Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a pause as Roman inspected her carefully composed face . |
| 2 | My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary and I shall see British car manufacturers again in the near future to urge them speedily to incorporate immobilisation devices into cars . |
| 3 | The trainer believes he still has time to get Rodrigo de Triano back to peak fitness for the 2,000 Guineas but stresses that the colt will not take his place in the Classic if the ground softens up : ‘ If there is even a touch of soft , he wo n't run ; he needs to have it like a road . ’ |
| 4 | NCR says it now licenses LAN Manager for Unix Systems to more than 10 companies around the world , in parallel with Microsoft Corp 's separate licensing effort . |
| 5 | John Wisson was driving through Milton Keynes with his wife and an auntie to see his newly born grandson . |
| 6 | In the east , despite Germany 's great success at the Battle of Tannenberg , Russian mobilization of her limitless manpower enabled her again to threaten East Prussia and , in the south , Galicia . |
| 7 | If you remember , the girl said they always wore leather gloves . |
| 8 | But stop and think gents. have you ever seen lorry drivers like that ? |
| 9 | Almost like the burglar alarm you just have scheme , head co-ordinators , you know deputy co-ordinator , number of 'ouses and that just a basic so you go in |
| 10 | Where the defendant is in possession of the plaintiff 's goods there is no doubt that an unjustified refusal to return them generally constitutes conversion but it has been held that where the plaintiff has possession there is no conversion if the defendant simply refuses to allow the plaintiff to remove them . |
| 11 | Any sailor would tell you a swift inrush of water to the mouth and nose makes you speedily lose consciousness . |
| 12 | Ricard wiped his constantly dripping nose . |
| 13 | The other meaning uses plastered in the type of structure which we have introduced in the present section ; notice that it allows addition of to be ( and that it is parallel in its overall structure to ( 42 ) where there is a non-finite clause complete with subject , verb and object ) : ( 41 ) Clara wants the façade to be plastered ( 42 ) she wants the builders to plaster the façade Let us also take note of a subtle and rather interesting ambiguity , found in : ( 43 ) Oliver imagined her red-haired This may mean that Oliver is allowing himself to speculate on the effect of , let us say , adding a wig to a blonde lady of his acquaintance ( and this may therefore be called the " cosmetic " version ) ; or he may be trying to build a mental picture of someone he has never met ( the " unacquainted " version ) , in which case imagined could be replaced by supposed with very little alteration in the meaning of the whole . |
| 14 | In November 1252 , for example , the king told him both to seek timber for the new roof of the abbey and to see that a great new bell was hung before the feast of St Edward : he was not to leave London until it was done . |
| 15 | As the title implies it originally took place on Whit Monday , but when this ceased to be a Bank Holiday it moved to the new Bank Holiday . |
| 16 | Pip gives him dirty looks sort I think |
| 17 | So you look at that and you say okay differentiate it once to get the V differentiate it again to get acceleration and it 'll come to minus K X. |
| 18 | How on how many days a week do you usually watch television ? . |
| 19 | More than half of women questioned by Gallup said they never wore make-up , and nine out of 10 claimed they 've never owned a padded bra . |
| 20 | Everyone in her orbit knew she never touched alcohol . |
| 21 | Eagle 's Nest Direct was the first Very Severe rock climb in the British Isles and a route so serious then that to contemplate leading it at that time of primitive rope technique meant you also contemplated death . |
| 22 | Micro Decisionware says it also has distribution agreements in place in many other European countries . |
| 23 | After yet another bawling-out following their evening meal , which once again she had hardly been able to touch , Nathan sent her below to make coffee . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , their Lordships think it right to concentrate attention on the reasons given by Barnett J. for the order now under appeal . |
| 25 | This allowed the wife space to say she urgently needed help , and gave the husband more time to think it over , knowing how she felt . |
| 26 | DEFIANT Princess Diana asserted her newly won independence yesterday by announcing that she will NOT attend Princess Anne 's wedding tomorrow . |
| 27 | The Gyroflo oven gives you more cooking space per shelf than most other ovens of the same size , and a slow economical cook facility . |
| 28 | But Wembley Stadium says it only has room for twenty fans in wheelchairs . |
| 29 | Sweet Sal did it just like boxing legend Ali used to — she floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee . |
| 30 | Sweet Sal did it just like boxing legend Ali used to — she floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee . |