Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [conj] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then suddenly the bike stopped and before I knew what was happening , I 'd fallen off . |
| 2 | His hair , by contrast , fell untidily to his shoulders and his patchy beard looked as though it had been stuck on at random . |
| 3 | The centre 's premises , resources and facilities are appropriate to the total number of candidates enrolled and that they comply with the relevant Health and Safety legislation . |
| 4 | Then you start reading a book , but you ca n't get into it , so you get up and you tidy your cell again , and you read the book again , tidy your cell again , you know , just to keep your mind occupied because if you do n't … |
| 5 | And it passes through elements in a cell called and as it passes through a the genetic information on the on the R N A D N A is read off and proteins are produced , so the is a kind of read head which reads out the genetic information . |
| 6 | Doyle 's eyes narrowed and as he put one hand to his face the other slid dangerously to his jacket pocket . |
| 7 | Grass has been the main diet for horses since the horse evolved and although it varies in nutritional quality throughout the year it does provide a balanced diet for most animals who are not working or breeding . |
| 8 | To Polly the long , crimson-enamelled nails looked as though they had been dipped in blood . |
| 9 | With the greater part of her days work done and since she did not have to cook Alisdairs lunch , ( he would likely stop in a pub near the market ) , she went back into the cottage to enjoy the only pleasure she got from life on the croft , her weaving . |
| 10 | Their engine fired and as it droned down the hill , toots of thanks echoed round the canyon . |
| 11 | Alfred 's shop looked as though it had been closed and deserted for months ; it was hard to believe that it was only three days since a few people , at least , had been entering through the rickety door with its small glass panes to buy patent medicines or seek advice . |
| 12 | She was carrying more weight on her face than on her body , her make-up being so thick , so perfect , that her cheeks looked as though they had been carved out of porcelain . |
| 13 | This filly looked as though she had some obstruction in her airflow . |
| 14 | Numerous demonstrations were held as war approached and after it broke out , the largest protest being on Jan. 12 when 40,000 attended two rallies in Paris . |
| 15 | As the first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the open doorway , the newly-plastered room looked as though it had been covered in the night by a fine layer of pinkish-buff snow . |
| 16 | In one case the court confirmed the Commission 's finding that there was evidence of abusive conduct where United Brands ' prices in certain banana markets within the EC were excessive in relation to the economic value of the product supplied and that they differed considerably from one EC market to another . |
| 17 | Sting 's set with a fascinatingly diverse band sounded as though he has moved into a different dimension from his Police days — to this reviewer at least , he was a revelation . |
| 18 | Nicholas still denies the exchange was anything like as bad as the court supposed and although he paid £1,300 damages to the victim , h e remains adamant that an injustice was done . |
| 19 | The mist looked as though it had been created by the BBC special effects department for a studio play about Jack the Ripper , and yards away I could hear voices without being able to see the humans making the sound . |
| 20 | Has Olsen said that if they play first team whilst on loan — this will count ? |
| 21 | That 's X squared but when it 's differentiated cos you 've got ta go back into the bracket it comes out as that . |
| 22 | A German youth whose exaggerated features looked as though they had been moulded from foam rubber explained loudly to his companion how he needed the sun , the sun for him was a physical necessity . |
| 23 | Only one arrangement looked as though it belonged together : those two lines of dots and blanks , they must be binary numbers . |
| 24 | Walthwaite is the best example left and though it has been built in , the woodwork is still there . |
| 25 | A row erupted and when they reached Craylands he threw her to the ground and blasted her twice with a shotgun . |
| 26 | Just when you thought it was safe to explore the inside of your owner 's washing machine , she slams the door shut and before you know it you 're hurtling through a 1200 spin cycle at 60 mph . |
| 27 | We had a 3.15 PM start , and we 'd only played one hole when the end of the world looked as though it had come and we had to shelter in the R&A tent . |
| 28 | Freya 's letter looked as though she had written it in a great hurry : reams and reams of handwritten scrawl , with sentences crawling up the side of the page and ideas jumping all over the place . |
| 29 | The mechanic says that on that year the truck the part was handcrafted in Zogmolia near Flelzonia and not only is it double reverse threaded but that its made from a rare alloy rendered from toxic wastes in New Jersey ; however , he has assured me while trying to hold back a laugh and spraying spittle all over me he knows a junk yard on Mars where he can get the part soon . |
| 30 | Clause 10.2 will not protect a landlord where there has been a warranty given , as in the amended 10.1 above , a misrepresentation made or where there has been a misdescription of the site . |