Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The argument is that school-leavers are mainly only temporarily unemployed and in the first few months of work are likely to switch jobs as they search for the ones that suit them best . |
| 2 | ‘ Aim for the trenches an' lob it straight in ; |
| 3 | At the first sign of the emotional see-saw that life so often presents , you go scurrying off for the goodies that give you comfort . |
| 4 | ‘ What a passionate speech , ’ he drawled laconically , reaching for the Raybans and sliding them over heavy-lidded eyes . |
| 5 | As a result of these value conflicts litigants had no respect for the courts and manipulated them . |
| 6 | I made a hand winch with a double handle and a ratchet and room for half a kilometre of twine on the drum ; I made different types of tails for the kites that needed them , and dozens of kites large and small , some stunters . |
| 7 | If this sort of technology was introduced into commercial-sized refrigeration plants , they could be turned off during peak times and then switched back on during low demand periods , saving money for the companies that own them and using less energy . |
| 8 | For a start , it would leave EMU an option for the countries that want it , and a cause of no bother to those that do not . |
| 9 | Always touch the walls of an old abbey — for the currents of ancient idea coming through from learned men , and for the systems that housed them . |
| 10 | The new telecommunications backbone comprises high capacity fibre optic cables and microwave links rather than copper cabling , which means that voice lines are sharp and clear — and that high capacity data links are also available for the businesses that need them . |
| 11 | Let us give thanks for the progress made in scientific research , for the luxuries and comforts it has given us , for the assistance in curing disease , with storing information and with improving communications . |
| 12 | Henry yanked out the jack , groped for the papers and stuffed them into his pocket . |
| 13 | For here is trance dance grooving at its highest level , a silver drug for the senses that allows you to enter into another dimension of sex and sorcery . |
| 14 | Congress is not empowered to make laws for the states or to substitute them for the laws of individual states and so on . |
| 15 | But at the age of eighteen he was wholly unprepared for the terrors that awaited him . |
| 16 | Then I laid a paler colour into the gaps left for the highlights and took it back over the previous work as well to unify the colour . |
| 17 | We live in a cause-and-effect world and feel uncomfortable if we can not discover the reasons for the events that surround us . |
| 18 | In the meantime , the Dragoons were floundering in the boggy ground , easy targets for the riflemen while finding it impossible to fire with any reasonable accuracy themselves . |
| 19 | After the church ceremony , a horse and carriage waited for the newlyweds and took them to their reception , where an entertainer was waiting in the wings to take the children off the adults ' hands . |
| 20 | These shells provide a home for the crabs and protect them from predators and the elements . |
| 21 | He paid for the drinks and took them back to the others . |
| 22 | P.S. As I 've shown , SCF makes sure that your donation works as hard as possible for the children that need it most . |
| 23 | and vote for the parties that excludes them , but that mean the sort of thing he he does n't make much of that . |
| 24 | It has been argued that very few electors usually read them and that many of the commitments made do not enjoy widespread support among voters , even among those voting for the parties that issued them . |
| 25 | Rotary clothes lines , umbrellas and some lawn games require a firm fixing for the poles that support them . |
| 26 | As for the bunks that replaced them ( morgue slabs more like ) , they had just enough space if you played dead . |
| 27 | He shook during the interviews and said he had a history of mental illness . |
| 28 | As the triggers that motivate us may change according to circumstance , the ability to listen to your inner voice and let it direct you is a useful one . |
| 29 | I must admit the ‘ truth ’ did not smack me right between the eyes or make me leap like Archimedes from his bath . |
| 30 | Position the six roses between the candles and stick them down with dabs of royal icing . |