Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [num] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of my former patients , whose ex-husband had spent their entire marriage telling her that she was ‘ stupid ’ or ‘ brainless ’ , told me that , although she knew perfectly well that this was not true , by the time she had heard it said every day for the twelve years they had been together she had begun to believe that there must be something in it . |
| 2 | Siward had merely killed his wife 's uncle , as Carl Thorbrandsson had already killed his wife 's father , and had joined thereby the bloody brethren of kinsmen whose lethal manoeuvrings had kept him busy for the twelve years he had now held the earldom . |
| 3 | Tractors are used for the twelve months you see but not a combine . |
| 4 | Oh , well these are substantial houses and I would imagine that for the six houses we could get twelve families , twelve families housed immediately , they 'd be substantial houses . |
| 5 | DEC was trying to gain visibility last week for the 661 companies it says are porting programs over Alpha . |
| 6 | DEC is trying to gain visibility for the 661 companies it says are converting programmes for Alpha RISC . |
| 7 | ‘ So I 'm really hoping for some sort of sponsorship for the eight months we 're away , ’ she added . |
| 8 | But Souness last night stressed that James is not being made a scapegoat for Liverpool 's disastrous start , nor for the eight goals they have conceded in the last two games . |
| 9 | They were left feeling drained , insulted and angry at a man who suggested he should bill them for the five hours he spent at their home . |
| 10 | Budd 's tome Zola , written for her , pours out the turmoil and blame for the five years she spent trying to run with a foot in two worlds . |
| 11 | This was later found to be untrue , as neither of her daughters nor her son received any schooling or tuition of any sort for the five weeks they were away . |
| 12 | Christer Petersson , who was acquitted of the 1986 murder of the Swedish Prime Minister , Mr Olof Palme , is demanding two million kronor ( £213,000 ) compensation for the 10 months he spent in jail , news reports said yesterday . |
| 13 | Christer Pettersson , who was sentenced for and then acquitted of the murder in February 1986 of the Prime Minister , Olof Palme , was on May 2 , 1990 , awarded 300,000 kronor in damages for the 10 months he had spent in custody . |
| 14 | ‘ Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her ’ |
| 15 | Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her . |
| 16 | For the fifteen minutes it 'll take , the computers will be completely in charge . |
| 17 | You 're paying for the two things you 're paying for the opportunity |
| 18 | He could hardly stand still for the two minutes it took to slip them over his blouse and he shouted at her to be quick , that Ferdinando was waiting to take him rabbit-shooting . |
| 19 | The next night Geoffrey Appleyard went in alone , and after scouting round for the two agents he was to meet , he abandoned all caution , running up and down the beach shouting for them and waving his torch . |
| 20 | Although only eight of the 23 British Columbia players who went to the World Cup were on hand for the two games it was enough to see the host province safely through to championship no.23 by virtue of wins over Alberta — and that was a close call indeed — and NEWFOUNDLAND . |
| 21 | Or indeed they could be heading for the two peaks we had just thrashed . |
| 22 | And she would provide a substitute for the two weeks she reckoned it would take her , an English maid called Phoebe Crabbe with whom she had become friendly . |
| 23 | But Graham Robertson , McKenzie 's counsel , told the court yesterday that the report emphasised that his client came from a stable background in the west of Scotland and had felt lonely for the two years he had lived in Dunbar . |
| 24 | Old Peter was off to a STBO Club trip to Warwick Castle and besides , we 'd pay him for the two barrowloads we liberated . |
| 25 | They all wanted whatever was best for the nine children they all missed so much . |
| 26 | He had accumulated over £200,000 , lay fourth on the Order of Merit and was 90 shots under-par for the 50 rounds he had played , while in the last two tournaments , in Germany and Switzerland , he was a massive 38-under par . |
| 27 | If anyone have seen pictures from our game against Poland he came on as a substitute for Fjortoft as lone attacker — and he played brilliantly for the 20 minutes he was on . |
| 28 | It will make up for the thirty-five minutes you were late . ’ |
| 29 | For the 3 weeks I 've been there , there 's been shelling every night just a few metres from where we were . |
| 30 | They include Another Coral , 8lb better off for the seven lengths he was beaten by Tipping Tim in the Mackeson , Martin Pipe 's Milford Quay , the progressive Sacre d'Or and the 1989 Champion Hurdler Beech Road . |