Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nibs McGovern met that train every day with his trolley to pick up the papers and the Boland loaves that the shops got for special customers . |
| 2 | Like the Royal Navy , the RAF sought and found a gap in the Sandys doctrine , and it was the Army 's requirements that again provided the case . |
| 3 | On that basis , and almost forgotten between these two dramatic giants , Newman commissioned and produced a science fiction serial for children in 1959 called Pathfinders in Space , a serial in seven parts , penned by Eric Paice and Malcolm Hulke — two authors who shared a friend in fellow writer David Whitaker , of whom more will be discussed in later chapters . |
| 4 | At the subsequent AGM of the Alliance , Charles Ward argued that following the electoral truce of the war years conscientiously observed by the Alliance but not its opponents , the organisation had made up lost ground through steady educative work , and was now able ‘ to get in closer touch with the people ’ ( SE 12 February 21 ) . |
| 5 | Even more annoyed by that intrusive thought , Guy scowled furiously as Isabel rose and took a beaker from the table , filling it with water from the pail . |
| 6 | All the above types of violation of a person 's autonomy involve what Kant described as treating the person as a means to someone else 's end , and not as an end in themselves . |
| 7 | Luce surfaced and took a deep breath . |
| 8 | De Candolle realized that to explain the existence of these provinces would require naturalists to tackle the question of the actual origin of species , although at this point he thought the matter was beyond the scope of scientific investigation . |
| 9 | Later that year a combined army of men led by Sigmar and Dwarfs led by King Kurgan met and defeated a huge horde of Goblins and Orcs as they attempted to cross the Worlds Edge Mountains at the Black Fire Pass . |
| 10 | Sir : Shaun Waterman and Millard Scott ( letter , 5 October ) claim that the police operation on Friday criminalised and terrorised the Broadwater Farm Estate . |
| 11 | Corbett rose and filled a goblet of wine . |
| 12 | Corbett rose and beckoned the fellow over . |
| 13 | Corbett rose and gulped the cool night air . |
| 14 | Corbett rose and brushed the moss from his clothes . |
| 15 | As a former category A authority , Westminster SSD is one of five the DoH categorised as having a high incidence of HIV . |
| 16 | However , in what the Guardian of July 9 called " a scintillating display of his personality and skill at manipulation " , Gorbachev castigated and cajoled the congress into reversing this decision ; on this and several subsequent occasions it was proved that the combative talk by the majority conservatives was strikingly at odds with their docility when it came to challenging outright the will of the party leader . |
| 17 | Perhaps they feared the dreaded shoot-out after Coleraine equalised but paid the penalty in any case . |
| 18 | Father Kipling stooped and said a few words to them as he passed into the sacristy to vest , and they turned round and looked at Clare . |
| 19 | Meredith stooped and kissed a faded cheek and smelled the sweet perfume of rose pot-pourri . |
| 20 | Bernice turned and faced the typewriter creature that was following them . |
| 21 | Emilia sighed and waved a weak , refusing hand . |
| 22 | Sir Richard turned and called the man 's name and a small , bald-headed man wandered over . |
| 23 | Corbett turned and saw the edge of the forest behind them . |
| 24 | Blufton sighed and chopped the air decisively with his right hand . |
| 25 | Corbett nodded and pushed a few coins into the purveyor 's slack hands . |
| 26 | Mister Johnny scowled and covered the skull with his hands . |
| 27 | I yelled and Jean grinned and sent the Cortina racing and bounding down the road . |
| 28 | Dora stiffened and made no comment , but Rose reacted with enthusiasm . |
| 29 | Ivan grinned and stroked the gun . |
| 30 | Rupert Moon started and finished the first , bagging his first Test try in only his second international , while new cap Simon Hill went one better when he claimed a kick and chase try after only seven minutes on the international stage . |