Example sentences of "[adj] of [pers pn] [conj] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Con seemed oblivious of it but in the enclosed space I found it overpowering . |
| 2 | On 10 September 1981 ( the date of his acquittal ! ) , an action was brought by the company against Mr Fowler and the eight former employees alleging an unlawful conspiracy and breach of implied terms of contract that they would faithfully serve Faccenda Chicken Ltd and ‘ would not use confidential information and/or trade secrets gained by them and each of them whilst in the company 's employment to the disadvantage or detriment of the company , whether during the currency of such employment or after its cessation ’ . |
| 3 | We shot another 74 and we were as glad of it as in the first round . |
| 4 | What if you 'd gone on believing the worst of me and into the bargain you 'd ended up having to marry Janice ? |
| 5 | She was telling me all about all of them and on the roof . |
| 6 | The only problem is that we are not doing enough of it and in the right way . |
| 7 | ‘ Middlesbrough fans have not seen the best of me because of the nightmare run of injuries . |
| 8 | Until a few weeks ago she had been scarcely aware of him except as a friendly and familiar face in class ; but now , now she was very much aware of him — and he was very definitely aware of her ; much to Erika 's embarrassment sitting with her and Rosa at lunch , at the next desk in class , asking her out to the cinema and even , to Erika 's amazement and , she suspected , his own , offering to help Paul with his homework — in the Nordern home , that is — an offer declined both by Erika and Paul , although Paul did corner Fritz in school and suggest to him that if he actually did the homework then he , Paul , would further his , Fritz 's , courtship of Erika ; Paul being shrewd enough to guess the motive behind Fritz 's philanthropic gesture even though the square on the hypotenuse might remain a mystery to him . |
| 9 | Now I suppose for most of us because of the very fact were here this morning they have been few and far between such experiences , perhaps what is more common is that we may have spent time with someone who was dying , their last few hours , their last few minutes , and if they were not unconscious I wonder what sort of conversation would be going on between us and them , what sort of things would we , would we of been saying , what would we be asking us , well in this passage that we have been reading we have just such a conversation , two men who are on the verge of death , death can only be hours away for both of them , and here they have this conversation , it was in that sense it was one of the strangest interviews any body ever had with Jesus not only is the , the account here of er a death bed conversion , but the one who is saving is also in the process of dying . |