Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [be] [noun] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the worst silence of all is when we take it for granted that they know how much they are still appreciated and that the calloused hands or fingers are symbols to us of the love and caring poured into our lives . |
| 2 | We need to know how we feel about the sounds because if a certain accent or tone is anathema to us we often instinctively turn away from it , forget it . |
| 3 | In 1872 , the Glasgow Mission for the Deaf was properly reorganised , and Strathern was secretary for them then acted as treasurer for many years until he resigned due to differences with the then committee . |
| 4 | There is after all , as they say in both Beijing and the KMT , ‘ only one China ’ , and Taiwan is part of it . |
| 5 | Normally lies and deceit were anathema to her , and she was angry and rueful that since meeting him she had twice allowed circumstances to trap her into using them . |
| 6 | High Church snobbery and cultism were anathema to him but his ripostes were as always stylish . |
| 7 | Every creak and groan was music to me , and the surge of each wave echoed through her entire frame and re-echoed through mine . |
| 8 | It is easy to think of the doctor , for example , whose father and grandfather were doctors before him and who takes it for granted that his son will follow in his footsteps — without really stopping to consider whether that is what his son wants to do . |
| 9 | Whitaker and Milton were runners-up to them in Tampa , Florida , in 1989 , and the Yorkshireman was determined to go one better this time . |