Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not an uncommon occurrence because birds of prey have what is known as ‘ tunnel vision ’ — which means that although they can focus with deadly accuracy on the prey straight in front of them , they have difficulty seeing anything outside that direct line of sight . |
| 2 | But with his defence protecting him from any direct shots , Prudhoe steadily recovered , and he excelled himself after 69 minutes when Noel Blake powered a header goalwards from only six yards , but the indisputable player of the season somehow threw himself along his line to scramble the ball away . |
| 3 | We went off to parade for lunch ; this meant ten minutes doing press-ups with the Corporal halting us in mid exercise so that we were poised between the ground and the arms-stretched position — as our limbs weakened so people started to slump and collapse , which resulted in kicks and blows . |
| 4 | Di wrote to her after the ceremony thanking her for all the work she had done for fellow cancer sufferers and for raising £40,000 towards the centre . |
| 5 | One particular Easter , a beautiful day , I remember an overwhelming fear filling me with absolute terror as we stood outside the ticket office after returning from a journey . |
| 6 | Thames will have a 15 per cent stake in the unnamed channel , with BBCE limiting itself to 20 per cent . |
| 7 | In terms of style it 's like a short Bach piece containing lots of idiomatic motifs and pedal tone ideas . |
| 8 | The Gorges are narrow , in places improbably so , not more than ten yards across , and deep , with the walls either side rising anything from two to eight hundred feet . |
| 9 | They carry on average only 2.5 grains each and , as the corollas fall in the morning , they ny back up to the canopy , where they effect pollination , any slight wind drifting them to other trees . |
| 10 | Her hands were in his dark hair , her mouth kissing him with all the love and desire she had suppressed for so long . |
| 11 | Ron does n't remember this tall , slightly gawky figure approaching him at all . |
| 12 | We wrote to the AAIB asking them about this , but they never answered . |
| 13 | But Coun Jones said : ‘ The council must be out of its mind sanctioning something like this . |
| 14 | So , on a board the apparent wind we experience when we travel at 10 knots in a 10 knot cross-wind will be a 14 knot wind hitting us at 45 degrees . |
| 15 | ‘ While I might have had difficulty believing you at that particular moment two years ago , it was two years ago . |
| 16 | Listening once to him on the Bench I recalled an occasion when the aged and formidable boys ' maid who looked after our rooms had stood with arms akimbo accusing him of some peccadillo , and ended her tirade : " Mr Phillimore , do n't you stand there lying like Ananias ! " |
| 17 | Roman , desiring her , his dark gaze drawing her into that hot , frightening vortex of her own senses … caves , black as night , ‘ caverns measureless to man ’ , and the story of the wicked Hasan … |
| 18 | The wind was tugging at her hair , the setting sun turning it to false and fleeting gold . |
| 19 | For the rest , the older generation and the perennially mathematically innocent , it will be best to start by thinking of a vector as something like an arrow directing us from one point to another . |
| 20 | Having the opportunity to do some work from home is of great assistance providing me with extra flexibility to help balance and organise my professional and domestic commitments . ’ |
| 21 | David was a hale and hearty kind of cleric , and for a while she cherished hopes of missionary work taking them into some exotic foreign clime . |
| 22 | A variety of possible contributing factors have been put forward : that biological factors make women more vulnerable than men ; that women are socially disadvantaged by the roles they are expected to perform , and psychologically disadvantaged by socialization preparing them for these roles ; that women express their emotions more readily ; and that health professionals are more likely to equate feminine characteristics with ill health ( Weissman and Klerman , 1977 ; Penfold and Walker , 1984 ; Corob , 1987 ) . |
| 23 | Screens were placed along the length of the hall dividing it into four aisles , leaving spaces at either end and a way through to the Law Courts , which at that time were on the west side of the hall . |
| 24 | Her voice trailed off as she noticed the boy watching her with grey , expressionless eyes . |
| 25 | And some of the connections are quite revealing , and the actions of the Italians in getting very very frustrated and angry now , and having the Christian Democrats and the Mafia and the and the establishment ruling them for many many years , I think does them proud and er maybe a little bit of anger here , about the same issues , would go down quite well . |
| 26 | It was a closely fought struggle in Grade Three between the two Ballynahinch teams , with just one point separating them for first and second places , with the ‘ B ’ set just edging into the lead for top honours . |
| 27 | One of the two largest owls of the region , an enormous , almost eagle-sized bird , the prominent ear-tufts and facial disc distinguishing it from all diurnal birds of prey . |
| 28 | It is not surprising that Nizan 's gaze eventually alighted on the French communist party , a source of ideological certainty , a small community defending itself by rigid discipline against the fluidity , compromise and unreliability of centrist politics in Third Republic France . |
| 29 | NEXT loop to " work down " a string doing something with each letter in the string . |
| 30 | If I could get a job doing summat like that I reckon I would n't have to stay at Combe Court . |