Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [prep] the light " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , this strategy had a distinct disadvantage in that each time I moved towards the light to serve the gentlemen , my advancing footsteps would echo long and loud before I reached the table , drawing attention to my impending arrival in the most ostentatious manner ; but it did have the great merit of making my person only partially visible while I remained stationary . |
| 2 | I consider in the light of the foregoing that a reference to the objectives of the Community system of quotas can not be used to justify national rules on the registration of fishing vessels , even if those rules were applicable only to vessels intended to fish for species subject to quotas . |
| 3 | I had to exercise my discretion and I decided in the light of the report from the Serjeant at Arms that 10 minutes was an adequate period . |
| 4 | I turn on the light above my seat . |
| 5 | I think in the light of future demographic changes , potential changes in government educational policy and the increasing problems of student finance , modular or credit based patterns of study are essential if degree courses and subjects are to survive in a much harsher higher education world . |
| 6 | Although a rather overlooked statistical record , I think in the light of all the fuss ( and rightly so ) made of Hadlee and Kapil Dev taking 400 wickets some praise for Ian in dismissing 500 opponents ( or to be exact 501 ) in 100 Tests is worthy of appreciation and note . |
| 7 | ‘ I adore you , your body drives me wild with desire , I live for the light in your eyes , my whole being lights up at the thought of you . |
| 8 | He is Cancerian and I 'm a Sagittarian and he describes it as him rushing towards the dark , and me rushing towards the light , and we both drag each other back , into a kind of middle earth . |
| 9 | She concentrated on the light and on breathing . |
| 10 | When you accelerated towards the light coming from the front , you met up with the humps and dips faster-they appeared to be squashed up together . |
| 11 | When you act in the light of knowledge which is in your own self-interest or in the interests of your group or class , this is not bravery but absolute necessity . ’ |
| 12 | Are you prepared in the light of God 's desire for your wholeness to let go of whatever negative emotions you have towards them ? |
| 13 | She turned on the light . |
| 14 | This is unflattering in any room as the effect is harsh , but in a bedroom there is the added disadvantage that if you stand between the light and the window your silhouette will be visible on your curtains or blinds . |
| 15 | looking at him ; she blinked in the light . |
| 16 | Groaning , she reached for the light switch . |
| 17 | God help me , I hope I still do ’ — she clicked off the light — ’ where I can still find it . |
| 18 | You go toward the light , always toward the light . |
| 19 | She felt for the light switch and clicked but nothing happened . |
| 20 | She groped for the light switch , but could not find it . |
| 21 | Shrugging herself free , she snapped on the light . |
| 22 | She snapped off the light between the beds and lay listening to the night . |
| 23 | The man who was walking towards them stepped into the light of a streetlamp . |
| 24 | Let me read you those tremendous ver words from John , first John in chapter one , says if we walk in the light as he is in the light , he or your fellowship with one another , and the blood of Jesus , his son , cleanses us from all sins . |
| 25 | We ate by the light of three candles and our eyes all shone like children 's around the table . |
| 26 | ‘ We opened in the light of present economic conditions and the actions of our competitors , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 27 | We arrived by the light of the moon . |
| 28 | We have closed our ears to his cries and left him in the shadows while we walked in the light . ’ |
| 29 | When they came into the light her mother saw the child 's face covered in blood and felt faint . |
| 30 | I tell you , I went up those steps faster than a scalded faggot , propelled by a barbarous diuretic terror on behalf of my exposed rear end The heavy door at the top did n't give until the fifth push , but by then I had turned , and seen the shrugging figures as they retreated into the light , and now I could hear only laughter . |