Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [subord] [pron] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 2 | In these situations the Pump Wagon sustains D6 strength 6 hits due to damage sustained as it crunches and smashes its way through . |
| 3 | You can enjoy the freedom to wander where you want and stay at any of the hotels listed on the previous page ( there 's even a map making your choice of hotels quick and easy ) . |
| 4 | We had heard that the paths ahead were precarious and exposed , but my heart sank when I noticed that even the horses were being blindfolded . |
| 5 | Carrying hot metal , or tripping blindfold between red-hot plough shares , or plunging the arm in boiling water were the usual tests , though the accused might be flung into a pond to see whether he sank or not , or forced to eat an ounce of bread or cheese to see if it stuck in the gullet ! |
| 6 | ‘ The bone can work its way in , you see , ’ the stranger explained as he knelt and checked Gazzer 's pockets with his free hand . |
| 7 | Her horse reared as she fell and Scathach 's naked corpse slipped from its insufficient bindings , falling awkwardly , an ungainly mass of pale flesh and bone , head turned up , eyes dull . |
| 8 | Suddenly , Labour wobbled as it appeared that the Tories might have picked a genuine winner . |
| 9 | A landowner could have his monument protected if he wished but he might prefer to maltreat it or destroy it completely . |
| 10 | Slowly the tension eased as we realised that we were going to make it ; we exchanged jokes , we moved with greater confidence . |
| 11 | The confusion yields when we realize that we have to do with a limited area , however large , and that the ‘ unionists ’ , if I may use this term , made the mistake of extrapolating the ambiguity and interchangeability within this limited area to the whole scope of Mozart 's staccato notation . |
| 12 | ‘ You ca n't look to just one man to have the freedom to create because what happens if he 's not doing it or is marked out of the game ? ’ |
| 13 | Her heartbeat quickened when she saw that Andrew Walker had telephoned twice that morning , and would like her to return his call as soon as possible . |
| 14 | However , reports questioning Shah 's independence grew after it emerged that Irfanullah Marwat Khan , implicated in the alleged gang-rape of a close friend of the PPP leader Benazir Bhutto [ see p. 38683 ] , had been retained as an adviser to the new provincial government . |
| 15 | For instance the project will assess children 's understanding of the following situation : at a pedestrian crossing I can rely on the motorist stopping if I know that he has seen me , but I can not rely on it if I know that he has not seen me . |
| 16 | Panic subsided when he saw that it was Jimmy . |
| 17 | The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens . |
| 18 | The bomb-shell exploded when it added that those sixty-six coupons must last for a whole year . |
| 19 | This does not coincide with the realistic view of mankind having to overcome the opposition of nature to do as he wishes and came and cultivate what originally posed a threat , and most often still does . |
| 20 | For once in my life there was no need to believe as I did or act as I chose for any reasons other than that I was personally convinced it was right . |
| 21 | They were unprepared to accept the structure of the initial conference proposed since it excluded and therefore tended to outlaw further the DRA regime . |
| 22 | May we have the courage to respond when we sense that He is speaking to us . |
| 23 | A long moment passed before he sniffed and said , ‘ She is a potter . ’ |
| 24 | The system makes teachers careful with their marking system , for parents have the legal right to complain if they believe that their child 's classwork has been unfairly marked . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's no need to ask if you enjoyed that , ’ Ven commented as they left the bridge and he looked down into her eyes , which were shining with pleasure . |
| 26 | Now , the complication comes when we notice that there are parts of the ego that are not conscious . |
| 27 | Her heart soared as she realised that this was a new adventure , an adventure through darkness into the greater darkness which might , just might , be even more beautiful than the slow throbbing of living blood , richer in iron than the veins of any mine , passing through mighty arteries , driven by the rhythmic pounding of the great beast 's heart . |
| 28 | Pooh only believes what Rabbit says because he believes that Rabbit believes it too . |
| 29 | Will my hon. Friend do as I did and haul the leading debtors among large firms before him , to tell them that unless they jolly well pay their debts , Government legislation to force them to do so will follow ? |
| 30 | ‘ You must be joking , ’ a Russian friend said when I asked if he would watch the May Day parade on television . |