Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was self-conscious about my body to a painful degree , and terrified lest the weight came back . |
| 2 | But I 'm going about my job in a business-like manner and I 'm on target . |
| 3 | My discussions with the café owner have always been amiable and I have paid for car parking ( when asked ) and have gone about my business in an unobtrusive manner . |
| 4 | I work during my vacations as an auxiliary nurse at my local hospital . |
| 5 | ‘ I had a lot more left at the end , ’ he added , ‘ and I can take several seconds off my time in a fast race in Rome . ’ |
| 6 | All three Sergeants asked questions simultaneously , the interrogation wending back on itself , crisscrossing through my life in an arbitrary yet efficient way . |
| 7 | Unease slides through my brain like an oily knife blade . |
| 8 | Having read through my notes with a fine toothpick , I can find no mention of the tent on the far side of the ground whatsoever . |
| 9 | Anyway , a bumper crop of entries have been sent in for my perusal with a phenomenal response for the Hi-Tec and Elvira puzzlers so , waffling aside , let's see who the lucky pilchards are this time . |
| 10 | A few days later I did question Shadwell about the possibility of not being covered in shit for my debut as a professional actor . |
| 11 | I always assumed I 'd leave school and get a ‘ proper ’ job , then get married , have kids and look after my family in a modest little house . |
| 12 | The Party 's leaders were held up to the public 's scrutiny ; it was not the Party 's fault that some , those with speech defects in particular , failed to receive the customary standing ovation after their speeches from an enthusiastic conference , or that others , standing some way up the ladder of promotion , were pinched for drunken driving . |
| 13 | He drew up an agreement in two copies , setting out the terms in ponderous detail : ‘ … referred to henceforth as ‘ the colony' ’ … which wheels shall be considered as handed over to the Economic Section of the Provincial Workers ' and Peasants ' Inspection after their reception by a special commission and the signing of the corresponding protocol . ’ |
| 14 | He proved and illustrated from Bede that for the first hundred and forty years after its foundation as an archbishopric , Canterbury had held primatial authority over the whole country ; then he went on to prove , though more sketchily , that this state of affairs had lasted without intermission until the Norman Conquest . |
| 15 | The reason the peseta has not blown before now may be because the Bank of Spain has been looking after its currency in a novel way . |
| 16 | One woman was sacked the day after her wedding to a rival firm 's employee . |
| 17 | Molby , 30 , can move nearer his ambition of an international recall by impressing Denmark manager Richard Moeller Nielsen during Liverpool 's televised Anfield clash with Blackburn Rovers . |
| 18 | Molby , 30 , can move nearer his ambition of an international recall by impressing Denmark manager Richard Moeller Nielsen during Liverpool 's televised Anfield clash with Blackburn Rovers . |
| 19 | A reasonable interpretation of the religious history of Clovis 's reign could thus run as follows : from the moment of his father 's death , Clovis had to deal with the catholic hierarchy ; nevertheless he remained a pagan , even after his marriage to a catholic wife . |
| 20 | Roman was gazing after his secretary with a thoughtful air , then he turned back to Caroline . |
| 21 | Jeremy Smith , 29 , will spend New Year behind bars after being arrested just 38 days after his release from a six-month prison sentence for a similar offence . |
| 22 | After his election to a five-year term , he said : ‘ Albania has been a one-man country for 70 years , and for some years should be a parliamentary country . |
| 23 | Then , just as suddenly as he had stopped , the male was off again , perking up his feathers and hopping after his mate with a meaningful glint in his beady eyes . |
| 24 | After his comeback as a serious musician , he planned to launch a book on the astonished and admiring world . |
| 25 | Next door to each other , and right on the water 's edge , the family run ‘ Şah ’ and ‘ Yali Han ’ Hotels look after our guests with a friendly style of service that 's difficult to beat . |
| 26 | Even the rules of social politeness , which suggest that we should not burden others with our problems , will lead us all to respond to enquiries after our health with an automatic ‘ Very well , thank you ’ when often we may be feeling poorly or even downright miserable . |
| 27 | Shelley told her about their plans for a regular baby clinic and surveys of children and old people . |
| 28 | Encourage children to talk about their preference for a particular toy . |
| 29 | The polytechnic plans to build a hostel on the Morrell-Pollock site in North Oxford , and tonight , local residents will have the chance to talk about their proposal at a public meeting . |
| 30 | It is in islands like the one I have been talking of that one can best speak to the emergent nations about their problems in a relaxed , a hospitable and an egalitarian atmosphere , and against the background of a shared experience . |