Example sentences of "[noun] [det] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ top ’ three cases each appear on between ten and fifteen days , while no case above the ‘ top ’ five appears on more than three days . |
| 2 | In one case this turned out to be quite untrue . |
| 3 | On closer inspection this turned out to be the L'Chaim Society , a Jewish good-time gang which presumably also has a stout approach to Judaism . |
| 4 | Within minutes another went off at the Planetarium next-door , followed by two more at the Imperial War museum . |
| 5 | Hard-up families are buying them at £3.60 each to fatten up at home . |
| 6 | In practice this boils down to the governments being saddled with the bulk of the foreign hard currency debts , while it is private individuals in those same countries who hold most of the hard-currency assets . |
| 7 | Winners Many cashed in on their success by exiting just before the current recession began |
| 8 | The impact as well as the shock of the bullet wound knocked him crashing face down to the ground , his legs all mixed up with the trolley 's wheels . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , given the one-roomed hovels many lived in at that period , there may indeed have been a real improvement . |
| 10 | This dust , and a , what 's it a hundred and fifty cars all piled up on top of one another |
| 11 | One suspects that it is to demonstrate what the attractions of the famous Museum Island will be when the plan favoured by the Berlin museums supremo Dube but hotly contested by many museum professionals comes to fruition , for Dube has decided that the island is to be dedicated entirely to these archaeological collections , while the fine arts all move over to the western side of the city to more modern museums . |
| 12 | The voices all jumped out at once . |
| 13 | An apple tree grew flat against the wall on one side , and in spring , when it blossomed , it was like a huge , lacy fan all spread out in a froth of flowers and leaves . |
| 14 | Perhaps 20 items is a bit much to take in at one sitting , but choose your favourites and you will not be disappointed , as everything is captured in wonderful sound and expertly performed . |
| 15 | May this shine out in him now in the presence of the Lord . |
| 16 | To our delight these turned out to be white-billed divers , another species which breeds farther east along the Siberian coast . |
| 17 | JOLLY hockey-sticks … it 's Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders all dolled up like a pair of overgrown schoolgirls for a St Trinians-style TV comedy . |
| 18 | I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine but realized that if — no , when — John came back I would rather have a home all set up for him . |
| 19 | Not the young Francis either , in whom I stood a better hope of experiencing the odd happy memory , but Francis as I 'd last experienced him with the tang of his Lucky Strikes , last night 's whisky and dejection all togged up as joie de vivre . |
| 20 | Male homosexuals frequently have warts around the anal margin and in some cases these extend up into the anal canal itself . |
| 21 | FitzAlan half glanced back over his shoulder . |
| 22 | HEWLETT-PACKARD , DATA GENERAL , DELL ALL SIGN UP FOR NEXTSTEP 486 |
| 23 | That morning , just after Sullivan had received a cable form Washington telling him to inform the new government that the United States would continue diplomatic relations with Iran , machine guns mounted on the surrounding buildings all opened up in a pre-arranged barrage . |
| 24 | A Whether they come in through the letterbox , under the door or around the windows , draughts all add up to a large heating bill . |
| 25 | But few celebrities worked so hard to ensure that the proceeds from the golden years all ended up in her coffers . |
| 26 | What we have here is the untarnished pop of Pet Shop Boys mixed with the stylish swish of Pixies and the expertise of REM all rounded off with the insane power of a contemporary Wagner . |
| 27 | When you 're arguing about the money to be spend on repairs , and for example the reason why we 've had to get strict budgetary control on the amount of money which is being spent on repairs , is because that money all comes out of tenants ' rents , and it 's basically a balance — if we want to increase the erm numbers and the standard of repairs that we offer as a landlord , then it has to be met by a further increase in rents , and we think we 've got the balance about right at the moment . |
| 28 | They hoped that the molecules would react with the surface to form a film , with the long chains all sticking out like a field of corn . |
| 29 | ‘ Her hair all frizzed out like a black halo and ever so sweet . |
| 30 | Although some of these fish are persistent in this action , in my experience many grow out of it as they mature . |