Example sentences of "of [noun] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yeah and that 's the problem with this sort of whatever sort of watch you wanted to do , unless unless we encourage and get the backing of the troops on the ground we 're kicking ourselves in the teeth |
| 2 | But with a certain amount of bemusement they 've had to overcome several problems to meet their latest challenge . |
| 3 | He had wooed her with hunger tempered with tenderness , lifting her to heights of fulfilment she could never have even imagined before she had met him , and she 'd been a willing , eager vessel , wreaking her woman 's power over him , submitting joyfully to his possession until in the final moment of consummation she had robbed him of his strength , leaving him as helpless as Samson shorn of his crowning glory . |
| 4 | Gooch , who missed the Madras hammering because of illness , added : ‘ We have to come to terms with the style of play we have to use to combat the Indian spinners . |
| 5 | Though Invergordon 's shares dipped sharply early on in the morning after the figures , by the close of play they had recovered to end only 1p down at 269p . |
| 6 | From the freedom of play it seems to have in relation to my belly it must be in neutral . |
| 7 | Now I do n't know whether that is the fact that 's the sort of assessment we 've made . |
| 8 | Bearing this number in mind , you decide how many tokens your child will have to pay for a list ( something like a menu ) of rewards you have constructed , such as choosing a favourite pudding , staying up later than usual , a box of crayons or a special outing . |
| 9 | Bearing in mind that after the stinginess of Armadale he had gone to the house of this ‘ hearty welcome ’ , and had been pleased with ‘ a numerous and cheerful company ’ — why did Boswell prove less forthcoming than one might have expected about the Mackinnons ? |
| 10 | ‘ Everyone is delighted by the enormous level of support we have received following Freddie 's death . ’ |
| 11 | Only the other day a leader of the student movement in Prague said that the first letter of support they had received from abroad after baptising the revolution in their blood on November 17 was from him , with the signatures of four other Soviet Academicians . |
| 12 | Yesterday saw Hopkinson in sad , frustrated mood , attacking the ‘ complacency ’ among many field sportsmen and bewailing the lack of support he has received over the past seven years . |
| 13 | ‘ I know from the messages of support I have received from those in the arts world and elsewhere how much your leadership , interest and enthusiasm will be missed . |
| 14 | In relation to all the major types of support I have considered — the sharing of households , the giving or lending of money , the provision of practical support — the principle that support is most likely to be given if the advantage is mutual , or if there is a clear expectation that assistance will be given in return , is a prominent feature . |
| 15 | It is the biggest influx of support it has had . |
| 16 | A more frequent way of theme continuation is to repeat with some change — not the slight degree of change we have shown above , but the alteration of part of the theme to present even greater interest : In this example , the second four bars have added interest as a result of various factors : larger leaps , higher notes , syncopation , modulation , increase in overall span , etc . |
| 17 | Further evidence to suggest that events are important in depression according to their threatfulness rather than according to the amount of change they signify comes from a study by Tennant and Andrews ( 1978 ) . |
| 18 | But nursing could be forgiven for thinking that life — and thus the amount of change it has to cope with — is getting a bit too hectic . |
| 19 | Mr Krenz , who is certain to become the next target of popular calls for revenge following the corruption revelations , left office warning that ‘ anti-democratic forces ’ could now roll back the process of change he had tried to introduce . |
| 20 | Mr Krenz , who is certain to become the next target of popular calls for revenge following the corruption revelations , left office warning that ‘ anti-democratic forces ’ could now roll back the process of change he had tried to introduce . |
| 21 | Mr Krenz , who is certain to become the next target of popular calls for revenge following the corruption revelations , left office warning that ‘ anti-democratic forces ’ could now roll back the process of change he had tried to introduce . |
| 22 | A variation is the adjective checklist in which respondents are asked to indicate any of a list of adjectives they feel apply to themselves or to others , or to a product , etc . |
| 23 | At MCA , like elsewhere , there 's a weekly A&R meeting where we discuss the progress of acts we 've signed , we play new tapes and also screen what other companies are looking at . ’ |
| 24 | Not only did Wilson have a good ‘ pair of ears ’ , in musicbiz speak , but she was also a formidable negotiator , tenacious in the pursuit of acts she wanted to sign , and in fighting her corner over day-to-day interdepartmental matters . |
| 25 | Perhaps the outstanding legacy of Napoleon 's invasion lay with the bevy of experts he had brought with him who created the " Institute d'Egypte " producing numerous volumes that were to launch Egyptology in the Western academic world and , in time , to remind educated Egyptians of former glories . |
| 26 | We had originally intended to freeze our budget at precisely the level that it has been at the last two years for a variety of reasons we have decided that it is sensible to actually bring it down yet further . |
| 27 | The questionnaire helps give Pauline an idea of the kind of look you want to achieve as well as details about the size of the room , position of doors and windows , and so on . |
| 28 | Leaning against a recumbent Henry Moore , a group of English Sloanes , lanky people , all wearing old men 's panama hats regardless of sex , shared out the single bottle of champagne they had bought at the Duty Free and laughed loudly . |
| 29 | As he said it , he held her eyes and suddenly Ronni was remembering that glass of champagne they 'd shared at the party . |
| 30 | It was a reasonably clear evening and since I had already had a couple of glasses of champagne I decided to cycle over to Sally 's flat in Fulham . |