Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [coord] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bright Yorkshire prospect Adil Ditta scored 58 for Middlesbrough but they too had to fight hard for runs and were into the last over before they achieved their win by a four wicket margin . |
| 2 | Abundant evidence suggests that the landlord is a rugby buff his son plays for Waterloo and he also keeps 60 or 70 malt whiskies , on a shelf with the sub-title ‘ Medicine for men . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Keith felt very , very sorry for David and he always made me feel that I was a real bastard . |
| 4 | We deliver parcels , all parcels for Grattans and we also deliver for the Next Directory as well . |
| 5 | He phoned her after Seville but she never called him back because almost immediately she found she was pregnant . |
| 6 | I never inquired after Jean-Claude and I never heard from him . |
| 7 | I have n't a lot of time for Rodney but I really do feel sorry for Eleanor , ’ Melissa went on thoughtfully , remembering the afternoon 's encounter . |
| 8 | Well , to clarify , I have a season ticket for Ibrox and I also ‘ support ’ leeds united , but since I see Rangers play every week , I would probably class them as my number one team — this does not mean I do nt like Leeds — its all a matter of prioritising the teams . |
| 9 | ( We 'd learned in science about Galvin and his electrically operated frogs ' legs ; if they could do it , why not relics ? ) |
| 10 | Despite the efforts of Rowlinson and his undoubtedly substantial contribution to the growth of the UK business over the last few years , Korn/Ferry has not yet adapted to the British corporate scene quite as successfully as Egon Zehnder or fellow members of the Big Four . |
| 11 | And I 'm afraid I do shop at Sainsburys , I 'm very fond of Sainsburys and I always find them very good and very obliging and very fair and all the rest of that . |
| 12 | The disinherited lords themselves were ruined by Edward Balliol 's failure to hold his kingdom : Gilbert de Umfraville , for example , titular Earl of Angus , had had to mortgage a number of his manors to raise money for the invasion of Scotland and he never recovered from the collapse of his cause . |
| 13 | I like the house , the countryside , the cleanliness of England and I also like the way the cars drive on the wrong side of the road . |
| 14 | Previously he had been engaged in making a geological map of Devon and he now continued this work in an official capacity . |
| 15 | On his head was the horned-moon helm of Saphery and he swiftly took up position between the queen and the Keeper of Secrets . |
| 16 | Dr Mowlam Redcar MP since 1987 said in her written reply : ‘ I am still a member of CND and I still want the country rid of nuclear weapons . |
| 17 | And intermingled with my usual imagined scenes of Mala and me together were other images — of Grand Emissaries and God-Kings , what they might want of me , what they might offer in return . |
| 18 | So on Grand National day , he went to Worcester instead of Aintree and he even rode a winner — Three Dons in a novice hurdle . |
| 19 | There is deep regret and lamentation on Sir Bedivere 's behalf for the loss of Arthur and his now useless life as shown in ‘ where shall I hide my forehead and my eyes ? /For now I see the true old times are dead , ’ There is a real passion for Bedivere as shown in theses words . |
| 20 | This realm once belonged to the Elves of Naggaroth and they still seek to reclaim it . |
| 21 | At the age of twenty-three she was called to give evidence on workmen 's compensation before a parliamentary commission in the House of Lords and she also helped Labour MPs prepare their case for the Shops Bill . |
| 22 | He appreciated the openness of American society compared with that of Britain and he also became a strong abolitionist . |
| 23 | Kafka 's genius lies in his having grasped that this was much more true to experience , much more realistic , than the rich sensuality and feeling for the individual etc. etc. of Lawrence and his much more pathetic followers . |
| 24 | As a matter of fact , despite everything , I think he was really fond of Laura and he certainly doted on the girl , Hilda . ’ |
| 25 | He also throws away too many key phrases : ‘ This Triton of the minnows ’ is a magnificent epithet for Sicinius but it here gets lost and although in the great banishment-speech Mr Dance 's body-language is good ( as he hurls his coat to the ground in fine disdain ) it is significant that the directors resort to an echo-chamber effect on ‘ There is a world elsewhere . ’ |
| 26 | Perhaps alongside giants like Oz and It there was room for an A5-sized fold-out paper devoted exclusively to listings . |
| 27 | ‘ The fight I 'd love would be against McMillan and it nearly happened before he lost his WBO title . |
| 28 | They were also the last of the home unions to award caps for internationals against France and they steadfastly refused to pick any capped players for ‘ B ’ internationals , which they have from this coming season stopped playing . |
| 29 | As France made her preparations for war , it was relatively simple for her to make an alliance with Austria against Prussia and it also turned out to be surprisingly easy to draw Russia into this alliance . |
| 30 | To think two weeks ago they were three nil up at half time against Oldham and they 're only one nil up against Charlton and they totally dominated the game . |