Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [subord] [noun prp] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , the identity of a speech act , its illocutionary force as Austin calls it , is often made apparent by an explicit lexical indicator . |
| 2 | To assist progress , will my hon. Friend and the EC consider telling Mr. Shamir that they will take economic action unless Israel stops its illegal settlement programme in the occupied territories and abides by the Geneva convention , which is being systematically broken ? |
| 3 | But their tablatures had been completed around 1530 and cover an older repertory , plus a few pieces by Senfl , and then there is an almost complete gap until Ammerbach published his Orgel oder Instrument Tabulatur in 1571 . |
| 4 | ‘ For once , not Rosemary , though I 'm getting more and more desperate about not knowing what to do for the best , ’ he confessed , but went on to explain , ‘ I spent a lot of time yesterday in realising that I must have been a real wet blanket when Naylor announced your engagement on Saturday . ’ |
| 5 | A much more glorious surprise was achieved on Fylde Flyer by Piggott after he and the rest of the Abernant Stakes field had been kept waiting in a cold , damp wind while Snaadee took his own unconscionable time about wandering down to the start . |
| 6 | This is identical with the view expressed in Pugin 's Contrasts nine years before , where the Utilitarian measures for poor relief — of which , as Pugin depicts them , Lord Mamey would certainly have approved — are juxtaposed with the supposedly benign regime of the medieval monastery as Gerard describes it ( Fig. 19 ) . |
| 7 | Aunt Margaret , radiant , tickled the fat baby padding on Victoria 's ribs and the soles of her soft feet , bouncing and wrestling her , shaking with soundless laughter while Victoria crowed her delight . |
| 8 | On the other hand , it can be argued more convincingly that it was fully intended to be an ordinary published edition before Carroll changed his mind . |
| 9 | But the army 's approach was already public knowledge when Gloucester advanced his claim to the throne , and the threat , as Mancini suggests , may have helped to ensure that Richard 's usurpation met no overt resistance . |
| 10 | But the army 's approach was already public knowledge when Gloucester advanced his claim to the throne , and the threat , as Mancini suggests , may have helped to ensure that Richard 's usurpation met no overt resistance . |
| 11 | The truth of the matter is that Picasso was almost certainly aware of tribal art when Matisse showed him the piece which he admired , but that he was still not taking it very seriously and only ‘ discovered ’ it for himself during his now legendary visit to the Trocadero . |
| 12 | People said things like for instance well females are n't intelligent enough to make choices and er which is , which is clearly pretty silly , and er there was also I think and the uncomfortable erm prospect that females could in some way or another control the evolution in males which I do n't think it appealed to the Victorians either and in fact many social Darwinists like Edward Westermark for example rejected the whole concept of sexual selection as Darwin called it the female choice , because it did n't promote survival of the fittest . |
| 13 | Each time they arrive at a pose , Colas somehow steals the expected kiss or holds Lise in the proper climax as Alain strikes what he believes to be the proper pose . |
| 14 | Falconer 's header from a Hendrie cross was going towards the top corner until Schmeichel flung himself across goal . |
| 15 | He has been studying this rare British plant since WWF funded his first project three years ago . |
| 16 | That secret self which he drew on , and which he would draw out and test as time went on , was not for public display unless Burton willed it . |
| 17 | Some say this is merely cartoon aggression but some susceptible kiddies could believe that it 's okay to copy such actions because they have no serious effect when Macaulay does them . |
| 18 | It was a small world of heath and wood , a few hundred acres at the most , but it was a separate world as Clare describes it , for example , in The Village Minstrel : |
| 19 | The day dragged on in ordinary fashion until Jess felt she would scream . |
| 20 | There is still concern over skipper Alan McDonald 's twisted ankle as Bingham follows his policy of delaying the team announcement until match day . |
| 21 | She was a little horror when Drew took her over — but look how she played today . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Is your father at home ? ’ she asked and felt a sinking disappointment when Ben shook his head . |
| 23 | She told her many tales of the days during the Great War when John was a baby and he and his mother had lived with her and Lawrie , as they sat together , Sally holding a skein of white wool while Anne wound it into a ball . |
| 24 | Merry gave a little chuckle as Shannon rolled her eyes heavenwards . |
| 25 | She ended with a high-pitched wail as Merlyn reached her and shook her . |
| 26 | Painstakingly the Inspector took Ian through his movements of the previous night whilst Ian set his teeth and said ‘ yes ’ at intervals . |
| 27 | The word came out like a helpless little bleat as Belinda followed him out of the room . |
| 28 | Now he watched in horrified silence as Donald cut himself a giant slice of poisoned meat . |
| 29 | Today saw the culmination of months of hard training as Hugh slipped his canoe into the waters of Lough Ryan for the solo trip back to his home town . |
| 30 | There was a slight clatter as Aggie dropped her trotter on to the plate , demanding , ‘ Who says she 's goin' to stay here ? |