Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [prep] [pron] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My response to him simply proved that . ’ |
| 2 | If I were still at Bewick , I should still have my vision of myself quite obliterated by your violent view of how I should be , but I am free now and you can not put the chains back on , it is too late , I am growing up . ’ |
| 3 | She slid the geranium from her ear and stared at it for a moment , then shifted her gaze to her still unpacked cases by the door . |
| 4 | Garrick Investments Ltd ( ‘ Garrick ’ ) holds its interest through its wholly owned subsidiaries , Tygon Investments Ltd and Jaguar Investments Ltd . |
| 5 | He wanted to press his mouth to her softly parted lips and taste the sweetness within , he wanted to push aside the loosely tied neck of her shift and let his hand savour the warmth of her flesh , he wanted to lay her back on the bed and hold her against him as he had at the river-crossing ; he wanted her . |
| 6 | Martin pressed himself back into the burial plot , his fear of it temporarily forgotten in the face of this new terror . |
| 7 | She knew she had to fight free now and she tried , but his grip on her merely tightened . |
| 8 | He let Turgenev know that he had enjoyed his Sportsman 's Sketches , but his interest in them probably derived from his love of hunting rather than from the fact that the stories cast aspersions on serfdom . |
| 9 | Waterstones ' financial director Ian Newman kicked off by outlining the importance of having a business plan : ‘ If you have got a plan , then you are controlling your business against something clearly set out and written down . ’ |