Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well now , Barney , ye may think yerself an old man but I do n't think of meself as such ! ’ he exclaimed testily . |
| 2 | I " fackins I commend thee for that ! |
| 3 | Oh Lord who to see that all the world , we thank thee for those who fought and those who laid down their lives in the cause of righteousness and freedom . |
| 4 | Like mantises that eat their mates , or are eaten by them during intimate congress — even knowing that such a fate must occur — they were fraternally drawn to one another , obeying a bizarre tropism . |
| 5 | ‘ Look at little Marjorie , ’ her mother 's friends had laughed as she fired aggressively at them during boring plastiware parties . |
| 6 | She was involved in some of the student protests against them during that period ; but at the end of the day she still felt that an English education was a necessary tool for survival for her children . |
| 7 | What we ha If we do n't support them during that period , how on earth do we get them to be two years old ? |
| 8 | It is better to control them during this ‘ in-ground ’ period , the best control being achieved by watering down a solution of a chemical , one of a group with the long name ‘ chlorinated hydrocarbons ’ , and used primarily in this case on lawns as a wormkiller . |
| 9 | She had no wish for Doreen to accompany them during this rare opportunity to be alone with Silas ; then she sighed with relief as his next words rang like bells in her ears . |
| 10 | What I am seeking to do is to go and support Conservative candidates up and down the country and I 'm supporting many of them during this local election campaign . |
| 11 | Great attention was paid to the pollution which resulted from contact with them during these periods , with vital purification rituals being prescribed to avert the danger to both individuals and community ( in particular , the male religious community , see below ) and restrictions imposed on their movement , particularly with regard access to the cult , during their times of uncleanness . |
| 12 | And the previous level of frankness in communication between the spouses about these matters can narrow or widen the possibility of stress between them during these communications in a hospital ward . |
| 13 | Ruined churches still stand as testaments to the women and children burnt alive in them during those years . |
| 14 | He insisted on calling me the Professor of French Letters — introduced me to everyone as that in the pubs . |
| 15 | It came to him as a Revelation , descending upon his mind in all its complex glory , that there was a man in the City in need of his help , and that the man — his name did n't matter-would free everyone as this awakening had freed him . |
| 16 | That is a great credit to the improved quality of our service , and to the commitment of all our staff , and I pay tribute to everyone for that . |
| 17 | When you are at the beck and call of everyone for 14 hours a day for four days and for 8 hours on the fifth day each week you want a short space in which you relax and do just what you like . ’ |
| 18 | Aircraft have transponder systems which locate the aircraft exactly so that everyone for several miles around knows where the aircraft is . |
| 19 | The other point on that is that the draft matters for the E I P including matter two D have been known to everyone for some considerable time . |
| 20 | The D O E objection has been known to everyone for some considerable time and their statement is quite explicit in what it says in relation to the matter of one D. |
| 21 | Firewatching was compulsory for everyone between 16 and 18 years and for those over 50 who were not in the HG , or ARP . |
| 22 | ‘ You 've got all my money and I 've had no dinner meself for three days , ’ I said . |
| 23 | Apart from one draper and one mercer all were clothiers , some of them worth several hundreds , and one , Thomas Spring of Lavenham , ranked among the richest men in the land with no less than £3,200 . |
| 24 | The first surveyed 2,500 individuals of whom about one third had received training in the last 3 years . |
| 25 | At one level , as in all picturings of God 's rule and man 's free will , there is nothing for Porfiry to do ; he just has to sit and wait , which he is good at . |
| 26 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 27 | He heard nothing for four months . |
| 28 | Caving , of course , does nothing for pristine clothing , but the bedraggled and apparent roughnecks seen in the streets of Ingleton after a hard day can afford to ignore the caustic comments of observers : they know a wonderful world their critics will never see . |
| 29 | I have eaten nothing for five days . |
| 30 | His answer , when it came , was vague : he had heard rumours , but knew nothing for certain ; there had been talk of treachery . |