Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd welcome it too — get him out of my hair for a bit . ’ |
| 2 | She twinkled with pleasure as I wove a windmill-tilting , dragon-vanquishing saga of my quest for the frothy and elusive grail . |
| 3 | A night of restless tossing , snatchings of brief seasons of sleep , and fitful wakings , preceded the morning of my departure for the West Coast . |
| 4 | If you do close then it will pretty conclusively solve my dilemma about whether or not I could have afforded to tap 50 quid out of my grant for a subscription next term . |
| 5 | He told them , ‘ Everyone had a codename in those days and , because of my admiration for the Irish struggle for Independence , I chose ‘ Michael ’ , a name I called myself after Michael Collins . ’ |
| 6 | It would probably to appropriate for me to er second the motion in Welsh er , but as you 're and neither the English Welsh I would just like to say a few things , one , to express the appreciation of my council for the and secondly , |
| 7 | I do n't have any help in the house , as I prefer to use that part of my budget for the twins ’ child minder , Audrey . |
| 8 | I regard that day as determining the direction of my life for the next two years at least . |
| 9 | ‘ I just thought it was a shame to go inside on such a night as this , ’ he continued , ‘ so I persuaded Will to partake of my company for a while . ’ |
| 10 | I 'd just like to thank the fellow colleagues of my team for the effort and I regard er a very worthwhile and creditable performance . |
| 11 | Waste of my time for an hour , waste of whoever 's gon na have to sit on the committee for even more , ridiculous . |
| 12 | These short features were independent of my research for the book but they provided us with an opportunity of working together and getting to know each other . |
| 13 | So I came out of my room for a little walk along the gallery . |
| 14 | In the morning , I paid my disdainful landlady for the use of my room for the rest of the day . |
| 15 | I 'd been so preoccupied with the physical results of my condition for the last hour that I 'd forgotten its other effects . |
| 16 | ‘ He 'll probably report me , and that will be the end of my search for a perfect summer . ’ |
| 17 | SOUTH Africa will today give England manager Geoff Cooke an unexpected gift — a sneak preview of their line-up for the Twickenham Test in a week . |
| 18 | These people gave up three months of their life for an important mission . |
| 19 | So although they also may submit it to us as part of their assessment for a project , I mean we 're at least as interested in the work being useful to the schools and to the students involved . |
| 20 | Instead of performing the whole of their improvisation for the others , one child can report back on what has happened — either in or out of role . |
| 21 | Talks are under way to find a home of their choice for the 20 residents . |
| 22 | Monk wrote an account of their experience for the Universe , and has been promoted to write a fuller account of the Church 's teaching on death , of what happens to the soul before , during and after death . |
| 23 | Applications are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post(s) regardless of sex , sexual orientation , religion , racial origin , marital status , disablement or age . |
| 24 | Well , more so , actually , than South African Prime Minister D. F. Malan , who , on being introduced to Dudley Nourse 's 1951 Springboks during their visit to Parliament in Cape Town on the eve of their departure for the 1951 tour of England , had said to the legendary Nourse : ‘ I hope you are enjoying your visit to South Africa . ’ |
| 25 | By the close of a wearying second day , England were 19 for nought at the start of their quest for a draw . |
| 26 | The trouble with some of those who make much of their support for the health service is that they also oppose any measures taken to make it more effective . |
| 27 | But one should not ignore the fact that there were many Catholics who found themselves opposing Franco because of their support for the independence movements . |
| 28 | Rearmament created bottlenecks in the supply of skilled labour , placing trade unions in a position to press for changes in foreign policy as a condition of their support for the ‘ dilution ’ of labour . |
| 29 | Fourth year pupils were the principal subjects of the study as they would be members of their school for a full school year and were likely to have a lower absentee rate than the fifth year . |
| 30 | So they did n't have much er of their of their feed for the hens . |