Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] passion " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so it happened that Jenny came to live with Winnie Bailey , rejoicing in her new flat and the modern kitchen where she had full scope for her passion for cooking . |
| 2 | Durie , who at 31 , is fast becoming one of the foremost ambassadors for the sport in this country , and known for her passion and honesty for the British game , went on to give some basic practical advice to the enthusiastic youngsters . |
| 3 | You would come darkly near and let me feed on your open mouth , while with a generosity that was ready to offer you everything , my heart , my throat , my entrails , I gave you to hold in your awkward fist the sceptre of my passion . ’ |
| 4 | BELVILLE : To answer this black charge , I will give you a brief history of my passion for this dear girl ; how it commenced and increased and my own struggles with it . |
| 5 | Sometimes they fear that the strength of their passion will so endanger relationships which are important to them that they will shut down parts in themselves from which they believe the threat comes . |
| 6 | As they spoke , neither of them reminded each other of their passion a few hours earlier ; it was as if it had never happened . |
| 7 | You could have no clue of their passion for snooker — bad snooker , at that — from the information they allow you on their book jackets . |
| 8 | Both gave themselves up to the glory of their passion , until , in a mind-spinning , flooding moment , they became as one . |
| 9 | The central figure , St Cecilia , seems rapt in such inspiration as produced her image in the painter 's mind ; her deep , dark , eloquent eyes lifted up ; her chestnut hair flung back from her forehead — she holds an organ in her hands — her countenance , as it were , calmed by the depth of its passion and rapture , and penetrated throughout with the warm and radiant light of life . |
| 10 | It left plenty of time for shopping and meeting friends , two of her passions . |
| 11 | As soon as he saw her again , however , he knew he was as much in love with her as ever , patient in his desire , for he knew she would n't have been cured of her passion for Andrew yet . |
| 12 | It was as though she were in a sexual frenzy , completely transported by the excitement of her passion . |
| 13 | In 1969 , Polanski and Nicholson were party acquaintances , friends of friends who shared common interests ; it was Polanski who claims to have introduced Nicholson to one of his passions , skiing . |
| 14 | ‘ I was always a great admirer of Edward Heath , ’ he told me , ‘ because of his passion for music . ’ |
| 15 | Then he kissed her , felt her breath release as she felt the force of his passion as he put his arms around her waist , as he pulled her towards him . |
| 16 | The next moment he was climbing from the bed , the ferocity of his passion still evident on him . |
| 17 | And yet , self-denied , he was still dominant , rampant male , she the one reduced to mindless begging for the release she now knew could only ever be temporary because she was an addict already , enslaved by him as he fed her again the fatal taste , the bitter-sweet of his passion , and her own . |
| 18 | Her body , limp now , warm and damp with the evidence of his passion , lay passively against him , filling his hard , shallow male contours with the softness of her flowing curves , as she let her senses absorb him , his taste , his touch , the scent of him , the sound of his heavy , steady breathing , and the sight of his beautiful face where at the moment of consummation passion and compassion had mingled to win her trust . |
| 19 | She could still feel Felipe 's arm around her , her body felt the force of his passion , and now he was out there with a woman who behaved as if he was her personal possession . |
| 20 | Then he took a bite of his passion cake and asked , ‘ How come Jake 's marrying her if she 's so awful ? |
| 21 | The depths of the sea are always calm , however wild and stormy the surface ; and in the same way the expression in Greek figures reveals greatness and composure of soul in the throes of whatever passions . |
| 22 | Perhaps it seems politic to you to end our affair now that you realise you 're suspected — found out — whereas it did n't seem to matter while the evidence of your passion in bed could lull me into accepting that there was no one else . |
| 23 | HOW CAN I FORGET THE INTENSITY OF OUR PASSION FOR EACH OTHER , OR THE WILD SLAMMING JOYOUSNESS OF OUR WIND-TOSSED LOVE-MAKING |
| 24 | We had known one another less than a year , all Paris knew of our passion , and he chose three months in the company of Du Camp ! |
| 25 | That my love for my son has interfered with my passion for truth and justice . |
| 26 | In conjunction with her passion for insects and butterflies , on which she is a leading authority , she had a scheme underway to reintroduce wild flowers to the countryside . |
| 27 | Pan Macmillan 's traditional BA dinner was held at the Egon Ronay Restaurant of the Year , the Carved Angel in Dartmouth , with guest of honour Barbara Castle ( Fighting All the Way ) , 11th June , £20 ) , who enchanted guests with her passion and her charisma . |
| 28 | You could make it all seem better than it was by reminding yourself of the spirit of Sharon Lines and the apparent contentment of Old Ape and the cigarette cocked jollily in the corner of Mrs Slewy 's mouth and the way in which Miss Lavant had learnt to live with her passion . |
| 29 | Diana had known she was marrying into a close family , but she was unprepared for how claustrophobic it would be , or how dull she would find long spells in their company , with their passion for dogs and horses . |
| 30 | Little by little , Lewis , with his passion for nicknames , adopted this one to describe his own circle of friends . |