Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He grinned wickedly at Lucie as if to say , ‘ There now . |
| 2 | Joanna looked at Isabel as if hoping for enlightenment . |
| 3 | His eyes sought Dora as if throwing down a challenge and Melissa saw her draw herself upright , her nostrils flaring . |
| 4 | In years she was senior to everyone including the infrequently seen Charlie ; as mother hen to the dancing girls she 'd taken Lucy in and allowed her to feel at home in a matter of hours . |
| 5 | If you feel you would like to join in one of the training days , held at present in Horley , Surrey on or come to the Green Park Residential weekend 10.12 Nov. we will be delighted to welcome you , so , please give me a ring . |
| 6 | With German tenacity she followed Jane in and explained : ‘ They 're working very hard and become angry if anyone gets in their way ’ . |
| 7 | Their aim is to meet potential master licensees and joint venture partners and two franchises on offer are Fantastic Sam 's International Inc , and Magicuts Inc , For more details call Mrs Mickey Boxer or Stephen Lynch on or fax them on |
| 8 | With a final decision expected in January on whether to scrap subsidised buses , the school 's vowing to fight it all the way . |
| 9 | He looked at Killion as if urging him to argue so that Woolley could knock him down . |
| 10 | ‘ This way , ’ Miss Honey said , and she opened the gate and led Matilda through and closed it again . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , ’ Nellie said , glancing quickly at Carrie as if to signal that her father was being secretive about his work again . |
| 12 | It would make very significant incursions into our much against our wishes , to accommodate that , so that we would be looking to North Yorkshire to and work to the same levels of migration , the trend in migration as it were . |
| 13 | Mr Bryant sacked the clerk but Jonathan kept Matthew on and told him he would have to pay all the money back out of his wages , so much a month . ’ |
| 14 | I mean , I myself , for instance , after I 'd published my first book on psychoanalysis in nineteen eighty was summoned to the House of Commons by and given a dinner , in the House of Commons Restaurant , which is n't very good actually , least it was n't then , and effectively I was told by this great man was , noticed , had a very high opinion of his own ego , that erm , you know the left was in charge of psychoanalysis in this country , and had better conform or shut up . |
| 15 | An order made by a court in any part of the United Kingdom in bankruptcy proceedings can be enforced in any other part of the United Kingdom as if made by the corresponding court in that other part except in so far as the order relates to property situated there ( unless the Secretary of State and the Lord Chancellor make provision for this ) ( s 426(1)-(3) ) . |
| 16 | He wanted to take Sunday off and spend it with his family . |
| 17 | Gower put West Indies in and watched them score 249 in 46 overs , thanks in part to a very fast outfield . |
| 18 | While a point puts City closer to safety , a point slows Wednesday down and allows Arsenal to move within three points of them in fourth . |
| 19 | The Mum and Dad looked at me and Dayglo as if to say , ‘ Love ! |
| 20 | With one of her smallest smiles she glanced at Caroline as if affecting surprise to see her there . |
| 21 | Blaney did n't reply , but stared hard at Dalgliesh as if assessing the sincerity of that simple statement , and then said curtly , ‘ Thank you for helping the children , ’ and lifted his son from Dalgliesh 's shoulder . |
| 22 | The chief groom stared back at him a moment , open-mouthed , then looked across at the T'ang as if to query the instruction . |
| 23 | Now I do n't know what to do , I was going to write to Cathy after and thank her |
| 24 | So Middleton did two sorties I believe , and on each occasion he brought back an aircraft that was no longer capable of flying and was a write-off , it had so much flak and fighter damage , When the same thing happened a second time I had Middleton in and told him that one of his problems was his navigator who was just not able to navigate him round the very heavy flak areas . |
| 25 | He looked at Farrell as if asking permission to put it on , to cover his nakedness ; although , at the moment , decency was the last of his worries . |
| 26 | He bobbed his greasy head at Benjamin as if greeting some great lord . |
| 27 | ‘ To those who compare Wokingham and Tredegar as if condemning Wokingham for daring to succeed , I say I want Tredegar and the valleys to understand and share more of Wokingham 's success . ’ |
| 28 | Erm I went , I was telling David about this in the car , I went down to Nottingham to and recorded , I 've got an hour of recording from erm an organisation meeting |
| 29 | The Cabinet further decided on Jan. 25 to supply the USA with and pay for nearly 1,000 automatic weapons at a cost of US$2,750,000 . |
| 30 | The new Germany was to bind Prussia in and neutralise her : it was to accord a security to the other states which they would otherwise have lacked . |