Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a mystic , psychic quality about them that is pleasantly disturbing , and often one of them will gently take my hand and gaze steadily into my eyes as if willing me better and I feel sort of honoured to be welcomed into their society . |
| 2 | Sitting there , I think about that for a while , then I decide to bring all my plants in and stick them round the bed . |
| 3 | I ca n't wait to get my boots on and get started . ’ |
| 4 | Says Harrison : ‘ I was thrashing about in the water with all my clothes on and ended up being dragged down . |
| 5 | Legal organizations , to be effective in attaining their mandate , have to transmit their policies to and make secure their control over the enforcement agent in the field . |
| 6 | Dogs in REM sleep sometimes move their legs as if running , and in monkeys the whole face may writhe and twitch . |
| 7 | The old woman settled back in her chair and shook her shoulders as if to free them from the burdens of the present . |
| 8 | He strips the silhouette down to a jacket which snakes into and flares out from a neatly fitted waist , teamed with the leanest leggings and matching over-the-knee boots . |
| 9 | MacMillan has made this last song a welcome to the future as the three protagonists quietly and slowly come forwards , their hands linked , gradually raising their heads as if greeting a new day . |
| 10 | Two of the musicians , carrying the usual cans of Gold Label , pop their heads in and shout : ‘ Break a leg , gang . ’ |
| 11 | It also comes in handy in cases of defiance when the child digs its heels in and says ‘ No ! ’ or ‘ Wo n't ! ’ |
| 12 | Ever since the Portuguese annexed Goa in 1510 , the Europeans have had their eyes on or have in some ways dominated Asia and the Pacific ; Western ideas have triumphed here as everywhere else in the world . |
| 13 | In the end , all the Arab states dug their heels in and demanded refugee repatriation as an essential element to peace , thereby joining Israel in linking the refugee issue to an overall peace . |
| 14 | Kandinskaya licked her lips as if stalling for time ; Jezrael could see her imminence paling as she strove for greater calm . |
| 15 | Caterina now faced the weeping Virgin determinedly and moved her lips as if praying ; she quailed when she realised that she would have to act the go-between again and seek him out alone once more . |
| 16 | Jannie put her spare hand over her eyes as if shielding them from the sun , and closed out the sight of her husband . |
| 17 | She closed her eyes as if awaiting a kiss . |
| 18 | She dug her heels in and stopped . |
| 19 | Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) . |
| 20 | As each slightly shamefaced figure came up to the table , she peered intently at the face , muttered ‘ Sweet or dry ? ’ and then poured from one of her bottles as if administering Syrup of Figs or Cod Liver Oil to the infant sick . |
| 21 | There are other delicious gestures drawing attention to the feet in La Fille Mal Gardée such as Mother Simone gently tapping her clogs as if thanking them for allowing her to show off her particular style of dance . |
| 22 | ‘ As soon as I stood up to speak everyone began putting their coats on and getting ready to leave , ’ joked Mal . |
| 23 | For example the extent to which patients like or trust the doctor and nurse may affect their willingness to cooperate in their treatment . |
| 24 | He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts . |
| 25 | People may shout , mouth words , wave their arms about or feel generally inadequate and give up . |
| 26 | When I got outside I found Mum in the yard , waving her arms about and giving directions to the neighbours whom she was organising for the party . |
| 27 | She laughed often ; a great sudden masculine sound , jerking her arms as if elbowing the air out of the way . |
| 28 | She opened her arms as if to gather him into them but he simply grinned and walked straight past her . |
| 29 | Then , as if it had become suddenly tangible she sprang from the chair and threw out her arms as if pushing it aside and , her eyes wide now , she said aloud , ‘ I 'll have to do something . |
| 30 | Ryker knelt beside her , shook her , rubbed her arms as if trying to restore the circulation . |