Example sentences of "[pers pn] [noun sg] [prep] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as the first Venetians found that the water-logged islands of their lagoon , far from merely affording them protection from their enemies on land , also provided them with ideal access to the sea and with it immense possibilities of wealth and naval power , so it emerged in the course of human social evolution that the psychological mechanisms which had been necessary in socializing man also proved serviceable for many other enterprises and in time produced the great flowering of human culture which we see around us today . |
| 2 | Unscrupulous model agencies and sponsors claim she is under contract to them and owes them part of her winnings . |
| 3 | One day the farmer thought , " I could increase those rabbits : make them part of my farm — their meat , their skins . |
| 4 | If you begin to apply some of these techniques to your studies and make them part of your habits of thought , you 'll find it much easier to solve problems , to write better essays and to produce higher-scoring examination answers . |
| 5 | I was somehow reversing that pivotal moment in my eidetic career eight years before , when Mr Broadhurst had bade me look in his waistcoat pocket and then made his move . |
| 6 | But by God , they shall find me stick in their gullets and rip their bellies open . ’ |
| 7 | The coca takes the edge off their appetites and brings them luck in their search for tin . |
| 8 | But he gave me money for my boat , and for Xury , too . |
| 9 | They accused him of altering the figures on receipts for money they had given for the release of prisoners , handing over a smaller sum to creditors and pocketing the difference ; charging prisoners for candles ; taking £5 out of the Poor Box to free a prisoner ; lending them money on their plate and watches which belonged to their creditors . |
| 10 | ‘ Planned it for years to give me pleasure in my retirement and now it 's just getting into a mess . |
| 11 | So me mates just kept giving me gear until me ankle got better . |
| 12 | I ca n't do that , I thing on our tape . |
| 13 | i order from MY PeN , i verse the way i like |
| 14 | I remembered the friend of Aisha 's who 'd helped me escape from her house in London , carrying one of Aisha 's children , while I took my suitcase and dragged the other child along with me . |
| 15 | I wanted people , a friend , somebody to talk to … somebody who could help me escape from my island . |
| 16 | ‘ The only mistake , as far as I can see , is in Brackenbury giving me intelligence of their plan today instead of tomorrow . |
| 17 | Likert 's conclusion was that the style of supervision is more important in achieving better results than any more general factors such as job interest , loyalty towards the company etc. ( however , it remains true that employees must receive rewards ( pay etc ) which give them compensation for their efforts . |
| 18 | This means giving them assistance in their cases , and even ( with the client 's consent ) taking cases for them in court if owing to some clash of appointments they find themselves unable to appear . |
| 19 | Some people are waiting to see me fall on my ass . |
| 20 | Being able to work on Sunday would give them flexibility in their contract work , which included the Bangor by-pass and Pen-y-Clip tunnel . |
| 21 | Seddon offered me lunch at his home . |
| 22 | I was interviewed by the Sudan Agent in London who gave me lunch at his club , and told me I would be called before a selection board when I came down from Oxford . |
| 23 | This Indenture made ye twenty fourth day of February and in ye Eleventh year of ye Reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne of England Scotland France and Ireland Queen Defender of ye Faith etc . |
| 24 | Rent is also specified in the case of John Swyft at Hene , Worcs. , as well as the three co-owners of a property at Stourbridge ; even more circumstantially the prior of Worcester was assigned £5. 13s. 4d. a year ‘ for rente of ye farm of ye manor ’ of Bredicote . |
| 25 | They gave me room in their carriage , but I found them very cold and strange . |
| 26 | This is particularly important for elementary students as it helps them keep pace with the programme and therefore gives them confidence in their ability to cope with longer stretches of language . |
| 27 | The study has helped me focus on my strengths and weaknesses in the management of the school and hopefully will encourage me to respond appropriately . |
| 28 | This practical demonstration of working positively with conflict gives me confidence in your work and helps me to see how I can listen better to others . |
| 29 | Vous [ +def. ] me demandez de vous raconter une partie de ma vie là , mais il y a des choses qu' on [ -def. ] peut pas expliquer pourtant — ‘ You ( the interviewer ) ask me to tell you part of my life , but there are things that one just ca n't explain ’ |
| 30 | Okay and in fact I 've given you part of your homework is to write out the technical names . |