Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [adj] [conj] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I opened my fingers wide and peered down at the floor . |
| 2 | Intimidated by the vast sweep of Morecambe Bay 's shifting sands below , I had to reverse a strenuous move and , in the days before I discovered contact lenses , ended up entangled in awkward loops of rope , my spectacles askew and dangling precariously from one ear . |
| 3 | We were both thrown down and began to roll across the deck , but I was on my feet first and climbed up into the sails , hand over hand . |
| 4 | We 'll have a drink at my house later but do n't let's fuck around here . ’ |
| 5 | Alone in the kitchen , she towelled her hair dry and stripped off her wet jeans and socks , draping them on the rack of the Aga with her jacket . |
| 6 | She was pretty and crisply dark , her hair short and curling round a pointed face . |
| 7 | Maggie comes into the pub , her hair wet and pulled back from her face . |
| 8 | She will be able to keep her weight stable while eating around 200cals a day more than Mary , who weighs 10 stone . |
| 9 | She lowered her hands and gripped the rail of the hog pen , her eyes small but fixed unblinkingly on what lay ahead . |
| 10 | Now she pleased Miss Beard by opening her eyes wide and looking suitably impressed . |
| 11 | Given that the purpose of a general insurance company is to provide a pool of funds from which to meet claims which are by their nature uncertain and given also that their policies are mainly short term — clients can terminate or renew annually — this proportion of long-term assets may be surprising . |
| 12 | She forced her body wide and pressed up the length of him . |
| 13 | He pulled to the side of the road and she swung her door open and stepped out . |
| 14 | When the camouflage of this praying mantis fails and a killer is closing in , the insect adopts the last-ditch defence strategy of flashing its wings open and rearing up with its front legs spread . |
| 15 | The luscious frau pulled her negligee tighter and stared sternly at Sheisshaus . |
| 16 | Their activity amazed and baffled even the sceptical Bernier : ‘ They tell any person his thoughts , cause the branch of a tree to blossom and to bear fruit within an hour , hatch an egg in their bosom within fifteen minutes , producing what ever bird may be demanded , and make it fly around the room . ’ |
| 17 | She jerked her face free and sat down , putting as much distance as possible between herself and those hard , warm fingers without actually running away , although she would have liked to run away right at that moment . |
| 18 | The Chairman opened his eyes wide and grinned suggestively at the audience . |
| 19 | ‘ Come on ; do n't just lie there , ’ Andy said matter-of-factly , leaving his cock alone and lying back in the grass , putting his arm behind his head and staring up at the sky . |
| 20 | When Napoleon offered to sign the treaty of Tolentino in 1797 , but demanded several million lire to be paid in diamonds and treasure in return , the reigning pontiff was driven to having his tiaras unpicked and handing over among other stones the fabulous emerald collected by Julius II . |
| 21 | Again ! ’ said the Robemaker , his voice liquid and clotted now , and the two slaves swung again , a little higher this time , so that the hard , straight shin bones were sliced across , and the boy 's legs were shortened a little more . |
| 22 | A he-dryad waiting at the stairs spread his arms wide and grinned woodenly at the figure hurtling towards him . |
| 23 | Ramsay was apt to make his backgrounds neutral and to sharpen up the clarity of his designs to focus the viewer 's attention on the sitter 's face and hands . |
| 24 | The procession disappeared up the street as the old man sucked his glass dry and sighed hopefully . |
| 25 | He wriggled his shoulder free and stepped backwards , away from the Hare-woman and closer to Jinny . |
| 26 | The fall broke their hold on each other , and Harry tore his wrist free and stabbed again , but again his forearm was caught and held , and this time he did not draw blood . |
| 27 | Indeed , she could n't have got closer to doing what Cara wanted than to drive up to Vendelin Gajdusek 's house at the appointed time and ring his doorbell . |
| 28 | I hope that you find our proposal acceptable and look forward to the prospect of working closely with you on this project . |
| 29 | nought point ten and going up point two of a second , that is fast ! |
| 30 | Get your priorities right and whittle away the non-essentials . |