Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [conj] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It appears to be contrary to what the Criminal Law Revision Committee and Parliament intended when they established " dishonesty " in the 1968 Act . |
| 2 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 3 | His chest crushed when it smashed into the steering wheel . ’ |
| 4 | Sadly , my euphoria evaporated as I looked through the rest of the magazine . |
| 5 | He ran until his heart stopped and he fell dead . ’ |
| 6 | Maria 's heart clenched as she slanted a look at his grim countenance . |
| 7 | She was muddy , her dress torn , her hair looked like it had been combed with a hedge , but she crackled with so much internal power that she was nearly throwing off sparks . |
| 8 | Eventually , on Feb. 25 , the Israeli Foreign Ministry disclosed that it had formally requested additional US military aid worth US$1,000 million to offset defence costs incurred as a result of the crisis . |
| 9 | The problem is that it would be very hard to justify the cost : much of this could go on after students arrived , and the course modified as it went along . |
| 10 | My heart chilled and I gnawed at my lip to hide my disappointment . |
| 11 | Her foot caught and she wrenched it free of its shoe , clinging to fitzAlan 's hand all the while as he half led , half pulled her upwards . |
| 12 | Lands officers in the Road Service division objected because they claimed the one foot high flower beds could restrict a driver 's vision . |
| 13 | Thunder rolled as he turned to ask Mariana where the President kept his Land-Rover . |
| 14 | ‘ I was a bit overwhelmed when she kissed me like that because we 'd never met before and it was in public . |
| 15 | However , after changes in the housing benefit regulations , his substantial income dropped and he fell into arrears with mortgage payments . |
| 16 | The driver stiffened as he felt the gun muzzle jab him in the small of his back through the upholstery of the seat . |
| 17 | SHERYL Garratt says her heart dropped when she saw the ages of the jury . |
| 18 | His jaw cracked as he gave another cavernous yawn . |
| 19 | Our friendship developed and she invited me to write a Fount book . |
| 20 | April 1992 saw the car completed and it passed its MOT with flying colours . |
| 21 | The horse stopped when he saw me , and seemed very surprised . |
| 22 | After spending two weeks in Edinburgh and London , discussing plans for the final publication of her surveys in the Golan undertaken while she held the Lady Carlisle Fellowship , she returned to Oxford and enjoyed the hospitality of Somerville S. C. R. for a fortnight 's intensive work in the libraries . |
| 23 | ‘ The bone can work its way in , you see , ’ the stranger explained as he knelt and checked Gazzer 's pockets with his free hand . |
| 24 | Her horse reared as she fell and Scathach 's naked corpse slipped from its insufficient bindings , falling awkwardly , an ungainly mass of pale flesh and bone , head turned up , eyes dull . |
| 25 | Bert knew that Mrs Tremayne wanted a fence repaired and it seemed an excellent opportunity to use his sudden free time by visiting Four Winds . |
| 26 | He felt a weight lifted when she had gone — he had so nearly fallen into her trap . |
| 27 | Then his weight lifted and she opened her dazed eyes , confused , as he moved away to sit at the edge of the bed . |
| 28 | In the next 20 years the NHS did not escape criticism from academic Fabians but it never reached the volume and intensity of the criticism which , for example , social security and income maintenance attracted as they appeared to retreat further and further away from the principles of the Beveridge Report . |
| 29 | The corners of his mouth lifted as he put to Ronni , ‘ But , who knows ? |
| 30 | The car protested as it settled into muddy pools , heaved itself out , scraped through fields of boulders and crossed innumerable rickety bamboo bridges . |