Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun prp] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The look Madeleine gave him would have withered anyone other than her brother . |
| 2 | We camp , and to compensate for the fishing Odd-Knut suggests he will cook us another of his specialities , blåbærsuppe , a fish stew . |
| 3 | On his international debut the sweeper Simon looked the genuine article , while the central defender Monzon showed he can compensate for a lack of height with good positioning and excellent timing . |
| 4 | STEVE BULL , the striker England feel they can do without , again emphasised the power that has set him poles apart from other strikers , at Molineux last night . |
| 5 | FEW foreign brokers in South Korea thought they would see profits in 1992 , the year in which South Korea inched open its stockmarket to outside investors . |
| 6 | It was n't a question Robert felt he could ask . |
| 7 | Suppressed fury sparked flames in the woman 's catlike eyes , and for a second Shae thought she would storm out of the room . |
| 8 | Decades later , Pat and husband Gerald decided they would go sister-hunting and after frantic phone-calls all over the South of England , there was a tearful reunion with Pat 's sister Hilda at a local hotel . |
| 9 | But wheelchair-bound Betty Richardson of Oakfield , Newton Aycliffe , and her husband Jim say they will go elsewhere to shop . |
| 10 | The older woman 's face puckered and for a moment Ruth thought she might cry — which was unthinkable in Miss Beard . |
| 11 | With Lloyds Bank Accident Cashguard cover you 'll have the security of knowing that if the worst did happen , at least you can be financially prepared . |
| 12 | With Lloyds Bank Accident Cashguard cover you 'll have the security of knowing that if the worst did happen , at least you would be financially prepared . |
| 13 | For a terrible moment Shannon thought she would give way to tears , and knew it was because of his fury on her behalf . |
| 14 | For a moment Robert thought she might have had her feet bound , and then he realized that her problem was simply that her face-mask was now so in line with Islamic law that her field of vision was only about six inches to the left and right of her . |
| 15 | but five pound on putting that away definitely , every week , as it 's all paid petrol money , so now I 've got eighty pound , eighty pound is in me , me , one of me purses and that is , it has on , there again , I mean everything , not a lot , if you 'd to go in you 'd see , it 'd have a , it 'd have erm petrol money , it 's eighty pound , now I 'm saving that so by the time aunty Mary comes I shall have probably a hundred pounds in that |
| 16 | Irene Avery lay with her eyes closed , and for a moment Juliet hoped she would stay asleep so they did n't have to talk . |
| 17 | For a moment Agnes thought he must have pulled a muscle , then giggled as she , and she alone , realised he had come close to spilling his holstered pistol . |
| 18 | She was able to roam further afield now , for Kit Everard felt he could gamble on her honour ( he hoped she was becoming attached to him too ) , and allowed her to walk on the beach by herself , and swim out to sea , even though he realised it meant she could slip out of the compound , for the sections of the stockade that he had left till last would enclose the shore . |
| 19 | You said you got caught up in the fighting , my husband Michael said he 'd love to hear more about that . |
| 20 | There was a catch in his voice ; he was on a knife edge and for a moment Melissa feared he would break down . |
| 21 | The prunes were good but with three extra stones in the juice Christopher wondered who might have been there before him . |
| 22 | THURSDAY : Telecommunications watchdog Oftel said it would review BT 's pricing policy , in spite of the group 's fall in third-quarter profits from £787m to £759m . |
| 23 | The glance of astonishment Feargal gave her should have made her back off , but she was so thoroughly fed up with this family , with being the meat in the sandwich of everyone 's feud , that she ignored him . |
| 24 | The following day Agrippa announced we would leave and we slipped quietly out of Nottingham and took the road south . |
| 25 | Before it gets to the groupware level Uniplex says it will have to license or acquire pieces of technology . |
| 26 | Before it gets to the groupware level Uniplex says it will have to license or acquire pieces of technology . |
| 27 | The handful of supporters of the group known as Welsh Resistance Clwyd said he should join other local MPs in the campaign to save Point of Ayr colliery . |
| 28 | Although not illegal , it would be considered unethical , and as long as Crevecoeur could pay back whatever money Jahsaxa claimed SHe 'd cost her , the contract would be dissolved . |
| 29 | Despite the bad news Julie says she 'll continue to fight for the sons she 's lost . |
| 30 | But this is not a fight Mason imagines he can lose and much of the interest tonight will focus on his ability to handle a taller opponent who has been in with better men . |