Example sentences of "[pers pn] [art] [det] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | How should I begin to describe to you the many enchantments of this isle ? |
2 | Varig is the airline that offers you the most alternatives in departure times and flights between Europe and Brazil — 29 in all |
3 | He says to her aye , he says , I could tell you a few things about Fiona that 'll make your hair curl . |
4 | ‘ He is fully committed for several weeks ahead , but he could spare you a few minutes at the end of his list one day . ’ |
5 | ‘ We would like to ask you a few questions about Andrew Livesey . |
6 | ‘ I just wanted to ask you a few questions about your neighbour , Gladys Brown . |
7 | ‘ Constable Aplin and I came here to ask you a few questions about a certain matter . |
8 | So I 'd like to ask you er , I 'll move on and ask you a few questions about places you 've lived in the past . |
9 | Had I an opportunity I should have great pleasure in giving you a few hints on this subject which might not be useless . |
10 | We , in return , had better give you a few tips on how to behave in a Grenadier battalion or you 'll come badly unstuck . ’ |
11 | Let me give you a few tips on how to make your pockets bulge … |
12 | Dangerous thing to say we 've already said , but preparing notes is lastly down to yourselves , I might give you a few tips on that . |
13 | ‘ Maybe the Commander could give you a few tips for your essay , ’ he said . |
14 | ‘ Cheer up , ’ he went on , ‘ I 'll bring you a few cigarettes in a minute when Arthur 's opened the gate . ’ |
15 | erm fucking indoor murder ball , the seat , cushion and stuff like that , its fucking well out of order piss up games oh that 's right I think we played in , I think we played , you know that British bull dog thing ? , we managed to clear all the fucking the nappy chair this and the chairs out the way , we were playing this British bull dog sort of thing and the only thing , the only , the only difference was when you got caught , got , everybody was fucking giving you a few thumps in the arm , for good measure like , and we played about four of this and every time this cocky little son of a bitch did n't get caught , he was always the last person , so we fucking said , we said , me and this other guy 's that are in our troop and that er , we said right we 'll get him , so when , when everybody sort of go for it right just after the one person in the middle , said fucking just get this guy and fucking pin him down and do something to him right , we did n't , I think we said we 'd just get him , yeah that 's a good idea , so he 's gone right go and his mate he 's fucking took off two steps and there 's eight of us fucking dived on top of him , what the fucking , he 's struggling , get off you cunt so we pinned him down and at first we was just going to de-bag him in front of the women , we 've taken his boots off and his trousers and that and shave his bollocks , yeah the whole fucking yeah , it was like an audience , all that they sort of gathered up the chairs and the tables fuck have his bollocks shaved . |
16 | I will offer you a few examples of what this means for the British Library , in particular in its role as the provider of sources for historical research . |
17 | Let me give you a few examples of the way in which our departments work . |
18 | If I mention them and then perhaps give you a few examples of the sort of facilities which erm which we have available . |
19 | ‘ I could tell you a few tales about yon place , ’ she remarked , jerking her head in the direction of Dudley House . |
20 | We 've used both Danish Blue and Lurpak in our recipes to show you a few ways of bringing a flavour of the Continent to your cooking . |
21 | Firstly , may I thank Mr Bence and the editors for allowing me a few lines in which to formally meet you all . |
22 | Could he drop me a few grams on credit ? |
23 | He promised to bring me a few notes from which I could prepare a draft but he never did . ’ |
24 | Michel 's told me a few things about himself ; he comes from a family of lawyers and administrators . |
25 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
26 | ‘ He was kind enough to give me a few minutes after Evensong yesterday . ’ |
27 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
28 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
29 | Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private ? |
30 | If you feel like showing me a few pages in a day or two , I would be pleased , and I 'm sure your other readers out there would be fascinated by a full autobiography . |