Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun pl] [verb] and [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want our marriages to last and our love for each other to grow . |
| 2 | Oddly , it was n't his anger that made her eyes prickle and her vision blur . |
| 3 | The official line was that The Queen had advised her sister against the union — the real truth was the Queen Mother had once again made her wishes known and her daughters had rushed to obey her . |
| 4 | When asked about the row between regions and districts , he said : ‘ We have made our points known and we await the outcome with interest . |
| 5 | Lean forward more , and put your lower leg back , let your knees bend and your feet go back , heels down . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Environmental management is an important factor in deciding which firms succeed and which fail , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Well that 's it , erm , like she , I do n't think she makes a fortune , she only makes enough probably for food and that , he does n't make that much off his dad because his dad 's a stingy thing , but he does the taxing as well and he does foreigners , but erm , you know , like they 've got their bills to pay and everything , they do n't economize on anything , they have massive gas bills and |
| 8 | Independent transport companies that have sought to win business away from existing contractors in the Fulton market have had their lorries damaged and their workers hammered with loading hooks . |
| 9 | The only squeak of protest so far has come from a Law Society spokesman , Mr Jeremy Allen , who is also a Nottingham solicitor : ’ An enormous number of people had had their journeys interrupted and it has caused them concern . |
| 10 | But the mass media select which events to cover and they take decisions about how those events will be presented ; they therefore not only inform us about ( a small selection of ) events but their presentation of those events will also consist of their explanations and interpretations of those events . |
| 11 | Mr Brown had already had his sutures removed and his wound was healed . |
| 12 | We may not like what fans do and we may view aggro leaders and their like as unhappy reminders of a violent society in which we live . |
| 13 | And , and we 've just had our walls repainted and I furious with with erm Rita cos all she we , all she got was these bloody pastel colours I tell you if I was |
| 14 | Finally Kaas ordered his torturers to stop and they dragged Adam down to the wooden chalet and threw him in with Billie . |
| 15 | Get your x-rays done and they 'll send the results over to us in a week . |
| 16 | If the plaintiffs had refused to pay the illegal fees for a permit to run their vehicles they would have been at risk of having their vehicles seized and their business disrupted . |
| 17 | … As appears from the decision below , the plaintiff could have had no certainty of ultimate success , and we are of opinion that it was not called upon to take the risk of having its contracts disputed and its business injured and of finding the tax more or less nearly doubled in case it finally had to pay . |
| 18 | Now , thanks to a new generation of gospel singers , you can indulge your tastes for pop music without having your values corrupted and your families fragmented . |
| 19 | She felt her lips pucker and her eyes grow moist . |
| 20 | She turned her head round , he saw her shoulders tense and her back arch again . |
| 21 | Last month saw his dreams shattered and his printing business in ruins . |
| 22 | Suddenly he looked awkward , she saw his shoulders tense and his head duck slightly as they neared the french windows . |
| 23 | But she saw his lips move and her eyes fixed on them , for suddenly she had n't the courage to look into his eyes . |
| 24 | If Preston kept his eyes shut and his mind on something else , they occasionally achieved simultaneous orgasm , but it took energy , it took stamina . |
| 25 | Next , use your ears to hear and your eyes to see : does the body language match the words or is there a hidden meaning ? |
| 26 | Keep your thoughts hidden and your counsel concealed until we find the truth about this party of knaves . ’ |
| 27 | Keep your shoulders relaxed and your wrists balanced . |
| 28 | ‘ Keep your lips closed and your eyes open , and think about it . |
| 29 | They want him to have injections every month — I do n't know if they help or not — but he says they slow him up and make his legs ache and he ca n't think straight . |
| 30 | I think my eyes bulged and my buttocks clenched in reflex , but there was a fair amount of surprise there as I could see both of Sally 's hands on the handles of the wheelchair . |