Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But how could I have explained my actions to Mum , having promised to turn up and see her ? |
| 2 | It does n't matter I hate my voice on tape . |
| 3 | In the middle of the instep there is a place called ‘ exact coastline uncertain ’ and this became my place of work . |
| 4 | Yes , it was nice to sit and eat my lunch in peace , with no-one to interrupt me but it is not nice every morning to ‘ bye ’ and leave him in someone else 's care . |
| 5 | In fact I began to transmit my anxieties to Siegfried . |
| 6 | I solve it by pointing my eyes towards C , bringing my body into line with my eyes , and walking forwards . |
| 7 | Ah well I got my freezers from Millers , and I got my fridge . |
| 8 | In exchange for that and about £35 worth of New Zealand dollars , I got my validation from Canterbury AC 's CFI , Murray Fowler . |
| 9 | I got my mate to caddie for Seve . |
| 10 | ‘ He got my father to England after the war , gave him a job and helped him to get settled . |
| 11 | I bought it when I got my job with CND . |
| 12 | This was brought home to me recently when the Conservation Officer of the Cumbria Wildlife Trust countered my defence of canoeing and canoeists by accepting that two or three canoeists are no problem in a sensitive area , whereas a large group does cause unacceptable disturbance to wildlife . |
| 13 | I have learned to please , to gauge and sniff the air before I move off , to swing my head from side to side as I put one foot carefully in front of the other , ears and hair raised to twang on the slightest change in the atmosphere . |
| 14 | Whilst waiting to go to Spring Harvest my visits to church became more regular and I began to realise the truth of God 's Word . |
| 15 | Seeing my work in print was great — as was getting the royalty cheque — I still have n't cashed it ! ’ |
| 16 | I moved back in with my Grandfather , changing schools once again and seeing my Mom at week-ends . |
| 17 | This undemanding life-cycle had never been disrupted and I read the new lecture list partly just out of habit and partly for the simple pleasure of seeing my name in print . |
| 18 | A good reputation will be merely a means to winning what I want from others ; I shall care nothing for the respect or contempt of people who can not help or ham me , and find no pleasure in the prospect of millions seeing my face on television or reading my books after I am dead . |
| 19 | I did a a complete song and it 's finished , right and I was thinking of actually erm seeing my mate in London who 'd get it cut on vinyl record . |
| 20 | Counselling was a completely new world to me and although in the past it had been suggested that to combat my periods of depression I might well think of having psychoanalysis , I am now glad I resisted . |
| 21 | I do not want my use of pronouns to slip by unnoticed : I want readers to think about it , and to act on their conclusions . |
| 22 | About four years after completing my work with lead poisoning I became a lecturer in medical genetics , working part-time as by then I had two young children . |
| 23 | New pastures indeed and I regret my lack of education in historical bibliography . |
| 24 | What I need to do is adapt my approach to training , focus on what I consider I can still achieve and get the maximum amount of benefits and pleasure from a reduced volume of training . |
| 25 | ‘ I expected my times at Marseille to be measured in years and months , not weeks and days . |
| 26 | I am pleased you 're enjoying my series of articles on writing a novel , hope you gained something from the rest there should be seven in all . |
| 27 | More and more I was enjoying my evenings with Frank and Sarge , and it was great to be accepted warmly into such a compatible family . |
| 28 | ‘ This has developed my liking for theatre and I am much more aware of theatre issues than before . ’ |
| 29 | To explain my curiosity I should perhaps explain my definition of excellence . |
| 30 | It was Elvis who kindled my interest in music . |