Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 2 | The ensuing exchange over the months turned the whole cast of Balzac 's Comédie Humaine into Katherine 's familiars and gave her an awareness of greed and ambition , love and betrayal far beyond her years . |
| 3 | I have great admiration for all those involved in the Academy of Culinary Arts and think it a fine , courageous and important creation , but can someone explain how a meal of such ineptitude can be served in its name , and how some of the best chefs and restaurateurs in the world can have eaten it without public comment ? |
| 4 | Back at the tent it is getting late , so I set up the Trangia and cook myself a meal . |
| 5 | teachers see it as natural justice ( comparison with colleagues reduces isolation and gives them a yardstick ) ; |
| 6 | He was listening to old Legion marching songs and giving himself the Nazi salute in the mirror . |
| 7 | Peron needed the union movement for support and , indeed , it was the labour movement who brought him back from exile and won him the presidency . |
| 8 | I am already aware of some of your extremely worthwhile efforts and send my best regards to all those involved with the Association and wish you every success in the future . |
| 9 | She has done us many a kindness and fed us every morning . " |
| 10 | Most people leave desperately trying to stop the ringing in their ears and wondering what the hell happened . |
| 11 | Most people leave desperately trying to stop the ringing in their ears and wondering what the hell happened . |
| 12 | through my ears and gives me a headache |
| 13 | One of the porters nips out every day at five thirty to the off-licence and gets me a cold one . ’ |
| 14 | I got to , Benguiat 's girlfriend and told her the whole story and told her to explain to Benguiat and calm him down and he had like threatened to come to Parkinson 's speech and disrupt it and scream liar and things like that at him . |
| 15 | So we 'd got to take the card and show her the Mother , we 'd been . |
| 16 | He borrowed someone 's press card and brought her a drink . |
| 17 | The employee behind the check in desk gave me a huge smile and welcomed me to the airport , gave me my seat reservation card and wished me a good journey . |
| 18 | The computer asks you a question via a sound card and gives you a choice of options on screen , and you respond by pressing the relevant button . |
| 19 | As last year , they will bring the skip on a Tuesday and remove it a week later . |
| 20 | The purpose of the Enterprise is to involve Third World countries in mining nodules and give them a share in the profits . |
| 21 | So he decided to add another fifteen knots to the approach speed and give it a go . |
| 22 | And we 're very grateful , you 've brought rural interest , you 've brought much wider interest , and you 've brought a great deal of warmth and compassion and interest and time , what more could we say , but to show a token of our appreciation and give you a few flowers to go with that . |
| 23 | Barbara takes off her shirt and wraps a blue chiffon nightie around her waist ; while Elena is in the loo , she opens her purse and shows me a picture of her six-year-old daughter . |
| 24 | Mrs Young , who had paused in her search , finally found her purse and gave me a dollar . |
| 25 | Some folk in the village said it was a public disgrace that a maid like Martha Pascoe should be bartered for with barrels of fish , but most saw the whole affair as a great joke , because when all was said and done , the lass was unlikely to marry Sam or Harry or anyone else against her will , and if she could use their ardour to win a few more stone of pilchards and thereby swell the village purse and give everyone a bit of harmless fun , then more power to her elbow . |
| 26 | Please positively encourage everyone to renew their membership for 1989 and speak to all non-members and offer them a Medau News to read ( special copies available continuing membership form and letter from the Office or ) there is a surprise gift pack for all new members in 1989 . |
| 27 | If such an agreement can not be reached within 16 months , must the trade unions collapse and accept whatever the employer insists on ? |
| 28 | Put me on the terrace and mix me a Singapore Sling ! ’ |
| 29 | He rolled his eyes and blew her a kiss but unfortunately Maggie saw him do it . |
| 30 | Tod and I reclined on the wrung bedding as Irene advanced into the room , holding a tightly gripped paper tissue to her eyes and calling us a piece of shit . |