Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walk down the high street of any of Europe 's capitals and you are bound to spot many a well-dressed woman carrying her Mulberry . |
| 2 | Our debate on this intended insult by the French was summarily ended : a wand-bearing chamberlain told us to assemble in the great hall below for the rare privilege of an audience with His Most Christian Majesty . |
| 3 | Lindsey was putting the finishing touches to her notes when someone tapped at the door and a dark-haired girl popped her head round . |
| 4 | A grateful Di rewarded him with expensive presents — including a diamond-studded tie-pin and a gold and silver alarm clock . |
| 5 | The profits of war were not to be found only in France : a grateful king rewarded his commanders with grants at home , and the wounds of 1341 seem to have been healed by success in war . |
| 6 | Clearly a golden year — a grateful nation made him King Henry II thereafter . |
| 7 | They tried to find work where they could function well ; for example , a deaf person said she would avoid a position which involved treating patients in groups and would never work in a very large hospital . |
| 8 | The time had come for a deaf person to occupy it and Hudson 's chairmanship therefore lasted only three years . |
| 9 | This is called drag and drop , and it 's a pleasant way to shuffle your spreadsheet about . |
| 10 | Lucenzo gave her waist a little squeeze , and a pleasant glow warmed her . |
| 11 | It was really a pleasant surprise to have your letter . |
| 12 | It might be a pleasant gesture to ask your guest where he or she would like to go . |
| 13 | Erm now he talks about the vanguards of revolutions i it 's just his distinction between the types of of peasant erm he looks at the rich peasants first of all and originally they 're , they 're not into revolution at all , you know , they do n't want to join peasant associations because they 've got nothing to gain erm as er er had said before , you know , p if you ask a rich peasant to join he 's gon na say well , you know , I 've never heard of such a thing before , you know , I 've , I can manage to live alright , I advise you to gi er give it up or alternatively he may just say , you know , good God no , you know , it 's too dangerous I , I do n't want to be knocked off by my landlord . |
| 14 | ‘ Even though she would have been a rich woman had she married him ? ’ |
| 15 | I 'm looking for a rich husband to take me away from it all . ’ |
| 16 | Quite often , all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest . |
| 17 | She peeped in and a friendly voice greeted her . |
| 18 | Do we want a friendly ideology to call our own ? |
| 19 | Situated in the modern part of the town , you 'll find a friendly atmosphere awaiting you at La Plata Apts . |
| 20 | How should one estimate the faults of those who offered incense without any torture , those who gave way only after cruel torture by rack and fire , and those who had not actually offered incense at all but had bribed a friendly official to sell them a certificate to say they had done so ? |
| 21 | When Lisa , a late addition , had come along , it had been very helpful to have such a friendly place to leave her occasionally . |
| 22 | A hypothetical imperative tells me that , as a rational being , I must do such and such if I desire to obtain a certain upshot , because it is the essential means to that upshot , and he who wills the end must will the means . |
| 23 | The Lukac brothers spearheaded a second-period revival to take their team to 8-6 at the end of the second but Hawks managed to take the final period 3-1 and tie the game 9-9 . |
| 24 | A STRAIGHT-talking tycoon ditched his plan for a pork pie factory when a council official told him : ‘ Call me Mister . ’ |
| 25 | Dressing up can help a shy sh a shy child to lose his in inhibi in inhibitions . |
| 26 | I saw him later , standing at a meeting of walls , a shy girl keeping her distance . |
| 27 | While coercion may have been appropriate enough before 1945 , the plurality of power in a representative system makes it inappropriate thereafter . |
| 28 | He was a rich farmer now , while Doyle was still dirt poor and broke his back in the Arbuthnots ' garden with only a lazy boy to help him . |
| 29 | The dog opened a lazy eye to watch them safe out . |
| 30 | The Danish eluded her but the tone of voice nearer a growl than a polite question suggested she was being asked to state her business . |