Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deep in the solid mass beneath her , she heard the laughter . |
| 2 | In the role of clients , these local leaders bring in their own supporters behind their patron , in return receiving political advancement for themselves and small benefits for the union ( Rothstein 1979 ) . |
| 3 | Somehow I feel a subtle change within myself since our wedding . |
| 4 | He sensed the subtle change in her , which was possibly betrayed by the firm manner in which she gripped the hand that moved towards her skirt waistband . |
| 5 | The interrelationships between these concepts involve a shift from the descriptive framework in which thoughts and memories can be described as conscious , preconscious or unconscious — and feelings as either conscious or unconscious , but not preconscious — to a more dynamic framework of the psychic life of human beings . |
| 6 | Right so has anybody got any sort of strong opinions about who should go ? |
| 7 | ‘ Good weekend ? ’ he asked as she hung up her jacket in the narrow passageway outside her office . |
| 8 | The Centre for Local Economic Strategies in its report Channel Tunnel : Vicious Circle is equally vociferous in calling for government measures to help the regions . |
| 9 | Oh shi , oh well just go and then you wo n't have to pay , you would n't have the bloody worry of it would you ? |
| 10 | In contrast to the Knights of the White Wolf , the armour and weapons of the Knights Panther are of a more traditional nature — they wear full battle armour and carry tall lances as their main weapon . |
| 11 | The Border was a long way from the intrigues of the Court in London , a good thing at times but a disadvantage if one were planning a profitable intrigue of one 's own . |
| 12 | But the latter were clearly hopelessly reductionist in relation to a concept such as this which at once opens up the possible significances of what was once merely seen as the aesthetic . |
| 13 | It is right that our procedures should be subject to challenge and change , but her idea of turning a Government Advisory Unit into some kind of Oxford tutorial is an absurd perversion of everything that has been so slowly and painstakingly developed over the years . |
| 14 | the total opposite of them . |
| 15 | She resigned finally from the co-operative over a minor political skirmish about which rooms in the shop would be open to men . |
| 16 | Maybe he 'd bitterly regretted the impulse that had led him to marry such a young girl — possibly the only rash decision of his well-ordered life . |
| 17 | Lindsey noticed the involuntary tightening of his hand over his wife 's . |
| 18 | Curiously enough , however , these are among the very people who tend to shy away from any kind of subjective description of what being a believer is like , and one frequently finds an empathic researcher who does not believe and may even be unsympathetic giving us a greater insight into what it is like to be a member of a particular religion ( see , for example , Cashmore , 1983 ; Judah , 1974 , Westley , 1983 or Lofland , 1976 ) . |
| 19 | Learning , though , seems hardly to figure , unless it is in technical discussions about its psychological character , and how it might be improved . |
| 20 | The A N C was locked in a crucial national executive meeting to discuss the issues of township violence and the possible arming of it 's members in the strife-torn zones . |
| 21 | Accordingly instead of serving the economic function for which they were originally advocated they have been modified to serve the political function of reducing the number of unemployed whilst minimizing intervention in the economy as a whole . |
| 22 | Briefly , he touched her face , his strong fingers on her cheek , his thumb beneath her jaw , tilting it upwards . |
| 23 | Linking strong fingers with hers , Vitor kept her upright as they made their way down the bank . |
| 24 | He yawned , dragging strong fingers through his thick dark hair . |
| 25 | She hung in the room , strong arms around her waist , strong fingers around her legs . |
| 26 | ‘ You ca n't ! ’ she gasped helplessly , unable to prevent a trembling response to his intimate touch . |
| 27 | exert such a strong pull on my heart ? |
| 28 | Down there in the cabin , the silken strands of sexual awareness had established themselves once more , creating an invisible but strong pull between herself and Fen . |
| 29 | Take along a prosperous adviser on all shopping sprees , demonstrate a high degree of trust and strong reliance in what they say and you may have unexpected protection should the seller go out of business and the goods fall to pieces . |
| 30 | Only a strong working parliament on what Weber took to be the British model , working in committees which make policy and supervise bureaucrats , could generate strong leaders who prove their mettle in parliamentary and electoral combat . |