Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My aunt lives in Hastings , so my bloody overprotective parents thought it would be OK for me to come to Sussex . |
| 2 | At this stage in the period preceding the Budget , he will not expect me or any of my right hon. Friends to say anything about specific tax matters . |
| 3 | And there , amongst the dung-coloured window envelopes , and the throw away journals , and the solicitations from financial experts offering to procure me a tax-free income for life come my death , was a card from one of my many dear daughters wishing me ‘ yet another happy birthday ’ . |
| 4 | One of my many dear children earned himself a creditable degree in environmental sciences a couple of years ago . |
| 5 | It is therefore quite simply in my own best interests to tell you the truth . |
| 6 | There is , of course , an enormous difference between the private/public demands of the two examples : writing my own private notes protects me rather more than having publicly to make suggestions on how the teacher as ‘ patient ’ should , say , knock on a door . |
| 7 | I recall that during my last six months service I had the magnificent sum of £6/5/ ( £6.25 now ) to spend on myself . |
| 8 | produced some forgotten qualities but one of their old bad habits cost them a point on Saturday . |
| 9 | Its 30 000 facets provide it with a picture rather like a grainy photograph . |
| 10 | The achievements of their monitored sexual athletes led them to prescribe standards of sexual behaviour which were quite unrealistic in terms of ordinary people living normal lives . |
| 11 | When lava solidifies , its tiny ferrous particles align themselves , like magnetic needles , with the earth 's magnetic field . |
| 12 | Her defiant black clothes belie her bashful smile . |
| 13 | Although the SAS owed its inception and early inspiration to Stirling , the run of successes which Mayne achieved in its early formative months assured its immediate future . |
| 14 | But when the time comes to leave , she ca n't help going in a showbiz way , negotiating the steps of the Ritz in her towering leopard-skin stilettos like she 's on the set of a Busby Berkeley musical . |
| 15 | Herbivores are normally split between territorial species , such as Damselfish which farm a small area of reef , tending their tiny algal gardens defending their garden territory against all-comers , and shoaling herbivores , a good example being the surgeonfish which shoal in large numbers like marine cattle browsing the marine algal pastures . |
| 16 | " Sara is to be married to her cousin , Dom João , " she announced , and her piercing brown eyes scanned their faces to see their reaction . |
| 17 | Sharon Lutchman is of Indian descent and draws upon her diverse cultural influences to express herself . |
| 18 | She lies on top of me , breathing hard , head on my shoulder for a few minutes , then she stirs , pulls herself up so that I flop out of her and her hard little nipples stroke my chest . |
| 19 | The other hand was pushed lightly into his trouser pocket , the bottom of his jacket lifting slightly to lie across the edge of his sleeve with its three silver rings denoting his rank . |
| 20 | She had seen her three elder brothers enjoying their birthdays and being fussed over by their father , but neither her nor Patsy 's birthday had ever been celebrated . |
| 21 | Her three pet moggies gave her the idea for her prizewinning story . |
| 22 | She treated his body with the same gentle reverence as he had used : her soft capable hands caressing him as she massaged the oil into his skin . |
| 23 | NatWest is to contact its 5 million cardholders to tell them about the problem . |
| 24 | Her black suede-look high-heels put her a good three inches taller than me and a grey checked suit and crisp white shirt offset with a thin red bow tie , and the fake leather document wallet she clutched , gave her a professional air . |
| 25 | The aminosalicylates are far less specific agents , and it is not known which of their many pharmacological actions explains their therapeutic effect in inflammatory bowel disease . |
| 26 | During Partition they went into hiding , and for a fortnight their good Hindu friends brought them food and water . |
| 27 | Then , his aunt , her long cool fingers tracing his features , stroking his hair . |
| 28 | When Bilal Shebib and Samir Medina came to Stoke Mandeville for treatment in 1987 , their severe spinal injuries meant they could n't even sit up . |
| 29 | A cyclical chemicals business could be forgiven for paying a once covered dividend at this stage in the cycle with the prospect of recovery not too far off , but overcapacity and the prospects for continued recession in most of their important European markets make it far from clear that this side of the demerged business will be able to pay its way . |
| 30 | Those who tend to retaliate need to work on ways of coping with the way their immediate strong feelings cause them to behave . |