ but nobody cares about the boy . ’ |
| 20 | Mr Crum would dismiss ye on the spot if you presented yourself at the warehouse wearing those … those … dancing girls ’ things … probably send me packing as well if I was along with you . ’ |
| 21 | Still watching me , he held them near the lamp until they caught fire . |
| 22 | Care must be taken when using these servos to avoid stalling them against the end-stops as large currents will be drawn by the servo amplifier that may eventually cause permanent damage . |
| 23 | ‘ We found them behind the house when we moved in . |
| 24 | Yeah they squeeze you off the road if you go up that hill to Hockerill lights . |
| 25 | I bump into a lot of people at conferences , so I have n't been able to write formally to thank you for the meeting because I do n't want anything on the record then |
| 26 | ‘ I must admit Kathy could do the job blindfolded and Simpkin would never consider you for the job unless I happened to suggest it . |
| 27 | ‘ I told you about the Carnival when I replied to your last letter . |
| 28 | I know sa so if you get mine what , I told you about the blind as they go , do n't pull them up when they 're wet . |
| 29 | I really miss you about the place though , Doug . |
| 30 | I want to have you about the house because I brought you a little souvenir from New York , only it may take a while to get it out of my suitcase . |