Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And were you alone in the cart when you were going round about or did you have a boy with you ? |
| 2 | Humiliated , Kate blows her nose ungracefully and almost apologises for nor knowing what has come over her . |
| 3 | I 'm sure that Ruth searches her heart , she , she may of made her decision lightly way back to go with Ruth er , to go with Naomi but not now , its a heart searching decision she makes , the choice before her , do I go back or do I go , do I go on , do I go back to Moah with its familiarity with all the things I am aware of or do I go on into the unknown with my mother in law and with her god Auper makes a choice and she goes back and Ruth had , Ruth says no and she makes the commitment and she says there , in verse sixteen , do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you , for where you go I will go and where you lodge , I will lodge , your people should be my people and your god my god and its those last few words that makes all the difference , your god will be my god , I will not be a stranger there , I will not be an alien there , I will be part of your people , and the only way she could be part of Naomi 's people was for Naomi 's god to be her god , that was the thing that kept , that was , that was the common denominated should all of Naomi 's people , because they all belonged |
| 4 | He still insisted he had done nothing to be ashamed of and said he had been cleared of wrongdoing by his ‘ constant friend ’ Mr Major . |
| 5 | Utilitarianism is often thought of as challenging us to rethink the ethics of the common sense of our society . |
| 6 | Mostly my father just gives me the money that I ask for and lets me get what I want for myself . |
| 7 | Conservative in , three times that for which we put on for and let me remind you again that out of that seventeen pounds , you put eleven on , not us , you put it on . |
| 8 | But everything beyond what he pays for and sees himself get is suspicious to him . |
| 9 | as if to say we have come this far , |
| 10 | Anyway I 'll , I 'll just finish er telling you this , so Robert 's then sitting back smug with himself and looking at me as if to say what do you think about then , and I 'm thinking I 've heard these words before , where have I heard these words before |
| 11 | Once or twice she met Carrie 's eye and smiled as if to say she felt just as she did . |
| 12 | Mindful of the stable-room boiler and the bucket , she gave him a brilliant smile as she stepped down and then she said , ‘ Twenty minutes , Murphy , ’ and he grimaced faintly again , as if to say he knew perfectly well she would be twenty minutes , ladies calling always were . |
| 13 | who was rather sarcastic , sarcastic , I said to her erm , oh you 're still alive then , as if to say you have n't rang me rang you . |
| 14 | He looked round the table as if daring anyone to smile . |
| 15 | Peter gazed out of the window as if steeling himself to make a confession . |
| 16 | My master 's main concern was Irvine 's non-appearance and when darkness fell on our third day at Coldstream , we both walked out on to the convent wall , peering into the darkness as if willing him to appear . |
| 17 | The waitress looks at her pen , as if willing it to write of its own accord . |
| 18 | He crossed to his drinks cabinet and poured himself another large measure of whisky , glancing at the phone every few seconds as if willing it to ring . |
| 19 | He looked at Killion as if urging him to argue so that Woolley could knock him down . |
| 20 | I know something about you that you do not know yourself ’ He paused , again as if to let me prepare myself . |
| 21 | She paused and he raised his eyebrows as if inviting her to go on . |
| 22 | ‘ Did you have a — ? ’ good trip , Leith might have said , but as if thinking he 'd given them enough time to sort themselves out , Naylor was butting in , and positively flabbergasting her by what he chose to interrupt with ! |
| 23 | The social worker seemed to be dangling that last word before Gilly 's nose , as if expecting her to jump up on her hind legs and dance for it . |
| 24 | This time when he slid the door back , she moved towards him , as if expecting him to let her pass , beginning to tell him about the incident at the Dragon Cloud , the wicker basket of leftovers from the teahouse held out before her . |
| 25 | Felicity merely shrugged and looked up at Harold , as if expecting him to answer for her . |
| 26 | ‘ You must be mad , insane , ’ Agnes almost yelled at her , only to clap a hand over her mouth and glance towards the door as if expecting it to open and her mother to appear ; and for a while there was silence between them , except for the slight moaning sound coming from Jessie . |
| 27 | She paused at the head of the stairs , as if expecting someone to ascend ; the house remained silent save for the creaking of settling timbers . |
| 28 | He raked his fingers through his hair , as if debating what to say next , and she followed the movement . |
| 29 | Luke just looked more puzzled , reaching out to touch her as if to help him understand . |
| 30 | ‘ May I ? ’ he would say , as if asking her to dance . |