Example sentences of "[pers pn] [art] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had er , a potato scoop , she scoop me the tuna fish , a great big pile of tuna fish and a great big pile of coleslaw and it was gorgeous . |
| 2 | The brick was wrapped in two notes , the first apologised for the mess and the second , bearing Trevor Proby 's signature , offered to lend me the £250 the club are still trying to stitch me for after that car boot sale fiasco . |
| 3 | I left the FO feeling bruised and battered ; they had really given me the works . |
| 4 | Pass me the Flora again dad ? |
| 5 | If he feeds me the data he uncovers it might put us ahead in the game before the battle opens . ’ |
| 6 | If he had given me the £5000 , under the rules at the time I would have had to donate 15 per cent to the British Board — totally unfair in my view as I had had to find the sponsorship myself . |
| 7 | They simply gave me the means to share some sad , courageous and beautiful things . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , by the way , Blair , ’ I called , ‘ whilst you are there , would you mind bringing me the fish I caught in the stream ? |
| 9 | Perhaps the contributor to the " Glasgow Geography " in 1825 writing of the Scottish peasant was correct when he said , " By the time he has reached the age of ten years , he has by heart , as it is called , the whole Catechism , the metrical version of the Psalms , and is pretty well versed in the Bible … and by the time he arrives at the years of maturity , to the " big ha' Bible once his father 's pride , and the Westminster Confession of Faith , he has added Pool , Henry 's Commentary , Gillespie 's Aaron 's Rod Blossoming , the Faithful Contendings of the Church of Scotland , Boston 's Fourfold State , and if he can afford them the works of Jonathan Edwards . " |
| 10 | On the right are some rocks , and at the foot of them the sheep are feeding . |
| 11 | The 200-year-old mansion was once the home of the Balfours of Balbirnie and them the headquarters of the GDC . |
| 12 | Not for them the £120,000 customised horse-boxes around them with built-in kitchens , television and sleeping accommodation . |
| 13 | No it does n't , but it gives them the means to promote it . |
| 14 | However , for many of them the £1,500-£2,000 cost per head of attending courses can no longer be recovered by using the hours saved to boost fees . |
| 15 | ‘ But I can do an ad for a few thousand , then show them the sales figures . |
| 16 | The aim was to keep them in as long as possible , for without them the people employed to do the menial duties would have no time to relax … |
| 17 | In March 1961 the Mirror Group bought Odhams , which gave them the People and 51 per cent of the Daily Herald . |
| 18 | Identification with the masses brought them the people 's problems — tuberculosis , malnutrition , diarrhoea and dehydration . |
| 19 | Give them the dice . |
| 20 | Elsewhere , the main instrument for this capture of control by the notables — an English diplomat called them the gentry — was the election of Juntas . |
| 21 | You come up narrow and fresh ; but I the fruit |
| 22 | I the duck , it said |
| 23 | Ricky can I see yours a sec ? |
| 24 | Kim will give you the works , |
| 25 | If you get stuck , pressing a combination of keys will show you one solution but , will not show you the graphics display that follows , to see that , you must solve the puzzle yourself , and judging by the opening graphics should be pretty good . |
| 26 | Well , Wayne is very gullible when he 's had a few and when you , Leslie , told him he was going to be a football star , it went to his head and he happily paid you the £10 signing-on fee . |
| 27 | The £8500 1.4i Reflex is nearly £1500 cheaper than the Ford Escort 1.4L ; £10,750 buys you the 103bhp Furio but you 'll have to fork out £13,100 for the 105bhp Escort XR3i ; and the ZX 16-valve costs £14,500 against £16,540 for Renault 's 19 16v . |
| 28 | Ask the manager to give you the sales figures for that product over a six-month period , and then find out what the expected sales are for the coming year . |
| 29 | ‘ I want to show you the clematis . |
| 30 | A rucksack gives you the means of carrying everything you need without putting any demands on your arms . |