Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was also substantial cross-group agreement on the selection of this feature , with most groups arguing that the 'summarising " nature of this sentence made it a strong candidate for an opening to the story . |
| 2 | Superb 3-D and a Dave Whittaker soundtrack make it a real high-flyer . |
| 3 | Of course , had the guilds and fraternities included a handling charge in their reckoning they might have attracted an income allowing them the freedom to purchase for themselves those ‘ extras ’ now being clamoured for . |
| 4 | Albert as chairman asked me a number of questions to which he already knew the answers for the good reason that we had already gone over them in Fulham . |
| 5 | The Open University offers you a lifelong opportunity to continue your education — to whatever level you want , and in a way that fits in with the rest of your life . |
| 6 | Faldo took his 1992 winnings to a world record £1.5m , while Norman 's only consolation was that the £190,234 runner's-up cheque made him the first player in history to breech the $10 million barrier in career earnings . |
| 7 | His dribbly nose , crooked teeth and cheeky Cockney accent made him an obvious classroom victim . |
| 8 | Quite different from her brother , who was slim where she was rotund , and whose dark hair lent him a certain swarthy , though boyish , kind of good looks . |
| 9 | Although Daniel 's dark skin offers him the same protection as a mild sunscreen , it 's not enough to block all the sun 's harmful UV rays . |
| 10 | He told Johnson that Warburton ( the combative English divine and man of letters , whose generally controversial national presence made him a common topic of Johnsonian conversation ) had a close relationship with an unnamed ‘ eminent printer ’ . |
| 11 | Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States . |
| 12 | A tall thin boy with straggly hair passed her a joint and Lizzy took it from him , inhaling the fragrant mixture deeply . |
| 13 | If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism . |
| 14 | There was the lure of the big stores , though clothing coupons and shortage of money made them a feast for the eye only . |
| 15 | The Ideal had to close down , and a vandal 's brick made it the Id al , which spelled the end of an era . |
| 16 | He was never equal to Self in Citrine 's esteem , and he remained jealous of intervention by Self in matters of engineering and the development of policy on the generation side , for which his background and experience made him the natural senior voice among other engineers and managers . |
| 17 | The Times recorded that this was their sixth partnership of over 150 ; the Telegraph that it was their seventh century stand ; while the Guardian made it the eighth . |
| 18 | The advantages of disc in the storage of information and in speed of access to any part make it the more flexible combination , with a wider range of possible uses . |
| 19 | Its lushness and tropical variety made it a place of great beauty with winding roads and hair-pin bends giving spectacular views over the jungle . |
| 20 | His sparse blond hair was dark with sweat , and his surprised blue eyes and hangdog look made him the most unlikely royal messenger Corbett had ever seen . |
| 21 | Cos I did n't know what you know our mum got her a couple of games . |
| 22 | Geoff 's mum got me a piece of cheese last week from Superkeys . |
| 23 | my mum got me an , yeah . |
| 24 | As we have seen , the removal of a core-electron requires an energy characteristic primarily of the atom concerned , so this technique offers us the ability to identify the constituent atoms of any sample . |
| 25 | Then her original mentor found her a machine to buy . |
| 26 | In a follow-up survey , the great majority rated it the best AIDS resource they had seen . |
| 27 | Michael 's younger sister found him a fidget in church and thought it was fidgeting to excess . |
| 28 | If your hair causes you no concern , count yourself lucky . |
| 29 | To do that , on May 18th the prime minister , Leonid Kuchma , asked parliament to grant him a range of extraordinary powers : to rule the economy by decree , control the central bank and the state privatisation body and have jurisdiction over the president 's satraps in the regions . |
| 30 | The present writer owes him a particularly deep debt of gratitude . |