Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of course Judy Egerton , former assistant to Martin Butlin , was invaluable to me in writing about my sporting art paintings , drawings and prints catalogues , along with Dudley Snelgrove , who was also invaluable to me in collecting prints and drawings . |
| 2 | And so , however unwillingly , and before I return to the dark-haired girl in the coffee bar , I feel obliged to describe now an almost incredible tale about my former friend Robert . |
| 3 | And so , however unwillingly , and before I return to the dark-haired girl in the coffee bar , I feel obliged to describe now an almost incredible tale about my former friend Robert . ’ |
| 4 | For example , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , I am very glad to have this opportunity of telling you about my magnificent stamp collection . |
| 5 | There was no reason to believe he would not be as enthusiastic as before about my proposed motoring trip — indeed , that he would not repeat his most kind offer to ‘ foot the bill for the gas ’ . |
| 6 | One thing about my ritzy office accommodation , you get a swell view of the city , with the sea just visible between the corners of two blocks on the other side of the street . |
| 7 | One thing , yesterday , we were talking about my wonderful stick man , here he is basically made up of his personality , a number of attitudes and outward behaviour . |
| 8 | When I was approached to become a member of the group interested in ‘ the teaching of practical skills in biology ’ , I was only too pleased to become involved as I had been concerned , for some time , about my own teaching skills and strategies used in the classroom situation . |
| 9 | I was now increasingly worried about my recurrent hamstring injuries , the treatment of which was costing a lot of money , paid for by parents and girlfriend . |
| 10 | I am writing to ask a question about my local tennis club . |
| 11 | ‘ Also , we need to give an especially big Berkeley welcome to Dr Dorothy Streeter , who 's joining our art department , ’ intoned the headmaster during my first school assembly there . |
| 12 | I went there during my first summer vacation from Oxford , working my passage in a tramp steamer bound for the Black Sea . |
| 13 | Coming as I did directly from higher education , I had expected to be treated as an adult and be allowed to explore my own educational needs during my three year RGN training , undertaken a few years ago . |
| 14 | During my whole flight career , and that was long enough , I never experienced any hostile actions from the RAF . |
| 15 | It does have the side-effect of making things feel stiffer and less responsive , though , and I 'd probably be inclined to leave this item off my own custom shopping list . |
| 16 | My mother laughed at this , scornfully ; but in fact she gave us Christmas and birthday presents of clothes and shoes , and the record player came into the house in this way , as my eleventh birthday present . |
| 17 | Each week I continued and with Molly and Peggy Secord as my first Medau teachers , I was hooked on this form of rhythmic movement . |
| 18 | As I ca n't afford a docking station and the notebook wo n't accept an external keyboard , I 'm left with the A4-sized platform as my only writing tool . |
| 19 | I particularly value the support of Brian Baldock as my senior executive colleague and Chairman of Guinness Brewing Worldwide . |
| 20 | As My Noble Friend Lord Allen has already pointed out today , suppose two elected members are ill or on holiday , and natural enough assumption taken over the years , are important decisions to be taken by that authority in such a situation ? |
| 21 | Erm I must confess to doubting whether such a pool of talent exists and I share the views er of the Noble Lord , Lord Motterstone who in a very powerful and commonsense speech made this point an and a number of other ones , but I have to say that what I do think exists is the temptation to create posts for friends of the Government , a process of which has been going for far too long and I mem and I wonder if er members on the other side would defend this position as my Noble Friend Lord Allen said earlier , quite sincerely if , say , another party were in power before when such a time arrives it will then be of little avail for them to run around complaining , for they will have sown the seeds of their own dissatisfaction . |
| 22 | The previous evening I used the amp in a very large club as my own backline monitor , with a line out to the PA . |
| 23 | I 'd got his bag through my caddie-master friend Dicky Powell , and I wanted to make the best of it . |
| 24 | As 12-ounce cans of vegetables bounce off the side of my car , one of them smashing my rearview mirror and another sailing with surprising accuracy through my open car window and striking me on the shoulder , I decide to call it quits for the night and return in daylight . |
| 25 | In the bathroom , after a piss , I went through my daily washing ritual . |
| 26 | A gentle step into a short sling and then the real miracle , a tiny hole , just right for my ancient ladle handle , revived from the days when Drummond briefly made them almost respectable . |
| 27 | For my emotional home Israel , pride and admiration are also in order . |
| 28 | They were the first big fish I tried to catch when I decided to be more selective with my fishing , and when I did catch a big chub on my first attempt it set the scene for my present angling outlook . |
| 29 | In about 20 seconds , to thunderous applause , I am to step out on to the huge sweeping stairs , each one lit with a different colour for my famous Georges Guetary pastiche from An American In Paris , Stairway to Paradise . |
| 30 | ‘ So when I went for my regular eye check-up I had no idea that anything was wrong . |