Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How could you say such a thing , ’ he begins , ‘ With me in bits and pacing the streets like a fockin' animal , with no one but the likes of Perry to pour me heart out to ! ’ |
| 2 | A speech following a triumph in Australia in Adelaide this year concerning his war-torn nation of Croatia earned him praise . |
| 3 | The following day a fleet of Skodas transports us west across Czechoslovakia to Adrspach . |
| 4 | No mention in the Leonard Cohen songbook , as far as I know , of Suzanne feeding him tea and oranges all the way from China with a nylon bag on her head ! |
| 5 | On 2 November 1715 , General Forster , who had now received a commission from the Earl of Mar appointing him Commander-in-Chief of the Jacobite forces in England , led his somewhat reluctant army through Longtown and Brampton towards Penrith , though the Highlanders with him had cheered up , and become noticeably more loyal , on being promised the handsome pay of sixpence [ 2.5p ] a day . |
| 6 | The teaching of Deuteronomy and the theology of the stories of Jericho and Ai and the rest ( for the book of Joshua gives us lists of cities put to the ban ) are also understandable in terms of ancient conduct of war in that part of the world , or with regard to our own contemporary warfare and religious belief and practice . |
| 7 | Kewenig has persuaded the state of Berlin to give him DM 11 million ( nearly £3 million ) to ‘ establish some centres of excellence , and attract more first class researchers to Berlin ’ . |
| 8 | He spends his nights wandering around the streets of Gloucester offering them blankets and hot soup . |