Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps this was merely a ruse to trick them into a crossing at Forteviot . |
| 2 | A submarine took them to the island and the party made a successful landing in rubber boats . |
| 3 | ‘ That guy 's going to need a submarine to scrape him off the bottom . ’ |
| 4 | That was half full of water and the ice had cut through the wood flow down the river , cos the water was coming in like hell and er cos one thing I had to do about it , had like a chain in the , in th in the boat , so we pulled the chain out , I pulled the chain out first and go just got the , the erm hull just above water so I bail the boat out with a bucket chuck it down the side right quick . |
| 5 | I remember a hansom pipped me to a good prospect , in Threadneedle Street . |
| 6 | I think I a bit put it in the back now . |
| 7 | Right , now you 've got a bit to match it with . |
| 8 | A branch whipped him in the face . |
| 9 | I hung it on a branch to keep it from getting damp . |
| 10 | ‘ It would simply be a formality to renew it on a long-term basis . ’ |
| 11 | For the first time ever there 's racing at Cheltenham this sunday … its going to be a fun day … and so too is tomorrow for the winner of the first big steeplechase of the year … it 's the Mackeson Gold Cup … there 's fifty five thousand pounds in prizemoney … our search for a winner takes us to Herefordshire and a horse called Spacefair |
| 12 | Another course open to the High Court when it quashes the decision of a governmental body is to remit the matter to the agency with a direction to reconsider it in accordance with the findings of the High Court . |
| 13 | ‘ Daddy was always trying to use the money as a stick to beat me into changing my way of life . |
| 14 | It was just a stick to beat me with , was n't it ? ’ |
| 15 | A stick to beat us with ? |
| 16 | The historical interest of the collection and , indeed , of the palazzo itself has led to a decision to open it as a museum . |
| 17 | A CLEVELAND fireman is appealing against a decision to transfer him from Thornaby fire station to his home town of Billingham . |
| 18 | ‘ We had a bit of a struggle to get them for the wedding , but you can pull various strings to hold things back . ’ |
| 19 | The Holy Spirit is given us to identify us as belonging to Jesus , just as the seal on a letter or the brand on a sheep identifies it as mine . |
| 20 | You pay a forfeit to put him in that race . |
| 21 | One delegate commented : ‘ It could be used as a trick to keep us in residential care . ’ |
| 22 | There was always a scramble to obtain them after the meeting . |
| 23 | I 'm not naive , I know others will make more be back with more bids because he 's such a top -class goal scorer , ’ says the manager , who has just signed a contract keeping him at Hillsborough for the same time as Hirst . |
| 24 | Polls had until recently shown support for Mr Patten but now a majority wants him to back down . |
| 25 | A vet described it as the worse case of neglect he 'd ever seen . |
| 26 | A correspondent told me of her visit to a hospital mortuary to identify her 20-year-old daughter , who had been killed in a car crash . |
| 27 | The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal . |
| 28 | ALISTAIR Bell , whose wife was found murdered in a sports centre car park , won undisclosed libel damages in the High Court yesterday over a story linking him with her death . |
| 29 | Ferdinand believed Godoy was scheming for a regency to exclude him from the throne ; Godoy knew that Ferdinand was intriguing against him with the French ambassador . |
| 30 | YOU recently mentioned con tricks well , I was waiting at Lime Street Station for my mother when a well-dressed man with a briefcase asked me for £1 . |