Example sentences of "[noun sg] the [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Round the pond the martins flit/ their snowy breasts bedaubed with dirt/ while the mason ‘ neath the slates/ each mortar-bearing bird awaits/ untaught by art each labouring spouse/ curious daubs his hanging house . ’ |
| 2 | A mile above the shepherd 's hut the hillsides ceased their upward rolling and curved together to form a dead-end valley of broad-breasted slopes five miles from the nearest tarmac road , hidden deep in the folds of the moors . |
| 3 | On the close-up the crosshairs stamped her blonde-framed face . |
| 4 | Yeah the spear the blokes holding his other horse and it reaches right to the ceiling ! |
| 5 | In the 36th minute the Dragons had their best effort of the half when Coleman was found by a precise ball from Springett but he shot wide . |
| 6 | It 's a debate Howe understandably does does not want to enter into but he has noticed a similarity between the current team and the Arsenal side he coached to the Double 21 years ago — coincidentally , the same season the Blues won their last major honour , the Cup Winners ' Cup . |
| 7 | The viking army also would not let the giantesses rest , but sailed away with them and set them to grinding salt ; they ground so much that the boat sank and the mill with it , though still ( adds folk-tradition ) in the Maelstrom the giantesses grind their magic quern . |
| 8 | And if such a classificatory system is a major feature of the way the police control their fellow citizens , then it seems essential it should be identified , assessed , and described . |
| 9 | In return for the council taking proceedings against the company the residents deferred their own legal action and allowed the dump to re-open . |
| 10 | During this time the cities governed their own affairs and many of the larger towns became prosperous under the leadership of Burgomeisters elected from the mercantile classes and other wealthy citizens . |