Example sentences of "of [pers pn] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe Antonietta herself will tire of me when the novelty wears off . |
| 2 | We went on a few yards , then I held back to let her go ahead of me where the path was narrowest . |
| 3 | I mean I … you know I do talk quite openly to my pupils which is a little daring of me because the situation in Cyprus is a little different from here … |
| 4 | It may involve the agency 's casting team ( which may be a specialist in a large agency , but is usually the creative group head and the TV producer in a small one ) in seemingly endless poring over directories of actors , and actually seeing a large number of them before a decision can be made . |
| 5 | If the beach is crowded with swimmers , sail well clear of them since a board travelling even at low speed could do severe damage to someone 's head . |
| 6 | He did n't know what was happening between Gesner and Suzi any more , had n't seen either of them since the Season began , since that dreadful scene at Willi 's party , but he knew he had to submit himself to yet another bout of torture and watch them together on the stage . |
| 7 | You should make full use of them since the sail should be tight . |
| 8 | Their pay and conditions are miserable and there are far more of them than the army can usefully employ . |
| 9 | Hut 6 dealt with the recording of intercepts of German army and air force Enigma , and the decoding of them after the key of the day had been determined from the brilliant deductions of the code-breakers . |
| 10 | Tennis Courts are still in the District 's possession but , to date the tennis club has made no move to make use of them although a meeting had been arranged . |
| 11 | Tennis Courts are still in the District 's possession but , to date the tennis club has made no move to make use of them although a meeting had been arranged . |
| 12 | This could occur where someone has a lien over the goods , i.e. a right to retain possession of them until a debt is paid . |
| 13 | Some bad habits that horses acquire may be learnt ‘ passively ’ : they are caused by faulty training or poor riding , and no one may be aware of them until the horse changes hands or gets a new rider . |
| 14 | To list 10 pleasurable activities immediately available and to engage in one of them when the urge to binge occurs , such as having a bath or telephoning a friend |
| 15 | The important thing is to be aware of these weak points yourself so that you can be prepared with the best positive interpretation of them if the interviewer picks them up . |
| 16 | By now we were amongst a group of riotous children , and I asked one of them if the festival were now over . |
| 17 | It will help all of them if the learning materials that they use are clearly presented and legible . |
| 18 | Where judgment is given for a sum which exceeds £200 and represents or includes damages in respect of personal injuries , or in respect of a person 's death , the court must include in that sum interest on those damages or on such part of them as the court considers appropriate , unless the court is satisfied that there are special reasons why no interest should be given ( ibid , s 69 ) . |
| 19 | Not that I care , but it 's handy to be near him , 'cos he 's always got something you can knock off and it 's useful to be able to pinch something of his when the teacher finds you have n't got a pen for the third day running . |
| 20 | It is no concern of his if the city is stubborn , and suffers . |
| 21 | A small painting of his provided a moment of calm reflection among those of his more raucous colleagues in Alana Heiss ' ‘ Slow Painting ’ show last summer at P.S.I . |
| 22 | ‘ For the rest , you see in front of you where the money goes . |
| 23 | In fact , it is better for both of you if the patient is looked after by several people rather than yourself alone , even if you are not at work and could be with him all day every day . |
| 24 | He brought it out of his trouser pocket , held the straight end and let it uncoil in front of her until the loop swung down . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm fully prepared to step in front of her if a gunman suddenly pops up . |
| 26 | Sister Cooney smiled and looked up at the board in front of her as the bell rang . |
| 27 | He was forty-seven , too old for military service yet young enough to feel that something more was required of him than the life he had hitherto led . |
| 28 | More horror of him than the shit of the pit . |
| 29 | Peter Kaye , a pensioner of Beechtree Road , Wavertree , has met every poll tax payment demanded of him since the tax was introduced , keeping a careful note of the cheques he issued . |
| 30 | But they obviously felt they could n't make too much of an example of him because a lot of people , mainly on Sky TV , had already judged the issue . |