Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your heart fits me like a glove . |
| 2 | In the first place , becoming a housewife impresses them by the very openness of the role [ ? ] and by the freedom they now have from constraining supervision … |
| 3 | No baptism has been traced , though his marriage certificate records him as the son of John Crockford , schoolmaster . |
| 4 | Printer Sharing is handled in much the same way — the owner makes a printer available , and a remote user specifies it as a network printer in the Printers control panel , attaching it to , say , LPT3 on his own machine . |
| 5 | In narratives as diverse as Jane Eyre and Great Expectations , we are aware , when reading , of a certain inevitability of outcome : the writer has us by the hand — in his or her hand , almost — and we know we will be led , not necessarily to a happy conclusion but that the narrative will be resolved at a place that feels safe and right , that leaves us satisfied . |
| 6 | The central figure points me to a single chair , placed opposite . |
| 7 | Macintosh System 7 : You get in the car to go to the store and the car drives you to the church . |
| 8 | This schematic way of thinking channels us into an obscurantist cul-de-sac instead of regenerating our culture . |
| 9 | This call from the black side equips us with a challenge to put to the whites . |
| 10 | Though — at the earliest — the registers will not be available before 1994 , the property industry sees them as a further blow to a sector already reeling from recession . |
| 11 | Therefore it is suggested that for the husband whose outrage forecloses the possibility of a mere divorce proceeding , a clear case exists for having the courts carve out an exception to the three-year rule so as to allow a suit to be brought for nullity through fraud or mistake.56 To the protesting reader who may feel that this spurious reasoning leads us into the realm of nonsense , the only answer is that it is the purpose of this paper to provoke a re-examination of certain fundamental values and ideas . |
| 12 | The social stigma of alcoholism sees it as a disgrace rather than a disease that is beyond the control of the sufferer and for this reason ( and their own " denial " — which will be explained later ) friends and family may be reluctant to accept the true nature of the diagnosis . |
| 13 | The infliction of pain upon a horse affects it in a very profound way . |
| 14 | While the Australian and Pakistan examples quoted above serve to illustrate the variety of provisions and problems which may emerge under the rubric of ‘ rural education ‘ , Sher 's thinking leads us to an awareness of the uniqueness of the situation in a country school whatever its location . |
| 15 | This episode leads me to the idea that at the physical level , there is a need for a philosophy to overcome disasters and fear , and also to help that majority of people who do not fulfil all their biological needs , and who have to sublimate them . |
| 16 | " If we do n't run into any trouble and the brook takes us through the wood , " he thought , " we really shall be clear of the warren and then we can look for somewhere to rest for a bit . |
| 17 | From time to time the press carries rumours of such enquiries , but they usually remain rumours unless legal action takes them into the public domain , because the DTI never comments or publishes the findings . |
| 18 | ‘ How pleasant , then , for you to relax on this assignment , ’ Roman countered smoothly , a steely note beneath the surface , ‘ knowing that family friendship absolves us from the need for stiff formality . ’ |
| 19 | The professor takes you into the world of portable computing explaining how to make the most of your walk-about P.C. The program is basically a collection of text files with an easy to use reader . |
| 20 | Here our itinerary takes us along the new section of the road , rather surprisingly signposted to Fort William , and brings us to the first railway so far seen , at Strathcarron Station . |
| 21 | Rupert Hall 's short history of the college guides us through the years leading up to this event , then on through the 20th century to recent times . |
| 22 | It 's not a federated system , it actually , positively talks about moving forward as Professor states it in the economical situation the council is in . |
| 23 | He marries Julia Maplesone , whose extravagance lands him in the Fleet Prison , and who deserts him whilst he is there . |
| 24 | The formalist critic dismisses her as a serious contender for the mantle of ‘ modern artist ’ due to a perceived lack of innovation and refusal of the essentialist mandate of formalism . |
| 25 | EASTWOOD 'S FIRST American movie finds him as a modern-day Deputy who travels from Arizona to New York and finds his values challenged by a community represented by social workers , hippies and ulcer-ridden cops . |
| 26 | The second exception was established in Tuberville v. Stamp where it was held that liability extended to a fire originating in a field as much as to one beginning in a house , but if the defendant kindles it at a proper time and place and the violence of the wind carry it to his neighbour 's land , that is fit to be given in evidence . |
| 27 | Like Grisone , they believe that the horse regards it as a reward when the rider or handler stops punishing it ! |
| 28 | Depart London Heathrow for Pisa , where your hire car awaits you at the airport . |
| 29 | My man in the sombrero tells me of an incident at Goldsmith 's Mexican estate two weeks ago which has severed relations for the foreseeable future . |
| 30 | The teaching and life style of John the Baptist identifies him with the prophetic tradition in Israel . |