Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or scanned you at a maiden aunt 's , |
| 2 | It was still unthinkable to see him without his sketchbook and pencil , but of the hundreds and hundreds of drawings he made , he gave away many or sold them for a few francs . |
| 3 | SUPPOSE you have a print by Picasso , Dali , Miro or Chagall , or sold one in the past few years : you have a special interest in a Brooklyn courtroom this week . |
| 4 | Prior to laying the information Mrs Bujok had not served an abatement notice upon the council or informed them of the alleged defects in the premises . |
| 5 | Frequently , they expressed a sympathy for guerrilla activities and direct action , without recognizing that successful guerrilla movements were either controlled by an organized and disciplined party ( as in China ) or turned themselves into a traditional type of party ( as in Cuba ) when it became necessary to consolidate their rule and implement their policies . |
| 6 | The man heard or sensed him at the last moment and turned with his hands coming up to a fighting stance but Maxim feinted through them and hit him low in the stomach . |
| 7 | Erm I I I must say I have n't read or heard anything about the British Gas thing . |
| 8 | Economic living is a splendid virtue when practised by the bourgeoisie , but the French neither liked nor respected it as a kingly attribute . |
| 9 | I refer , of course , to unsupported mothers , women who have neither shirked their obligation to have children , nor left them to seek jobs , nor abandoned them to the tender mercies of the social services — , |
| 10 | The Levellers articulated this awareness , and channelled it into a coherent set of democratic political demands . |
| 11 | Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study . |
| 12 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 13 | Then they peeled back the bedcovers and laid him on a crisp sheet , covering him from the waist down with another sheet . |
| 14 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 15 | Alexandra took the long pins out of her hat and laid them in the red glass tray on her dressing-table . |
| 16 | He took her protesting hand , and laid it on a thick roll of tablecloths between their bodies . |
| 17 | Nathan closed the folder and laid it on the starched tablecloth . |
| 18 | He dropped a long , searching kiss on her mouth , then took her shaking hand and laid it against the powerful , overpowering size of his arousal . |
| 19 | When he had begun to eat , I'tibar Khan entered with the box and laid it before the unhappy father , saying : ‘ King Aurangzeb , your son sends this plat to your majesty to let you see that he does not forget you . ’ |
| 20 | It became known as the Pleven Plan , named after the French premier , René Pleven , who took an outline drafted by his earlier mentor , Jean Monnet , and laid it before the French Parliament on 24 October 1950 . |
| 21 | He placed the beings , pictured as animals , in a belt embracing the known universe , and divided it into the twelve equal houses of the zodiac ( Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Sagittarius , Scorpio , Capricorn , Aquarius and Pisces ) . |
| 22 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 23 | I stood up , took Flavia 's hand and led her into a little room . |
| 24 | He untied Dobbs and led her into a large dark shed . |
| 25 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 26 | Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman . |
| 27 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 28 | He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers . |
| 29 | They were opened with huge and ancient keys , and led one into a secret world of liquid green shadows . |
| 30 | At the top of the staircase various Chamberlains , dressed in gold embroidered jackets , welcomed the guests and led them to the Grand Master of Ceremonies . |