Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They ca n't feel me cos they do n't know I 'm there , and if I want to I can fly over their heads and leave them behind and live in the sky . |
| 32 | Would you care to accompany me now or follow in a couple of minutes when you have finished your conversation ? ’ |
| 33 | Sally did n't want another long day on the hill , so wished me well and watched for an hour as my headtorch beam got smaller and more erratic as I moved away across the glacier , interrogating the ice . |
| 34 | I 'll make a further prediction that if ‘ Eric the Enigma ’ is substitute , Ferguson will pray for the chance to bring him on and bask in the reception for a stylist after Old Trafford 's heart . |
| 35 | The boys thanked her politely and returned to the rest of the royal party grinning and clutching their gifts . |
| 36 | His front leg was paralysed from an old road accident , our vet guessed the owners had abandoned her rather than pay for the amputation . |
| 37 | More than any other comfort his delighted kisses in return soothed her and eventually she was able to put him down and go into the kitchen to speak to Teresa about the day 's duties . |
| 38 | We followed him outside and sat at the tin table under the tree . |
| 39 | Athelstan took him aside and stared into the bleary-eyed face . |
| 40 | Just drop him off and go to a canteen |
| 41 | Maybe he 'd already unearthed what was left , and it was too late just to warn him off and hope for the best . |
| 42 | And he had a good time with the assembled newshounds , especially when one got him off and running with a question about how he felt about winning a national championship . |
| 43 | I picked him up and stumbled over the rough ground to the back gate of our garden , which was only about twenty yards away . |
| 44 | She turned from him now and ran to the door and up the back stairs . |
| 45 | She turned from him now and looked towards the house door where Millie was standing . |
| 46 | Mrs Bennet showed him out and returned with a pint glass full of milk . |
| 47 | Then he released her abruptly and strode from the room . |
| 48 | Trouble is when , they take her abroad and travel in a caravan |
| 49 | That being the case , I have accepted my father 's invitation to live with him again and to return to the stage under his direction . |
| 50 | Partly in anger , partly in contempt , Jimmy turned away from him again and stared at the outside door , attempting to control his emotions . |
| 51 | Talbot looked at him speculatively and pointed towards the north-west . |
| 52 | Though she did stop him before he could get further than to spin her round and begin in a supposed-to-be-seductive tone , ‘ If you want the thrill of a lifetime , Leith — ’ |
| 53 | I spoke to him afterwards and apologized for the crowd , as if it was my fault ! |
| 54 | Kenneth liked him too and joined in the questioning . |
| 55 | With evident delight Mona smiled about her brightly and made for the door . |
| 56 | He looks at me hard and says in a voice that can only be described as arch , ‘ Do you mean do I cry when I see children with flies round their eyes ? |
| 57 | For active hunting , a heavy shell must be something of a handicap and some carnivorous molluscs have taken to a faster if riskier life by doing without it altogether and reverting to the life-style of their flatworm-like ancestors . |
| 58 | But then you could n't just switch it on and listen to the music like the wireless . |
| 59 | Catching sight of the transistor radio , he clicked it on and fiddled with the tuning , encountering only heavy bands of static interspersed with the twittering gibberish of machines . |
| 60 | Lifting the white towelling robe from its hook behind the door , she slipped it on and hurried from the room and along the balcony to find him , smiling when she heard the low rumble of his deep voice coming from downstairs in the living-room . |