Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What about my freedom to eat a canteen meal in relatively clean air , to wear clothes that do not reek of stale tobacco and to breathe air as clean as is reasonably possible . |
| 2 | Is there anything I can use on my hair to add a bit of life to my curls between perms ? |
| 3 | And I had a bit of tulle in my hair to match the dress … |
| 4 | ‘ And my dad might cut my hair to match the others . ’ |
| 5 | Conscious that it would be very much to my advantage to have an ally within Alison 's gates , I replied warmly , ‘ Me too . ’ |
| 6 | It is my privilege to open the debate on the report of the Select Committee on Social Services into the financing of private residential and nursing home fees . |
| 7 | I knew he 'd fought James on it tooth and nail , and though in all honesty I felt I 'd won him round to some extent since , the prejudices remained beneath the surface of benignity , waiting only for some unwary blunder on my part to crack the surface and let them burst through . |
| 8 | If I do not get the chance later in my response to answer the comments of the hon. Member for Caernarfon ( Mr. Wigley ) on students with special needs in further education , I say now that I attach great importance to those students . |
| 9 | Other sorts of things can constrain my actions too , of course ; I may not be able on my income to afford a Ferrari . |
| 10 | Certainly it was the view adopted , for example , when we had a 6 month interregnum in Dublin , and it was assumed it was my responsibility to hold the fort . |
| 11 | I do not know what purpose the meeting served in persuading Wapping of the merits of our plan , but it did enable me for the first and only time to see the terrain on which we were working and reinforced my enthusiasm to kill the committee at the earliest possible moment . |
| 12 | A month ago my bank informed me that it had been obliged to arrest £250 of my money to satisfy a court order obtained by sheriff officers . |
| 13 | I do n't know if it ever occurred to me to regret my inability to have a child by Jean-Claude . |
| 14 | The men asked my permission to open a case of tea and a case of tins of sausages from the stores brought by the two planes . |
| 15 | That man used my sister to obtain a visa . ’ |
| 16 | Like when I used to play a seeded player , I did n't think ‘ OK , I 'm going to lose to a seed ’ but ‘ All right — this is my opportunity to beat a seed ’ . ’ |
| 17 | I looked at my watch to maintain a show of dignity and began to move . |
| 18 | I craned my neck to examine the contents of her hand . |
| 19 | I made up my mind to broach the issue over lunch . |
| 20 | I had already made up my mind to join the South African tour when it happened , so it was fortuitous in a way . |
| 21 | I had it in my mind to seek a time and place where I should meet with a man called mad by his fellows , for if such a man spoke strange things of me , none would heed him . |
| 22 | When Sid Boyling gave us the light and waved us on , I read my brief prepared introduction and Mr Murray began : ‘ My friends , I speak to you from Melachusetuck , the old Indian name for Moose Jaw , and it is my pleasure to visit the studios of CHAB , your own community station , which your loyal support and encouragement over the years has made possible . |
| 23 | Colleagues , it 's my pleasure to make the award to Catherine on behalf of your , your union . |
| 24 | It was my pleasure to chair a meeting between all interested parties at village hall . |
| 25 | How could I get to my study to take the drug ? |
| 26 | Give them my command to let the boy win his spurs , for if God has so ordained it , I wish the day to be his and the honour to go to him and those in whose charge I have placed him . ’ |
| 27 | His body rolled away and uncovered the blood-spattered broken body of my poor dead sister , and even as I raised my hand to my mouth to stifle the scream , I saw the vicious green lizard dart into her hair . |
| 28 | I rushed outside , looked up and opened my mouth to let the flakes drop in . |
| 29 | I ca n't help laughing , so I duck behind the door and bury my knuckles in my mouth to catch the drips . |
| 30 | This history should be looked on as my attempt to explore the history of the College so as best to understand why it has become what it is today . |