Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [conj] [indef pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By then large drops were falling all around me , another landing on my wig and one splashing on my shoulder , making me jump as if I 'd been prodded with a therm-knife . |
| 2 | I stood in the gloaming for the longest 30 seconds of my life while someone looked for a light switch . |
| 3 | If somebody does that to me they 're right up my arse and something came like that , or even just on a single carriage road , or anything I 'd just touch my brake slightly |
| 4 | He went over the top saying things like , ‘ Faith , I 've seen some acts in my time but none compared to you . ’ |
| 5 | Lindsey was putting the finishing touches to her notes when someone tapped at the door and a dark-haired girl popped her head round . |
| 6 | Again he had the impression that she was a young girl , for there was a smoothness about her skin that one sees in the young before the face reaches the border of adulthood . |
| 7 | ‘ It is difficult to ask my colleagues to risk their lives if nobody cares about the lives of the people , ’ Mr Mendiluce told reporters in Sarajevo . |
| 8 | Lindsey was clearing her desk when someone tapped at the door . |
| 9 | The dark incision running obliquely from just above her vagina seemed a grosser violation of her corpse than anything inflicted on her in life . |
| 10 | Her friends are at a loss to understand why she took her life when everything seemed to be going well . |
| 11 | The Public Enemy had been a Warner Bros film and that studio soon went on to consolidate its reputation as one specializing in contemporary themes by releasing I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang . |
| 12 | It was a , a deterrent to people giving up their jobs but nobody knew about it . |
| 13 | She was hunting through her bag when someone tapped at the door . |
| 14 | To whatever extent counsellors choose the focus of the discussion , they should continue to see their task as one aimed at helping counsellees develop their own exposition of their situation , and their feelings about it . |
| 15 | All agreed he should transfer his money but none agreed on which company would be best to look after his future pension needs . |
| 16 | Prior admitted to the world at large on TV that the disappointing race was partly his fault and nothing to do with you . |
| 17 | Widnes coach Phil Larder said : ‘ Julian was playing darts with a young lad in his digs but one went through his finger . ’ |
| 18 | He told police many people hated working in the hangar and the thought had just come into his head that something had to be done . |
| 19 | There was no emotion in his voice and none showing in his face . |
| 20 | We went on strike in support of our demands but nothing came of it . |
| 21 | ‘ If we comb through our stories and one encounters with wild whales and dolphins , we find that they seem to hang together along a shining thread — that whales and dolphins know what they are doing , that their actions are purposeful , and stunningly specific to the occasion , that they intend us no harm , that they are aware . |
| 22 | Your Lord if one turns to the issues of reference , er the commercial quarters as we discussed yesterday should only make a reference if it 's necessary to do so in order to resolve the case and has the discretion whether to make a reference under article one seven , seven |
| 23 | but your baby when anything comes to actually buying for it and er looking after it I would imagine , I ca n't see him doing all what he says he 's gon na do with it Lynn |
| 24 | Now what that actually means is that the money er will go to your daughter if anything happened to you but if you re er was still alive come maturity time you could then take the proceeds yourself to then give her . |
| 25 | Prayer for strength is appropriate at any stage of our lives and might well be made daily but that does not invalidate the usefulness of marking one day in our life when someone prays over us in public and asks that out of the treasures of his glory , God may grant you strength and power through his spirit in your inner being that through faith cast may dwell in your hearts in love . |
| 26 | The church was within easy walking distance of our street so everyone went on foot . |