Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old lady had been deaf for years and had what she called a ‘ thing-gummyjig ’ on her telephone receiver which was intended to help her hear her callers more clearly . |
| 2 | Freddie knew little about children and held the belief of the uninitiated that every mother doted on her offspring . |
| 3 | They knew little about computers and had bought the discs from another counterfeiter who 's yet to be caught . |
| 4 | They knew little about computers and had bought the discs from another counterfeiter who 's yet to be caught . |
| 5 | The man was too weak for chloroform and had to be held by two of the dispensers , yet he did not utter a groan throughout the operation . |
| 6 | She looked just too guilty for words and knew it , and Felipe 's dark eyes flashed to the tray and the still unused tablet . |
| 7 | I was a bit upset after Wednesday and wanted to show that I could win on my merits . ’ |
| 8 | We eventually sold it in 1972 for £35 and bought an ancient wood-trimmed Morris Traveller , but no car as been as dear to us as Curtis . |
| 9 | Obviously , at the end of her service , she was too old for breeding and stayed with her handler until she died at the age of sixteen . |
| 10 | Lenz et al used intragastric titration to measure acid output and hypertonic solutions of glucose saline as controls and found that 5% and 10% ethanl significantly increased three hour acid secretion whereas 20% ethanol had a mild but insignificant stimulatory effect . |
| 11 | Some 4610 feet from the side of Gunnerside Gill lies the engine room and hydraulic engine that pumped the mine clear of water and wound up the tubs of lead ore from the levels another 130 feet below the engine room . |
| 12 | Home-bred by Derby winning owner Khalid Abdullah , Tremolando made virtually all the running to come home ten lengths clear of Graegos and put Eddery on the 55 mark . |
| 13 | The Scot , however , steered clear of trouble and maintained a three-stride advantage till the line . |
| 14 | Her parents , although they loved their daughter , were not the most understanding of people and assumed that she was being disobedient . |
| 15 | • Hypo-allergenic , free of perfume and tested non-comedogenic , they provide extra help to keep your skin supple , healthy and looking fresh and radiant . |
| 16 | Holly struggled free of Bigwig and crouched on his haunches , scuffling his front paws and growling , as rabbits will when angry . |
| 17 | Internationally patented , Brewking is free of chemicals and sold widely in Europe , particularly in Germany where the nation 's drinkers wo n't drink anything but the purest beer . |
| 18 | He watched as Molly flapped the blanket free of crumbs and folded it neatly . |
| 19 | Blindly she hurried on , tearing herself free of branches that attempted to hold her back . |
| 20 | For medical treatment they and their children depended upon the Poor Law or , mainly in the cities , medical charities , or upon the charity of doctors , some of whom treated poor families free of charge or ran medical clubs of their own to which poorer patients could make small contributions . |
| 21 | The Navy Department considered in 1943 that Korea was bereft of leadership and feared Korea could fall into a vacuum similar to that which would exist in Poland and the Balkans when the European War terminated . |
| 22 | Not for the first time he wondered why it should affect him like that , when he himself was fond of Chuck and admired him , too . |
| 23 | The Collector was fond of vultures and did not share the usual view of them as sinister and ominous creatures . |
| 24 | He 's always been fond of animals and spent much of his life working for their welfare . |
| 25 | Binkie Beaumont , the head of Tennents , was fond of Ken and wanted to give him a star vehicle — his part was bigger than those of Dame Edith and Michael Bryant put together . |
| 26 | She had grown fond of Betty and found her thought-processes amusing . |
| 27 | The museum was empty of visitors and crowded with objects . |
| 28 | Rebel Males by Graham McCann ( Hamish Hamilton , £10.99 ) — Montgomery Clift , Marlon Brando and James Dean , the subjects of this literate and readable study , pioneered a new kind of rebel as screen hero : they exuded primeval , ambiguous sexuality , and were not afraid of roles that made them look vulnerable , foolish or insecure . |
| 29 | McLeish found himself receiving this with reluctance and wondered why , since it made sense . |
| 30 | The orgasmic bellowing began when I got the car into a slide as the track began to get wet with rain and caught it with opposite lock . |