Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Toby was n't God , except to me for just that second , and he 'd been hurt . |
| 2 | Yes I think my socks garnished with holly and ivy will last me for quite some time ! ! |
| 3 | And they ask me for hardly any rent , which is the other nice thing about it . ’ |
| 4 | OWNERS of motor vehicles are sitting ducks for avaricious chancellors who already screw them for far more cash in fuel and vehicle tax than is spent on the roads . |
| 5 | I had bought them for very little money from a woman who looked needy . |
| 6 | WHEN people digest the high living styles of star England cricketers like David Gower and Ian Botham , the inference is that I must be well off too , having played alongside them for so many years . |
| 7 | ‘ Before we appoint a new assistant , we interview them for quite some time . |
| 8 | He 's been sporting those flares of his for quite some time and now everyone is into them . |
| 9 | One government pamphlet complained how scarcely any of the Anglican clergy could find it in their hearts to thank the King , " and those Few that pretend to do it , have proceeded so Awkwardly in their Acknowledgments , as renders them of very little Value , since in the same addresses they also pressed for " the continuance of those Penal Laws , which diametrically oppose … the Royal Indulgence " . |
| 10 | Many girls wrote to me of exactly this kind of thing — for instance , Amelia , aged thirteen : |
| 11 | ‘ He reminded me of so many things I 'd half-forgotten . |
| 12 | We 'd worked together on a BBC play called Shiftwork and he had a slightly wry , sullen world-weariness about him which reminded me of so many downtrodden husbands . |
| 13 | I 'm contracted to tutor you for so many hours a day , and I 'm afraid I must insist on fulfilling my contract . ’ |
| 14 | If your food and drink supplies you with exactly enough fuel to maintain your body 's activities ( the energy required to keep the vital functions going , and also for muscular work ) then you will stay at a constant weight . |
| 15 | He then continued : ‘ Instead of boring you with yet more politics , I thought I 'd talk to you about my recent trip to Southern Africa . ’ |
| 16 | We 've also included a full colour planting design from each garden to provide you with even more inspiration ! |
| 17 | ‘ When my name is cleared , ’ he said thoughtfully , ‘ I 'd like to set you up in better premises , supply you with as much leather as you need and get you an apprentice or two . ’ |
| 18 | In the dangerous sport of bobsleighing , those of you with long enough memories will no doubt remember Great Britain snatching a gold medal at the nineteen sixty-four winter Olympics . |
| 19 | Since the text provides you with so much material , it may not be obvious why dictionaries , encyclopedias and other books in the reference section of your library can be useful to you . |
| 20 | ‘ When you 're a bit stronger , I 'll drive you over there each time he calls me in , ’ he said , and Joanna looked at him so gratefully that tears burned at the back of Sophie 's eyes . |
| 21 | So perhaps I felt I must tell you all this , now , before I know you better , so that I can tell it you without too much confusion . |
| 22 | This would restrict you to rather few banks these days . |
| 23 | you do not mind my taking this method of answering your letter and I hope that you , I did not put you to too much trouble to locate a recorder to listen to the tape , I am just too lazy to write it all down and think that what I have to say I can put it better in words than what I can on paper , I 'll let you do that part . |
| 24 | Oh sorry Carrie , I hope we 're not putting you to too much trouble are we here ? |
| 25 | Come kiss me and tell me you forgive me for exposing you to so much danger and distress . |
| 26 | The kennel maid remarked , ‘ There 's something queer about that animal , she has been waiting for you since early this morning . |
| 27 | Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof Especially seeing England presents thee with so many observables . |
| 28 | At the time of her conversion , she was sometimes ecstatic with love ; on one occasion she returned home , and was so on fire with love which God had manifested to her that all she could utter was : ‘ O Love , can it be that thou hast called me with so much love , and revealed to me , at one view , what no tongue can describe ? ’ — Von Hugel . |
| 29 | ‘ Busy , ’ he replied , and while she bit down a reply of , ‘ That should keep you out of mischief , ’ Lubor went on to disappoint her some more , when he added , ‘ Mr Gajdusek has gone away and left me with very much work . ’ |
| 30 | I expect Sinbad feels that as I 'm in the last few months of my final year , she 'd better pack me with as much experience as possible before I get whisked away to act staff nurse in some ward . |