Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour 's spokeswoman on the economy , Margaret Beckett , says the Chancellor has n't stolen her Party 's cloak , and says that if the government had taken her Party 's advice a year ago , the economy would n't have gone through half the pain it has . |
| 2 | I , I , I mean I do n't know , I was n't there for half the things she was talking about last night , I mean I was upstairs for three quarters of an hour trying to go to sleep |
| 3 | For half the trip I sat on the floor of the plane , holding the boy 's hand , watching the drip . |
| 4 | And you 'll find for half the pack it 's one a day and then for the second half of the pack it 's two a day . |
| 5 | The French government also announced that it would pay more than £5 million compensation to French fishermen for half the losses they reported last month as a result of falling prices . |
| 6 | Until a few years ago , married women had to have paid full NI contributions for half the time they were married and working to get anything at all in their own right . |
| 7 | And the amount of help you get the day before your exams -the same morning I turned round to Hilary after all the work she 'd done with me and said , " I 'm going to fail , I 'm not doing it . " |
| 8 | She had known as soon as they had arrived at the lodge that her heart had made the right decision , even though it felt irresponsible and utterly childish to be spending a summer like this , at her age , and after all the work she had done to put the initials MD after her name . |
| 9 | I 'm sure the Hague Linker needed a new needle after all the work it had done . |
| 10 | After all the moving I think he wants to make this his last club . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And I think , after all the hours I have put in for nothing teaching you to ride , that you owe it to me to do your level best to win this competition . |
| 12 | Hooper said that after all the speculation it would be ‘ disappointing , but not the end of the world ’ if he were left out against Spartak . |
| 13 | Hooper said that after all the speculation it would be ‘ disappointing , but not the end of the world ’ if he were left out against Spartak . |
| 14 | After all the hassle they should know exactly where they stood with each other , Merrill thought as she dressed on Saturday evening . |
| 15 | Then chided himself for getting so excited about one woman , after all the women he had known . |
| 16 | I mean , after all the shit I gave them they 've really stood by me and me girlfriend as well . |
| 17 | Which was crazy , she reflected as she sat there , after all the things they 'd done to each other with their bodies , and the things yet to be done . |
| 18 | Even after living with Apaches over a month and after all the things they must have done to her . |
| 19 | After all the things we 're doing for you . |
| 20 | What is the first thing after all the things you 've forgotten ? |
| 21 | After all the incivilities he 'd been hurling at her , he deserved to be put in his place a little ! |
| 22 | He smiled , giving us the impression that — after all the adulation he usually experiences — he might find that something of a relief . |
| 23 | After all the ditches I 'd waded through I was n't going to be defeated now — and only a few yards ahead was the blessed sea . |
| 24 | The habit of giving in to him was still hard to break , though , even after all the years they had been apart . |
| 25 | W.C. Fields used one phrase which I 've always loved — especially after all the years I 've been married — he said , ‘ Elephants are just like women — nice to look at , but who wants to own one ? ’ |
| 26 | They wheeled him rapidly into Resus. , Kathleen snapping out instructions right , left and centre , but as they peeled back the blanket to examine him , even Kathleen after all the years she had been working in A and E was shocked at the extent of his injuries . |
| 27 | she 's probably bloody used to it after all the years she must of had them , she tells |
| 28 | After all the fuss you made about my giving you roses , should n't you put them in water first ? ’ |
| 29 | Both , after all the control they needed before the fight , finally were able to show some emotion . |
| 30 | ‘ After all the trouble they 've caused ? ’ |