Example sentences of "in [pers pn] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His dark eyes searched her face , and there was a momentary desperation in them that made her reach up to reassure him . |
| 2 | This meant that not only did the boots weigh more than a small car , but I was obliged to wear four pairs of socks to stop my feet moving about in them and turning my heels into chilli con carne . |
| 3 | Sometimes he would sleep in them and wear them unchanged the next day , but at other times he took hours to choose what he would wear , then positively preened . |
| 4 | Modernization and the prevailing orthodoxy encouraged the view that Japan was superior to her Asian neighbours and had a duty to promote change in them and fulfil her own destiny . |
| 5 | Some of the activities and resources are such that the parties engage or wish to engage in them or possess them only because of the conflict . |
| 6 | And it is only the love of Christ in me that enables me to say that . |
| 7 | It was only the thought of this poor baby in me that made me stir at all and get myself to a friend of Ferdinando 's who is in the way of knowing all the business of the street being a wine-merchant and visited by all . |
| 8 | There must be something in me that remembers her , Ruth thought ; it ca n't be a total blank . |
| 9 | God was saying in so many words : ‘ Because he trusted in me and put me first I will honour him . |
| 10 | The stuck needles in me and wheeled me in and out of X-ray rooms peering inside for evidence of the impacted fracture they were sure I had . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ The selectors showed a lot of faith in me and gave me every chance to prove my fitness . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ The selectors showed a lot of faith in me and gave me every chance to prove my fitness . |
| 13 | Taking her hand warmly in his and tucking it into his pocket , he ordered softly , ‘ Tell me about Elinor Browne with an ‘ E ’ . ’ |
| 14 | He groaned , caught her hand in his and pressed his mouth to the palm . |
| 15 | He held both her hands in his and brought them to his lips . |
| 16 | As they joined the other dancers , he caught her hand in his and whirled her round into his arms , smiling at the astonishment on her features . |
| 17 | The man takes my hands in his and places them within the box and around the point of life . |
| 18 | Daniel took Elisabeth 's hands in his and turned them palm up . |
| 19 | So , you see , all your fears are quite groundless , ’ he added earnestly , taking her hand in his and raising it warmly to his lips . |
| 20 | He caught her hands in his and drew them over her head so that she lay open and vulnerable to him . |
| 21 | Penry took her hand in his and squeezed it . |
| 22 | He took her hand in his and stroked it gently , as he might an unhappy child 's . |
| 23 | ‘ Maggie , I 'm so awfully sorry to hear your news , ’ he said , taking her hands in his and squeezing them . |
| 24 | I believe there 's a new film called ‘ Tender Comrade ’ — that title begins to express it ; it 's the comrade in you that makes our passion so deep and yet so clear … |
| 25 | You will find that people will confide in you and tell you their secrets and unveil their emotions if you are prepared to listen to them . |
| 26 | However , a magnificent aspect to Saturn on June 8 will bring out the romantic in you and give you a rare feeling of liberation . |
| 27 | There seemed to be a blankness in her that prevented her from going any further ; a momentary spark that said , But wait … and then said nothing more . |
| 28 | At other times — especially in the beginning — he had succeeded in arousing a desire in her that matched his own , and that had been almost as frightening . |
| 29 | No ; I could n't stay close to whatever it was in him that liked it so much . |
| 30 | Luther Reynolds had fostered a sadistic streak in him that frightened her . |