Example sentences of "[noun prp] [unc] [noun sg] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both themes were present in Napoleon 's invasion for he hoped to strike a blow against Britain 's control of India by cutting the short overland route across the isthmus from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea , and also to develop new trading opportunities for France in the eastern Mediterranean . |
| 2 | Beyond the window , sunshine slanted through the trees to fall across Frankie 's face as he enjoyed his morning feast . |
| 3 | And I felt worse , as I stumbled away , remembering Gharr 's laughter when I 'd struck him . |
| 4 | Newcomen came up against Savery 's work when he tried to exploit his steam engines . |
| 5 | Jess — her blunt nose coming in contact with Samson 's hand as she coiled round — bit him . |
| 6 | ‘ Old ? ’ said Sally-Anne a little indignantly , to Dr Neil 's amusement as he watched the two women . |
| 7 | I , I mean , I at the moment I 'm not doing anything about Neil 's training because we 've got coming and it 's it 's too soon to start stirring up the bud again . |
| 8 | It was with much sadness that we received news from Molly of the sudden death of Peggy Secord 's husband while they were in Italy . |
| 9 | It looks as though Heseltine secured Walker 's appointment before he left the DoE , in order to have his own man in place . |
| 10 | First he squeezed 60-year-old Jean 's hand as she sat by his bed . |
| 11 | Of course , they 'd remember Donna 's mother because she was in labour such a long time , and they were all worried about her . |
| 12 | It was a glittering prospect and gave him the courage to brush his hand against Eloise 's breast as he kissed her goodbye . |
| 13 | The boats stop at places which were important in Rembrandt 's life where you can disembark and then continue the tour on a later boat . |
| 14 | I detest Picasso 's farsightedness when he declared : ‘ On my death , it will be like a shipwreck , and when a large ship is wrecked a lot of people go down with it ’ . |
| 15 | A nerve jiggled at the corner of Meredith 's mouth because she was beginning to piece small bits of information together and was coming up with a heap of worries . |
| 16 | A blast of warm smoky air struck Meredith 's face as she preceded him into the one large room inside . |
| 17 | I remember Marie 's face when it was all bashed up . |
| 18 | Republican committee members attempted in an adversarial and prosecutorial manner to demolish Hill 's credibility when she appeared before them . |
| 19 | The worst problem was to try to explain quarantine regulations to the black-clothed mothers who would not go away from the main gates and wailed bitterly ‘ Oh ! mio bambino ! mio bambino ! ’ till Mr Rideout had to have Dr Hill 's attendance lest he too became a patient . |
| 20 | A representative of the illegal but tolerated Moslem Brotherhood said on June 9 that although the Brotherhood did not support political assassinations " the government and the media " shared responsibility for Fudah 's death since they had given space to " writers dedicated to attacking Islam " . |
| 21 | The sole justification for Mustakimzade 's argument as it stands appears to be that Taskopruzade does not in fact use either the term as in the case of Molla Fenari , or simply the term mufti , as in the case of Fahreddin Acemi , saying rather that " the headship of teaching and of fetva and the office of the kadilik fell ultimately to [ Molla Yegan ] alter Molla Shams al-Din al-Fenari " . |
| 22 | There they had been questioned for a long time , in a way which — Alice could see , watching Bert 's face as he told the tale — had not only impressed but sobered the two . |
| 23 | ‘ So Rebecca 's lying when she says you have the financial ledgers and a couple of files out of the security cupboard , is she ? ’ |
| 24 | A robotic dispenser arm was whirring nervously and jabbing into Bernice 's neck as it tried to locate an item that was n't there from a shelf that had been removed . |
| 25 | The bell dashed all the way to Woolley 's billet until he kicked open the door . |
| 26 | Theridamas offers us a useful way of looking at Tamburlaine 's character when he comes to fight him in Act one . |
| 27 | A broad smile spread over Lucy 's face as she recalled the occasions . |
| 28 | but show you Pat 's house if you like . |
| 29 | Arsenal 's slump since they took over the Premier League leadership on November 7 has been startling , but Graham admitted : ‘ I do n't even think about winning the title . |
| 30 | Of course she could n't make poor Mrs Fanshawe 's bed while they were poking about and it was nearly twelve before she managed to get the poor deluded creature into a chair and the sheets whipped off . |