Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had an awful dream about that galley of ours . |
| 2 | Tess , when you told me about that child of ours , my feelings for you became strong again . |
| 3 | But erm , course , we er you did n't er think about that part of it then like , you know . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , you 're always worrying about that sister of yours . |
| 5 | We thought about that friend of yours who 's in textiles . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm worried about that wife of his . |
| 7 | About that proposition of yours … |
| 8 | Erm they can then feel that their family 's being looked after as well , so it helps them not to worry about that side of it . |
| 9 | He 's berserk about that family of his . |
| 10 | ‘ In the same way , I feel sorry for John Lukic , who will be reminded about that punch of his in the Rangers-Leeds European Cup tie until he 's blue in the face . |
| 11 | So again think about that aspect of it in identifying training needs . |
| 12 | ‘ Each of my sisters — one of them without realising it — were used as emotional weapons against me to get what he wanted in the way of sex . |
| 13 | I have always been interested in maps and looking for odd placenames on them . |
| 14 | ‘ No-one at all got off that train except me ? ’ |
| 15 | Surely it 's worth fifty dollars to you ? ’ |
| 16 | During our fire-watching , Richard seized every opportunity for private talks with me , which were often interrupted by air-raid warnings . |
| 17 | As for that limerick of hers , I have heard her tell worse . |
| 18 | Not that I 've any time for that widow of his . |
| 19 | As he held her she seemed to swell , as if another skin , another body , more calm and perfect than the one she had , grew out of her as token for that love of him which could in looks and words show itself so inadequately . |
| 20 | I stroked the long handle of the trowel , wondering if my father had a name for that stick of his . |
| 21 | I fought for them two , to get that home for her , so I said no , the only way you 'll do it , and I , when she were on her own , I said , not that I do n't trust Nigel , I do , but you do n't know what 's gon na happen in ten , in ten years time , I said I fought for that house for you , if you exchange it , you exchange it in your name |
| 22 | Any attempt she makes to obscure her femininity backfires with absurd vengeance ; there is no refuge for that face of hers . |
| 23 | George 's mother 's going to give him a bottle of coltsfoot linctus for that cough of yours . |
| 24 | She 's making it very clear she does n't believe Anna 's good enough for that brother of hers . |
| 25 | In this poem we see their shared Jewishness , and the ‘ irreverence ’ ( as some would see it ) they each had for the Tradition — at least for that view of it which some espoused ; we also see a shared disdain for rabbinic ( and priestly ) logic , to them both a form of mental death . |
| 26 | He sent his upstairs and he talked through that intercom to me , I says put your , you didnae press the button ! |
| 27 | I said I 'll go round the back and I said I can get in through that window for ya , I said well I 'll have to force it , what d' ya mean force it ? |
| 28 | Erm , I know that over the last few days you 've gone through the process of writing prioritised notes , so I 'm not going to go through that process with you . |
| 29 | He lay about fifty metres from it , ’ said Mortimer . |
| 30 | Doctor see about this hair of mine , it 's just not coming back in . |