Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was about a month ago ; one afternoon I sort of burst into father 's office to ask him something . |
| 2 | And erm first couple of times I kind of did n't respond , and the next few times I was literally flinching |
| 3 | Nonetheless , every detail you can obtain from a crime , or witness 's statement , the better you chances of finding out what 's happening around here ! |
| 4 | . And of course , being so in the back seat they sort of when they , they she |
| 5 | The young men entered into the wedding , therefore , desperate for enjoyment , for fear they sicken of each other 's company before spring . |
| 6 | Well the parrot he sort of came in the Boar War he did he sort of flitted on my shoulder and I 've been lumbered with him ever since and nobody seems to want him . |
| 7 | WWF-UK funds a wildlife trade investigations project , now in its third year of operation , which aims to reduce the threat posed by uncontrolled trade tot he survival of rare species by improving the enforcement of CITES and EEC controls . |
| 8 | Engineers in managerial positions should therefore recognise that they have enhanced responsibilities in three important respects : the introduction and operation of a proper risk management programme ; the effective discharge of their broader duties , so that they do not themselves become a source of risk ; and in the making of judgements relating tot he tolerability of risk . |
| 9 | He could stay at the Palm Springs home of Walter Annenberg , newspaper publisher , millionaire , friend of the Shah 's friend Richard Nixon , former ambassador tot he court of St James , Sullivan was told to convey the invitation in the name of the president and to ask how many people would be travelling with the Shah . |
| 10 | In other words the traditional concept of the sign as a vehicle or substitute for an idea or a thing can fairly easily be transposed tot he structure of the sign itself , with the signifier being regarded as a substitute for the signified . |
| 11 | It is much larger than previously , giving more room tot he business of sending out carpet samples to hungry customers . |
| 12 | What followed can only be described as a wild west show , with representatives chasing it around the Norfolk showground , much tot he amusement of everyone in the vicinity . |
| 13 | Well , no darling I was gon na say Ken he sort of suggested |
| 14 | yeah , I 've done that Jane you sort of look one day and you think there 's hardly anything |
| 15 | Well when Panda , when you were peeling potatoes she sort of lying on your back when you was bending there like that . |
| 16 | And they come in , I mean he skids in the hall at night I mean it 's my fault I threw the rubber ring towards the kitchen down the hall he sort of skidded before he got there and there was a , and he must of had mud er , you know like like he had |
| 17 | These interviews will concentrate on the culture of substance abuse among young people and the way these people perceive the risks involved int he use of drugs like alcohol , tobacco and heroin . |
| 18 | because , yeah well I thought I might and then he said something about I was at this meeting where I was talking to all these official in their suits and ties and I was only dressed casual and I thought , at that point I sort of |
| 19 | And for years I sort of just dismissed it as a sort of thing I did in my past . |
| 20 | And it 's also you know your first few days you sort of you , you become a leech do n't you to the person that you know , you know the person sitting next to you . |
| 21 | I 'm not sending him there I 'll have to get Geoff to tell you about the story of , you know erm drama he says is pretty bad because , I mean in drama you sort of mess about any way do n't ya ? |
| 22 | Now I know that some of those days we sort of said hi I 'm here naturally |
| 23 | Erm there is a study where they looked into erm men in the workforce and women and in the workforce and er if men worked together in factories it sort of reinforces their speech patterns , their workmates are reinforcing their speech pattern so they 're more likely to use non- standard . |
| 24 | I 'm terrible at going er since er October I sort of become really is n't it ? |
| 25 | Erm , yeah Mrs she sort of has the power over level erm if she she sort of , it 's like she 's sort of keeping her on this level in the same household as her |
| 26 | If you wish to rent from a private landlord you security of tenure and the amount of rent you have to pay will depend on the type of tenancy you have . |
| 27 | Yellow-like in colour it sort of floated in the air . |
| 28 | So as soon as she said that it was in use Monday Wednesday I sort of |
| 29 | At er well this week you sort of look back and say yeah but erm in about ten years time if you come and ask me the same question I would be able be in a better position to give you an answer . |
| 30 | and of course , you know , you er er you 'll get hold of all this as the more we do erm but you lost your way on the diagram by giving him too much I think and , and er the referrals you sort of lost at one point but you come back and reclaimed it did n't you ? |