Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun] in [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is the first time I 've had to carry my clubs in my life . ’ |
| 2 | W. P. With kids , I used to carry my gloves in my hand and without any fingers in , and I used to catch them with the gloves if they were cheeky , and if they got cheekier still , I used to take them home for a belt . |
| 3 | But nobody ever came into the woods to shake their finger in my face and lay down the law , the way they did with Gittel in the dorf . |
| 4 | Ruth wanted to hide her face in her hands . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , God … ! ’ she groaned , blushing like mad and lowering her head to hide her face in his chest . |
| 6 | But the ambience called up the shades of Toulouse-Lautrec and Gaugin , and of Mimi , and these began to work their fermentation in my imagination . |
| 7 | He stroked the side of her face with it , amused by her attempts to catch his fingers in her teeth , teasing her with it , darting little touches here and there on her lips . |
| 8 | In a way , he was able to vent his frustrations in his boxing and his sport became like a cathartic experience ; it provided a perfect outlet for his aggression . |
| 9 | I had no idea there was a class distinction , having lived in a sort of world of my own , and when I went to meet his parents in his house in Bromley , I 'd never been to such a small , little house where all the chairs had those things on the back where you catch the Brylcreem and you sat down and had high tea . |
| 10 | It is only for us to accept what God in his mystery may send to us . |
| 11 | Guideline 9 : Try to be around enough to encourage your child in his/her efforts to learn about and cope with life . |
| 12 | Perhaps she had been too old for parenthood , and then it was very sad for a girl to lose her father in her teens . |
| 13 | I ask you not to cheapen her life in your film . |
| 14 | It was almost as if he 'd reached out to clasp her hand in his plea for help , and she knew she 'd wanted to give him a lift . |
| 15 | The first , stricter , doctrine of neutrality allows that individuals may act to implement their ideals in their lives , and in the life of their community , but only to the extent that they can do so by non-political means . |
| 16 | The cast and crew were prepared to plant their tongues in their cheeks and work hard . |
| 17 | You are welcome to serve my meals in my room , there is plenty for me to do alone upstairs . ’ |
| 18 | Her scheme is to teach machine knitting to a number of people , including some handicapped , who will then be able to sell their garments in her shop . |
| 19 | as if to lure her husband into a false sense of security , she pretended in the following year that she had gone to America and had hired a secretary , called Daisy Miller , to answer her correspondence in her absence : but she herself was Daisy Miller . |
| 20 | He sat at the end of Jitka 's bed , while she tried to lead her sisters in their song about St Wenceslas . |
| 21 | A recent anthropological study of Zulu people in South Africa " reported : Ancestral spirits are believed to visit their descendants in their sleep and through dreams make their wishes known . |
| 22 | Are you crazy ? ’ he grated softly , reaching to grip her shoulders in his hands . |
| 23 | I go past this bloke selling papers and he shouts summat out and I got to stick my fingers in my ears , it 's so loud . |
| 24 | I 've got to stick my finger in my ear as well ? |
| 25 | Mary hung around outside the stables , curious to hear her father in his element as the two men sorted out the rods . |
| 26 | who want me to stick their needle in my arm ? |
| 27 | These fiercely attractive men who want me to stick their needle in my arm |
| 28 | She whispered it against the warmth of his neck and he released one hand to spear his fingers in her hair and tilt her face to his . |
| 29 | In an interview in the New York Times of March 9 , Najibullah appealed to the USA ( which had committed substantial support to the mujaheddin ) to help his government in its fight against the spread of Islamic fundamentalism in central Asia , and to provide economic and humanitarian assistance . |
| 30 | Mick looked at me for a couple of moments and , scratching his head , he replied If the Marines want you to play your bagpipes in their area , and you agree to do it , then you are all bloody mad . |