Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of five 40-minute sittings my portrait is finished . |
| 2 | And many of the objects my ex used to bring home were equally unwelcome and led to as much mess . |
| 3 | I have given lands and privileges to get knight service , and kept my army in the field by contracts my forefathers never countenanced . |
| 4 | The utility of believing that , however many setbacks my cause may suffer , God or the historical process is ultimately on my side , an effectiveness demonstrated throughout history by so many religious and political movements , is only one example of the practical value of delusion . |
| 5 | On the other point about local education authorities My Lords , er it is quite depressing , I was er visiting a local education authority only two weeks ago where they had a five point educational strategy for the authority , one of those points was to oppose at all cost erm parents right to opt out . |
| 6 | Well , erm it 's negatives so X-rays my leg . |
| 7 | In each of these cases my method will be to discuss the effects the phenomenon has upon public liability companies , then to make comparison with the other forms in which we are interested . |
| 8 | Some comments could be dealt with readily by changes to the draft statutory instruments but others were not so easy to resolve as they raise more fundamental questions and in these cases my officials were able to explore with the auditing practices board , whether issues could be more easily addressed in the statement of auditing standards which is being developed to accompany the legislation than in the statutory instruments themselves . |
| 9 | Ropes my knees , lobbing fake boomerangs , |
| 10 | I imagine that this would be a good finger exercise for resting concert pianists — after the first few minutes my digits were dead ! |
| 11 | Every few minutes my saddle , a thin nylon sack , would slide alarmingly forwards . |
| 12 | Within minutes my offer was all over the Docherty suite , and I became the source of hysterical laughter , ridicule and abuse . |
| 13 | After twenty minutes my father was very angry . |
| 14 | Within a few minutes my body was one mass of bruises from head to toe . |
| 15 | These maps my soundings make . |
| 16 | ‘ Hello ? ’ queries my mother-in-law 's voice uncertainly , not knowing how to announce herself in someone else 's house . |
| 17 | It could not get hold of me and stifle me ; for it would employ only my hands and a certain section of my knowledge ; the rest of me would be free : after office hours my escape would be absolute ; and then the holidays would enable me , according to my powers and my wishes , to live another life as different as that of Jekyll from that of Hyde . |
| 18 | I 've asked for about three hours my contact in Liverpool . |
| 19 | Throughout our discussions my Working Group was very anxious to compose chapters which would make clear our rationale to teachers and politicians of good will . |
| 20 | about or either of them want all your pennies my dear . |
| 21 | To help pay off the debts my mother got herself a job . |
| 22 | LABOUR 'S E.Murphy ( HAS March 16 ) typically misrepresents my comments on the recent Willington East by-election . |
| 23 | For generations my family have been staunch Conservatives , but I am afraid my immediate family will no longer support a Government which cares little about animal welfare . |
| 24 | It cost just over £1,500 , which was about three times my budget , but I just had to have it . |
| 25 | The only times my father could be found in his room were first thing in the morning and last thing at night . |
| 26 | At times my sleepy little daughter was brought down from the nursery and stood on a stool while John draped pieces of material on her and showed me how he wanted the costume move and flow , and so help to illustrate what he wanted to express and convey to an audience . |
| 27 | The wheelbarrow , which , when loaded , was three times my weight , toppled , spinning me in circles . |
| 28 | At times my skateboarding skills astounded me : zipping around corners , weaving through obstacles etc . |
| 29 | I once counted how many times my daughter Emma said , ‘ Mummy , I want some orange juice ’ . |
| 30 | Walking further into the shed , I paused and looked around wondering how many times my old father must have walked through it . |