Example sentences of "[pers pn] in [art] present [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had forgotten that her papa was supposed to be dead , and had spoken of him in the present tense , a fact not wasted on Dr Neil , who made no comment , but asked politely , ‘ And does all this stockmarket bargaining mean that you are going to make me a cup of tea , or not ? |
| 2 | There was nothing of interest to her in the present conversation except as a means of promoting their intimacy and retaining his arm around her waist . |
| 3 | In a letter to Gilbert dated 16 November , 1840 he wrote : ‘ As I find the fauna of New Holland quite distinct and that of New Zealand to belong to an entirely different group of Islands I have determined not to include it in the present work ; you will therefore not go there … ’ |
| 4 | I fully appreciate and feel the force of the narrowness of the distinctions which are taken between what is admissible and what is not admissible , but the exception presently proposed is so extensive that I do not feel able to support it in the present state of our knowledge of its practical results in this jurisdiction . |
| 5 | It is not necessary for us in the present case to decide whether this distinction is a legitimate one and I do not think we should assume to do so . |
| 6 | ‘ It is the only thing that will defend us in the present crisis , ’ says Reddy . |
| 7 | He will be missed although the contribution he has made will remain with us in the present form of N C V O , to which he very greatly contributed . |