Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [noun pl] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trouble is that I am not a tea-drinker , and so my plants get only the occasional treat when guests visit . |
| 2 | Perhaps their orders did n't cover lunatic Time Lord jugglers . |
| 3 | Her face clouded , then suddenly her eyes shone again . |
| 4 | The ‘ Zombies ’ step forward as if to attack , but suddenly their bodies change entirely . |
| 5 | Apparently which modules have n't been decided . |
| 6 | Unhappily their revelations ran sharply counter to the teachings of the organised churches which contended that the human being was the designed product of an extraterrestrial being bearing the name of ‘ god ’ . |
| 7 | It 's alright Peter used to live facing them at er Malton erm he was saying about the Charismatic how long their services go on , it 's about three hours , but he said you know they take their flasks or they just walk out and have a break if they want to and then go back in . |
| 8 | Only her eyes shone very bright and sharp . |
| 9 | Obviously its qualities varied considerably and are in any case difficult to assess . |
| 10 | Oh yeah there 's about twelve of them yeah when they bend down their trousers fall down . |
| 11 | Only their heads remain immediately legible , and these provide the spectator with a starting point for the reconstruction of the subject . |
| 12 | When they needed her there was no familiarity too close for them to keep as they brushed their feathers against her cheek and went toppling along her arms to eat out of her hands — then she could feel they loved her . |
| 13 | If only you readers realised how difficult it is attempting to open envelopes without the gift of arms you 'd send postcards instead ! |
| 14 | Suddenly his hands closed over her arms . |
| 15 | Stung to the quick , Kammerer retorted that : ‘ Boulenger was lucky for apparently his eggs developed normally for as long as 5 days before they died . |
| 16 | Perhaps his trousers looked too smart . |
| 17 | It is sadly obvious that as the author of the guidebook moved further south into regions more and more unfamiliar to him so his prejudices became more and more vitriolic . |
| 18 | Rich Adrian , who looked as if he ought to be at public school , only his parents did n't believe in it , even thought they had pots of cash . |
| 19 | Oddly enough our pigs did n't do so well at market . |
| 20 | We will establish a new Urban Regeneration Agency to pull together our efforts to clear up and develop derelict land , helping to bring it back into commercial use and provide new opportunities for local people . |
| 21 | I.e. we want to create the impression that we are good people to do business with , so our customers come back and buy more of our books , so that makes more money for the company , which means they can pay us more money . |
| 22 | It may help to place your hands with your fingertips together on your stomach — make sure each time you breathe in your fingertips come apart and come together as your breathe out . |
| 23 | Army ants and driver ants , or rather their colonies taken together as amoeba-like units , are both ruthless and terrible predators of their respective jungles . |
| 24 | Finally her arms went gently round his waist , and for a long time they sat there , while he listened to the sounds of the party , and felt — against his side , and within the perimeter his arm made around her — the gentle ebb and flow of her breath , Please , please , do n't come now , Mrs Hunter . |
| 25 | In the later stages of cooling however both the inside and the outside behave elastically and thus their contractions get out of step . |
| 26 | Somehow her fingers had automatically closed over the bag he had thrust forward . |
| 27 | She kissed Lucy and it did n't matter that somehow her lips landed only on her cheek . |
| 28 | Nevertheless its roots have evidently been shallower than in Northern Ireland , where the absence of comprehensive schools perhaps made it the more necessary . |
| 29 | There was an acceptance here that the WEA was not necessarily educating for political and social action : its task was to create a better-informed citizen democracy , whether or not its students went on to join pressure groups or assume civic office . |
| 30 | The static lines which pulled open their parachutes had simply been tied to the metal legs of the seats inside the fuselage . |