Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pers pn] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , making his room fit to live in was just possibly a better way to go about it than writing him twelve-page letters , as dearest Tessa might in time come to realize . |
| 2 | When he finally arrived in Calcutta he was not of course allowed to stay with us at the Sisters , which puzzled you children , but he stayed with the Oxford Mission Fathers and came over every day to see us , until a kindly businessman heard about us and took us along to his palatial house until we could decide what next to do . |
| 3 | The window had cost Yanto a lot of money , until the girl 's father heard about it and reimbursed him . |
| 4 | She called to Hermione and Joanna and all the girls who had gone already along the paths she had rejected , called to them to wait for her and place their steady walking boots on solid earth to catch her . |
| 5 | She was sitting on the bed with her album — that sparsely-peopled record of whatever it was that she 'd left behind and she was n't leafing through it but hugging it close , as if it was a physical source of comfort to her when times were at their lowest . |
| 6 | ‘ The whole of this club is rooting for him and wishing him well , ’ added the comparatively young Liverpool chairman , who admitted to finding his first year in office ‘ a difficult baptism ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ Nobody cared for her or wanted her , she was alone and forsaken like a worthless rag . ’ |
| 8 | You could have respect for a man who lusted after you and fought for you and took you . |
| 9 | Well , the immunologist from the clinic went in and evaluated Ron and basically told him that he had … that he was not going to live more than the most a few weeks , and he could have control over the time of his death if he wished , and that was his decision to make , and he should think about it and talk it over with me . |
| 10 | But er , know I , I do n't think I ever heard anybody think about it or say anything about a , an air raid like , you know . |
| 11 | She read about it and saw it on television . |
| 12 | Now , the common understanding of this is that , they 're Christians , these are those who are followers of Jesus , they 're the Christians , and Jesus comes and er , ee er , there 's the little , there 's the one who is wandering away , who 's a stray and Jesus goes after them and brings them back into the fold and so on . |
| 13 | I thanked them for praying for me and seeing me now , hoped they thought their efforts worthwhile . |
| 14 | ‘ There were times when I just wanted to give up and catch the next train home , ’ said Bill , ‘ but it was the thought of all the people at home praying for us and wishing us well that kept us going . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Will your family still be here ? ’ asked Nina , glancing from Rachel to David and back to Rachel again , a slightly bemused look on her face as if she did n't really understand what was happening between them but wished she did . |
| 16 | He has come between us and ruined our lives . |
| 17 | The story of Gilly Hopkins is very sad : Gilly has the opportunity to gain everything she 's always wanted — someone who cares about her and forgives her and is willing to provide her with a loving home , but Gilly throws all this away simply by writing a letter when she 's feeling very upset . |
| 18 | Who is to answer your demands and cook for you and carry your meals ? ‘ |
| 19 | During the week he come back asking me if I forget about it and withdraw my notice but stubborn as I was I refused . |
| 20 | She was nameless ; they called her Fox , for her sandy hair and brows , for the sharply blue eyes that seemed to rake through you and see nothing of interest . |
| 21 | Kāli stood outside and shouted , ‘ Hiu āgo ! ’ and , tilting her head back , mouth open wide , watched the flakes fall about her and felt them melt like icy duck-down on the warmth of her outstretched tongue . |
| 22 | But I have two lovely daughters and two sons , and they 've always looked after me and loved me . |
| 23 | And I remember running into the ward where I had been treated , finding one of the nurses who had looked after me and giving her a big hug and her crying . |
| 24 | And in fact , if the argument above is sound , to conceive of a knee other than yours hurting in the way in which yours hurts is to conceive of it as hurting you . |
| 25 | She shook her head slowly , her eyes closing again as he bent towards her and covered her lips with his own . |
| 26 | He moved towards her and cupped her face in his hands . |
| 27 | Burun knelt behind her and touched her cheek with the back of his hand . |
| 28 | The faculty denied having discriminated against her and said she had been treated in the same way as all others seeking membership of the bar . |
| 29 | I get this real strong urge to stand behind her and put my arms round her and give her a hug , but I do n't move . |
| 30 | You two 'll just have to stand behind me and nod your 'eads . ’ |