Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pron] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 What would you say in the Galloway for somebody that just stayed pa passing through the farm here , you know , going from place to place ,
2 I took the line and hook off him and immediately had to drop them again so that I could strike , play and land another chub of about 3lb .
3 Erm if you have a look through them and then have a quick write down of what gifts you think the different ones that are mentioned in this are using .
4 Not wanting to appear rude we ploughed our way through a bucket between us and then left while we could still walk .
5 Iris , who had spoken in glowing terms of the man and his ambitious undertaking , revealed that she had agreed to tutor a week 's art course for him and immediately suggested that Melissa should accompany her .
6 He got a coffee for her and a tea for himself and then made his way through expanding groups at undersized tables , stepping over canvas bags , overstuffed briefcases , sliding piles of ring-folders .
7 Then , after a whispered word with one of the cousins , Angel and he galloped up on either side of her and neatly lifted her off the little black mare .
8 She stood at the head of the small table , waiting for her son and daughter to seat themselves on either side of her and then sat down .
9 What we find is that sometimes people have taken out policies some years ago and they 've actually forgotten what their money 's doing for them so erm that 's another side of it and also to introduce our new financial planning service erm and in doing so we may be able to highlight areas in which we could save you money er for example erm saving you money on tax or increasing your income either now or some time in the future .
10 ‘ She would often come and have an afternoon cup of tea with me and then pick my brain as to what BA had asked me to do that morning .
11 ‘ It 's only really the chap on the ground who gets to know what 's going on , gets chatting — and not just chatting with the management of the firm — chatting with the chap that runs the pretreatment plant , y'know , having a cup of tea with him and generally getting to know the individuals and the characters .
12 He took the unravelling length of fabric from her and expertly refolded it , depositing it back on the stall .
13 As she felt the sensual warmth of his mouth touching hers and then taking it , Maria knew that the situation was already out of control .
14 Forests have a profound effect on me and often give me feelings of beauty .
15 Siward cleared his throat loudly enough to make Ligulf glance at him and then sit back .
16 Nevertheless , the town council is divided on whether to make the cathedral less accessible to desperate men by placing a fence around it and thus lose a centuries-old tradition .
17 Keegan 's not wrong to sell because you either do one of two things with this type of striker , build a side around him or just sit him on the bench for use in emergencies .
18 But despite the handicap Essex made a terrific fight of it and only went down off the penultimate ball .
19 Consequently , she admits , ‘ There was a part of me that secretly felt evangelism was something you should n't do to your dog , let alone a friend ’ ( Pippert 1980:16 ) .
20 But even if this had not been the case ( and there was a part of her that still believed that he 'd come that second time to explain , or apologize ) she would have found an excuse for returning to England , just to be out of Marlin 's company .
21 A notice may have been served with regard to an intention by a local authority compulsorily to purchase the property or part of it and again notices may have been received by the seller where the property is subject to occupation by a tenant .
22 Why could n't she let him in to that private part of herself that sometimes cried out for — what ?
23 And I used to go down you used to see all the mams and kids going down the moors here , taking their dad 's tea , down in the fields , so they could have a bit of something and then finish as got dark .
24 Planting can be done in spring or autumn , and increase is by division , or by seed sown in spring , or early autumn ; the wild Madder , R. peregrina , may be a variety of it and also contains a pinkish dye .
25 After the next kick off , Arse reckon they 'll try that again , only this time Lukic jumps at the ball on the edge of his area , makes a nerve-jangling hoke of it and nearly lets it get to an Arse player before scrabbling it away .
26 MGM were prepared to make the film as a star vehicle for him and originally offered him the role of Captain Bligh .
27 She made a cold lunch for herself and then left to visit her mother-in-law .
28 The patient might tell you what if , if the casualty was still able to talk , they might be able to give you the history of how they became like they were , received a blow , got kicked , fell onto something hard , okay and so on and so on , they might be able to tell you themselves , give some indication , right , you would remove and loosen off all tight clothing , okay , loosen off the clothing for them and then treat them for shock and then refer them to urgent medical attention , nil by mouth on any account , okay ?
29 She threw the mess after him and then thought , I 'm cracking up , and retrieved it and buried it deep in the refuse bin .
30 When he did , shouting and screaming , they tried to grab hold of him but only succeeded in ripping off his jacket sleeve as he bounced back over the wall .
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