Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [be] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The laundered clothes had fallen every which way and my cases were in a jumbled heap in the back , but we did n't stop . |
| 2 | ‘ My legs were in a right mess from blows which I took from Tony Cordle and I could hardly bowl for all the strapping when we took the field , ’ grinned Robinson . |
| 3 | My parents were from a long line of good people with a strong sense of duty , living at peace with their neighbours , quick to be helpful when it was in their power , understandably a little feudal in their outlook , with a cautious eye on the squire for whom they worked , liking a glass of beer or homemade parsnip wine , and not above a bit of rabbit poaching . |
| 4 | And he was right , the moment my shoes were in a defined area I felt better . |
| 5 | The first night a girl put her hand inside my trousers was during a Kenneth More film about the sinking of the Titanic . |
| 6 | My Solos are in a 50% cotton and 50% polyester fabric , but Calange now use a microfibre called Sofitex for both garments . |
| 7 | One of my boroughs , Elmbridge , tried it , but there were objections from Labour groups connected with housing and now my tenants are in a much worse position than they otherwise would have been . |
| 8 | Someone thought of my self-portraits was of a native boy . |
| 9 | The main honest job I had during my teens was as a drummer for a piano player who worked various bars and dance halls around the Zona Negra . |
| 10 | He goes on to describe his Ananas ( pineapple ) in fine fruit , coffee berries colouring , guajavas about the blossom , ‘ in short all my Exotics are in a mighty prosperous thriving condition in the Stoves as well as the Greenhouse ’ . |
| 11 | My friends were of a similar disposition . |
| 12 | Harold Wilson did consult me from time to time , in the sense of asking me to ascertain from the Biafrans what their attitude would be towards a visit by him and matters of that sort , but my interventions were of a pretty futile nature and achieved no results . |
| 13 | Her heartbeats were like a constant patter now , and she felt pains inside her chest and head . |
| 14 | While the PRE has halted Mozambique 's rapid economic decline since the early 1980s , there have been doubts about how appropriate its policies are for a country still at war . |
| 15 | She owned that her insides were in a mammoth flutter , but there were several reasons for that . |
| 16 | Their proposals are for a traffic-calming ramp or similar device , or even just a sign reminding drivers of the speed limit . |
| 17 | One of their demands was for a phased release of internees . |
| 18 | His name on her lips was like a plea , and with one swift movement he gathered her into his arms , pressing her against his powerful chest . |
| 19 | Her eyes were on a level with his chest , where his tie hung crookedly from a casually loosened knot . |
| 20 | Her eyes were on a level with his nose and they were brown and full of life . |
| 21 | Her mother was leaning back , her head tilted , a faint flush from the wine tinting her cheeks , the tilt of her head drawing the flesh from her chin and jaw , making her look young , younger than her years , and handsome , and , Erika suddenly realised , her eyes were of an exquisite forget-me-not blue . |
| 22 | Sometimes her eyes were like a satellite picture of earth , a marble swirling in space . |
| 23 | If the source direction makes an angle θ with the baseline , which is of length d , then the path difference to the two dishes is d cos θ and the phase lag between their signals is at a wavelength λ , and in terms of frequency v this becomes . |
| 24 | Inside their families , too , their roles are in a state of flux , with the past , the peasant past , the tribal past , the colonial past each with its own particular prescription for the woman 's role constantly intruding into the present . |
| 25 | One of her designs is for a lady 's version of the Norfolk jacket , which has been worn by Prince Charles on Sandringham shoots . |
| 26 | The hammering of her heart in her ears was like a drum beating . |
| 27 | Its origins were as a ‘ nannying ’ organisation formed rapidly to ensure that UK companies were aware of the opportunities presented by North Sea developments . |
| 28 | If their origins were in an academic discipline , they are often no longer able to identify themselves with it — or are discouraged from doing so by their more specialised fellows . |
| 29 | Her senses were in a whirl but she tried to hold on to her sanity . |
| 30 | Its bookshops are on a par , which means it is well catered for . |