Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [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 | ‘ Good weekend ? ’ he asked as she hung up her jacket in the narrow passageway outside her office . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | the total opposite of them . |
| 11 | She resigned finally from the co-operative over a minor political skirmish about which rooms in the shop would be open to men . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Lindsey noticed the involuntary tightening of his hand over his wife 's . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ You ca n't ! ’ she gasped helplessly , unable to prevent a trembling response to his intimate touch . |
| 18 | exert such a strong pull on my heart ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Smiling and laughing is a terrific tonic for everyone . |
| 23 | But Millwall 's graft and their sweeping system locked Kevin Keegan 's side out after they built a solid base for their defending with a goal after 20 minutes . |
| 24 | For proof of that , one need only read the CBI 's report which , among other things , stated that recent years have seen ’ a transformation of Britain 's manufacturing base there is now a solid base on which to build . |
| 25 | If the G M B could reg retain the unemployed and redundant , it would give a solid base on which to work . |
| 26 | A settled domestic life with two year-old Daniel and the lovely former actress Suzanne Danielle provided the supremely talented Scot with a secure and solid base from which to plan his survival from decline which saw him slump to 51st in the 1988 Order of Merit . |
| 27 | A teaching profession with a better understanding and a wider knowledge of educational research would be more able to question those who indulge in ‘ jargon ’ and also have a solid base from which to put forward their views which , whether rightly or wrongly , still rely too heavily on intuitive feel for what is happening , and I feel confident that the STRN can help bring this about if Scottish teachers give it the support it deserves . |
| 28 | Demands for national self-determination , from Scotland to Catalonia , have been stimulated by the development of the European Community , which has both exacerbated perceptions of distance from the decision-making process and provided a familiar and supportive framework within which the newly independent states could operate . |
| 29 | For many people , Christmas is a time to have an apocalyptic hangover or binge ; the Christian bit is an unnecessary encumbrance to them . |
| 30 | Fernando eased her back to the ground , smoothed her tear-dampened hair from her flushed cheeks . |