Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I much prefer expressing my views publicly in the House to my constituents and others . |
| 2 | Thank goodness I had my knickers on at the time ! |
| 3 | I let the money slip through my fingers on to the floor . |
| 4 | I took my skis back to the shop next morning , realising that perhaps the marginal snowbridges and crevasses of the Argentiere glacier were not an ideal nursery . |
| 5 | But when I pack my skis back into the hall cupboard behind the vacuum cleaner , I want my hills unsullied by pylons and snow fences . |
| 6 | I daresay you were right , I should n't have brushed my teeth out of the tap . ’ |
| 7 | I dumped the carrier with my groceries down beside the road , and set off across the moor . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll be the first to pull my kids out of the school if this curriculum is introduced , ’ says Anna Saez , parent association head of the Elmhurst public school . |
| 9 | Yes , I did get the name of the company and the guitar — Washburn Mercury — but once I 'd dragged my eyes away from the damsel 's cleavage , the questions started . |
| 10 | I released her fingers but I could n't drag my eyes away from the gleam of gold as it winked tantalisingly at me . |
| 11 | I cried my eyes out for a night then started writing my own songs . |
| 12 | I practised sticking my chin out and narrowing my eyes suggestively in the mirror . |
| 13 | I used to tap dance , high kick , do splits , pull my legs up at the back of my head . |
| 14 | I was thinking , oh yeah I 'll just chop my legs off at the knee shall I ? |
| 15 | ‘ I got my legs out of the way and curled up in a ball on the driver 's seat . |
| 16 | Well usually cos I got my feet up on a bench and I ca n't reach keyboard so |
| 17 | I swung my feet up on the desk and lay back in the chair . |
| 18 | ‘ Thank you for bringing my feet down to the ground . |
| 19 | I drew my feet out of the water . |
| 20 | I thought of nothing other than dragging my feet out of the mud encasing them . |
| 21 | The nature of my duties both in the Province and in this House means that I have not yet had the pleasure and privilege of reading Dr. FitzGerald 's book , but I shall take on hearsay what the hon. Gentleman says about this entry . |
| 22 | I became an expert at putting my rollers on in the dark and listening to the Top Twenty under the sheets . |
| 23 | ‘ I just this minute took my cakes out of the oven . |
| 24 | Damn , I think I 've left my sunglasses behind in the hotel . ’ |
| 25 | Colleagues , er since we meet in Portsmouth , let me begin by pinning my colours firmly to the mast and acknowledging that the one issue that will dominate my comments here this morning , alluding to anything else in the time that 's allocated to me , in moving my report I think would simply not reflect my activities on your behalf over the last twelve months . |
| 26 | I estimated that perhaps fifteen minutes ' fishing would salve my honour , and not expecting to catch anything , I let the wind flag my flies out over the water . |
| 27 | Well , that 's it from me and many thanks to my guests here in the studio . |
| 28 | DJ here can tell you that he 's travelled all these years and he says he 's run into my guitars all over the world ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I first started writing songs when I was about 14 , because I knew that the first song I 'd put down would be so crap I thought I 'd get all my ideas out of the way first , and then I 'd start getting all artistic , ’ explains Tony . |
| 30 | " Will you meet me , Tom ? " she was saying as she bent over him , " when I 'll have my scones out for the tea . " |