Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [adj] [conj] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite warnings of impenetrable ice , the crew of Knox-Johnston 's boat , the Suhaili , found the fjord clear and continued up the more problematic Watkins Fjord , dodging icebergs to reach the starting point for the climbing section of the expedition . |
| 2 | I turned the VW round and pulled up where Signe was standing . |
| 3 | Those with a recent interest in politics , who found the election interesting but did not have a general interest in politics at other times , gave PEBs high ratings for usefulness on leaders , issues , and voting choice . |
| 4 | David Tagg at Grand Metropolitan , the drinks , hotels , brewing , retailing and food-producing giant ranking number 10 in The Times 1000 and employing nearly 150 000 , spoke cheerfully of his general liking of headhunters . |
| 5 | These were to be administered by the association concerned but financed largely by the government , supplemented in many cases from private sources . |
| 6 | The web tangled and clung mawkishly around her reasoning as Fernando lowered her to the bed . |
| 7 | She left the window open and went downstairs . |
| 8 | They get the ingredients ready but do n't cook until the last minute , preparing the second course while the first is being eaten . |
| 9 | Indeed , it is conceded by the representatives of the parties to this appeal that an order made in the terms made by the justices was not open to them in as much as it did not impinge upon the parental responsibility of the parent concerned and impinged only upon contact between the parents themselves . |
| 10 | I did a little analysis on the league table last evening and found out that we 've beaten *all* the bottom six and have n't played or beaten anyone in the top nine yet ! |
| 11 | Skinner , who ticked me off yesterday for suggesting his vote had fallen , is off after 14 years , leaving my colleagues on the Sun distraught and casting around for a new NEC contact . |
| 12 | Some even went so far as to stipulate the use of linen in their will : Hannah Deane of High Ongar , Essex , took account of the £5 fine when drawing up her instructions in 1784 : ‘ And I do hereby Order and direct that sum of Ten pound shall be paid to the person who shall … see me Inclosed and laid in my Coffin in Linen and shall give Information and make Oath thereof wheereby the Poor of the parish Will be intitled to the sum of fifty shilling … . ’ |
| 13 | No longer interrupted by shooting , the zombies continued their steady slow pace , completely ignoring the Marines other than to step around any Marine that was in their path . |
| 14 | That might be a bit awkward , of course , and personally I would use the weapon first and ask afterwards . ’ |
| 15 | Perhaps the people were in the van and found the beds wet and said well we ca n't sleep here and they slept in the sit with the fire on . |
| 16 | George moved to Sheffield to play for The Wednesday in the summer of 1925 but his 48 goals for us in the higher divisions , scored generally when we were far from being a great side , were easily our best tally in the period 1921–5 and have only ever been bettered by Mark Bright and Ian Wright . |
| 17 | They lost to Eastern Ontario 35–8 , tied Toronto Scottish 11–11 , lost again to Balmy Beach 25–8 and then were crushed 57–3 by the Ontario XV that had earlier dispatched Heriot 's 33–0 . |
| 18 | Promoting collective planning and decision making to devise an overall protection plan for the child , which integrates the work of the agencies concerned and divides up tasks in an economic and functional manner . |
| 19 | Whitechurch was shown the works by Mr G. Coker , chief draughtsman : ‘ There are two chief ways of seeing the works , either to begin at the finished coach and work backwards to the details , or to go to the beginning first and work upwards , but , at all events , you shall see as much as we can show you in a day ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't want him to take the ball off the back four and stroll around in areas where play might break down . |
| 21 | If you are rounding without any boards near you , you should aim to approach the mark wide and come out close , this tactic is known as in wide-out close . |
| 22 | Carson ran up the brick steps to the courtyard 's wooden side-door , rattling the bolt free and stepping out into the narrow alley that ran down the side of the house . |
| 23 | I just wish now to say I declare the Exhibition open and to say how pleased I am to see so many old friends here today . |
| 24 | The care and attention he received was first class throughout his stay and although he missed out on a family Christmas at home , the staff more than made up for it and he was showered with extra presents which helped to speed his recovery . |
| 25 | Artwatch , led by Professor James Beck , has called the tour hasty and sought unsuccessfully to keep it from happening . |
| 26 | He 's happy to eat round it , leaves the manger clean and eats more slowly , which is obviously better for his digestion . |
| 27 | Subject to the preservation of the object of the Society , this Constitution may be amended by a resolution at any General Meeting provided it be carried by a majority of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting thereon . |
| 28 | This section of land lies between the canal and the River Tame and leads along to the A5127 northeast-bound where there might be room for a vehicle to pull off the road into the gateway to load up beneath the M6 . |
| 29 | Yup , four EPs on , embraced by the Flop 40 and zapped halfway across Europe , The Frank & Walters still have the amazed outlook of three squirrels in a Planters peanuts factory . |
| 30 | The Soviet parliament voted the address unconstitutional and set up a special committee , dominated by Communist hardliners , to send a formal appeal to the Russian parliament . |