Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [prep] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or I 'll go t' foot of our stairs . |
| 2 | And erm also in what they 're saying the intimacy of their self-dissuasions . |
| 3 | His lips traced the curves his finger had explored , and then he delved sensuously deeper , his tongue finding hers and abruptly intensifying the embrace , as if the intimacy of their tongues together had driven any intentions of reserve and restraint from his mind … |
| 4 | The veiled allusion of her reply , the intimacy of her tone of voice , reassured Jacob . |
| 5 | It tells us that if we could just advance the intimacy of our relationship to the next step we would be satisfied to hold at that level until the wedding . |
| 6 | Graham asked him not to summon the porter to his office . |
| 7 | ‘ You can just leave the bags here , ’ Harley waved the porter with his load to the centre of her apartment 's immaculate sitting room , then pressed a few pounds into the man 's furtively extended hand and hustled him out . |
| 8 | To his amazement , the ticket collector at Euston wished him success in his mission , and on his arrival at Sheffield the porter at his hotel pleaded : ‘ I hope you 're not going to take our Dunne away . ’ |
| 9 | The central policy preoccupations of the government of any insecure nation are with the defence of its boundaries , the recognition of its integrity by other nations and the maintenance of order within its territories . |
| 10 | The lengths to which the Labour party will go to rush to the defence of its trade union paymasters whenever this issue is raised are remarkable . |
| 11 | Berkshire , South title-holders , will be without the experienced Gill Scott and Katie Dodd when they start the defence of their title at Southampton today . |
| 12 | DEFENDING Britannic Assurance County Champions Essex were saved by the rain from losing their second match in a row in the defence of their title at The Oval yesterday . |
| 13 | It is even harder to picture them leaving the defence of their border with Turkey to decisions taken in a distant European capital , and to a garrison in Thrace consisting mostly of soldiers from Germany , Italy , Spain or wherever . |
| 14 | Ill-educated , with a mixture of lawyer and peasant cunning , they were violent in the defence of their position , if need be in alliance with brigands and town gangs . |
| 15 | Within this discourse nation and people converged under the natural leadership of a Conservative Party which appointed itself as guardian , committed to the defence of their integrity against attack from hostile or alien forces . |
| 16 | Others sprang to the defence of their rulers and the argument became furious until a heavy fist banged down on the table and bottles and food went flying . |
| 17 | Malone must begin the defence of their AIB Senior Cup next Saturday week with a severely depleted side . |
| 18 | Coetzee , describing the leagues as part of a Conservative effort to get to grips with mass politics and the ‘ new religion ’ of socialism , explains the timing of their appearance on the grounds that prior to the 1890s ‘ the Conservatives had no need of recourse to such pressure groups because they already possessed access to institutions adequate for the defence of their interests within the existing sociopolitical framework ’ . |
| 19 | War is a particularly bitter experience for all disabled people including those suffering from deafness as their handicaps disqualify them from participating fully in the defence of their country . |
| 20 | All-Ireland Under-21 champions Tyrone made a convincing start to the defence of their crown when they overwhelmed a poor Monaghan side at Omagh yesterday . |
| 21 | " The Moslem Brothers , who are more anxious than anyone for the stability of Egypt and the welfare of its citizens adhere to legal means in their preaching and the defence of their right to undertake activities to realise their goals , " he said . |
| 22 | Fourteen Afar deputies resigned from the RPP on Dec. 31 , having criticized government leaders for " placing the defence of their privileges above the defence of the interests of the Djiboutian nation " and for continuing to insist that FRUD fighters were foreigners , not Djiboutian nationals . |
| 23 | Propaganda could be used to undermine their subjects ' faith in their legitimacy , while a war of successful raids ( or chevauchèes ) might shake that confidence yet further by showing that , as kings , they lacked the power to fulfil one of their prime roles , the defence of their people against the English . |
| 24 | But the Mesopotamian Jews had a firm tradition of loyalty to the Seleucids , whereas the Palestinian Jews had become part of the Syrian state only about 200 B.C. The Seleucids gladly used the Mesopotamian Jews as soldiers , and the contribution of the Babylonian Jews to the defence of their city during an enemy attack was regarded as being so famous by the author of II Maccabees that he did not think it necessary to specify the circumstances ( 8.20 ) . |
| 25 | Lacking a defensible mountainous region into which , like the counts of Foix , they could retreat , their energies were primarily absorbed in the defence of their territories against their immediate neighbours . |
| 26 | Batsmen not only ignore the defence of their stumps but also the very presence of the wickets behind them . |
| 27 | Steffi Graf launches the defence of her crown against a qualifier and should meet American Jennifer Capriati in a repeat of their Paris quarterfinal clash . |
| 28 | The State Department noted that a weakened Britain , with no immediate restoration of the balance of power in Europe in prospect , might feel compelled to look initially to the United Nations ( UN ) for help in the defence of her interests . |
| 29 | The girl 's voice took on a whine as she flew yet again to the defence of her man . |
| 30 | Steffi Graf launches the defence of her women 's crown against a qualifier and should meet American Jennifer Capriati in a repeat of their Paris quarter-final clash . |