Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took his wrist between thumb and forefinger , and held his hand up between them as if gripping a putrid fish by the tail . |
| 2 | 19 Lord The Lord Ordinary having considered the Petition and proceedings , no Answers having been lodged , Nominates and Appoints to be curator bonis to designed in the Petition with the usual powers and decerns ; authorises the said after finding caution to enter on the duties of his office upon a certified copy of this interlocutor with a schedule of the curatory estate annexed thereto ; and that upon condition that before issue of a certified copy interlocutor of his appointment he shall lodge in the hands of the Accountant of Court a bond binding himself to lodge Accounts annually with the Accountant of Court and otherwise to conduct the affairs of the curatory estate in all respects in conformity with the laws and practice of Scotland ; to appear before the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland to answer for his conduct as curator aforesaid or in connection with any matter arising out of said curatory ; to submit himself to and prorogate the jurisdiction of the Court of Session for said purposes and to assign an address in Scotland where he may be cited , and decerns ( * Finds the expenses of this application and procedure following thereon to form a proper charge upon the curatory estate , and remits the account thereof , when lodged , to the Auditor of Court for taxation ) . |
| 3 | Anyway , his push-bike would help to keep him for and conserve the precious petrol for more exciting excursions . |
| 4 | Luke was still staring at her as if expecting a rabbit to emerge from her sleeve at any moment . |
| 5 | He slid a disturbing glance over her as if testing the truth of her vehemence . |
| 6 | Lucy stretched up to peck his cheek , and he patted her as if conferring an honour . |
| 7 | " He 's a horrible person , " Kate cried with renewed vehemence , and looked behind her as if contemplating a continuation of her assault . |
| 8 | Rohmer proffered it nonchalantly and Pearce sat again , scrutinising it as if examining the small print . |
| 9 | Well er if take it as if threw a b a fence all the way round the the flats . |
| 10 | I 'm hoping someone will find it worth while having a proper inspection but these things pop up everywhere when the land is so dry . |
| 11 | The older villagers mainly watched , but by so doing at least attached themselves to and reinforced the validity of the actions of the young . |
| 12 | While frank HM opener ‘ Swivelhead ’ tears the teeth out your gaping mouth , ‘ Candy Deceit ’ slows the whole thing down to ‘ Drowners ’ speed , daring confetti to rain down on us as if to finalise the effect . |
| 13 | The belief was that to ritually and voluntarily — and I stress the word ‘ voluntarily ’ — shed one 's own blood was to recommend oneself to and establish a link with the Creator of the Universe , and this is precisely what happened with circumcision . |