Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [noun] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bouncy Miss Routledge , whose run in Bennett 's Talking Heads has just come to a close , explained : ‘ Alan just selects someone , writes the piece and posts it through the letterbox . |
| 2 | Bring a picnic and park yourself in front of the Temperate House for an evening 's entertainment . |
| 3 | Next year there will be a big rodeo on the Bitches in the spring and midsummer one for beginners at Whitesands , like an informal symposium with free entry and a week of polo and fun competitions . |
| 4 | By the end of 1981 and into 1982 , however , these new outbreaks were occurring with a rapidity and density which in retrospect can be seen as the building blocks for a full-blown heroin ‘ epidemic ’ . |
| 5 | Charlie completely blotted the great man out of the match and , with this vital piece of their armoury missing , Tottenham were nonplussed and the Palace went on to win with two goals scored by Billy Morgan , who had joined the club as part of the same complex deal as Cross himself in 1922 . |
| 6 | It 's one of those rare books of comic genius that imprints itself on the brain and can never afterwards be eradicated . |
| 7 | The form of a noun , pronoun or adjective which in inflected languages expresses its relation to other words in a sentence . |
| 8 | Erm , there 'll be material on impression formation and attribution which of course a number of the did an essay on , person perception , yes ? |
| 9 | I would lie out in the midday sun and plaster myself in baby oil ! ’ |
| 10 | The Cultural Revolution aimed to reduce the size of the state bureaucracy and subject it to popular control and direct accountability to the masses . |
| 11 | The reasons for incorporating men in systems are to do with properties such as flexibility and adaptability which by their nature are not specifiable in numerical terms . |
| 12 | When they had enough they presented the food to Debbie who runs the home and nurses lots of animals back to health . |
| 13 | And the young woman let her tie the grizzling baby into the bath-chair and wheel it around the courtyard to look at the hens . |
| 14 | The conversation between the four of them ranged from the trial and Venice itself to the difficulties besetting the people who were trying to build a better , more humane world than the old one on the wreckage left by the war . |
| 15 | During this period the Board has also had to find its feet , build up its staff resources to the planned level and concern itself with the production of some weighty discussion documents . |
| 16 | Jill Kelly has volunteered to set-up the Society stand and man it on Saturday and Elsie Streek will on Sunday but they would both appreciate some help , to give them a break during the day , from amy teacher who will be there . |
| 17 | Any time you want to withdraw money from your Deposit Account simply complete a withdrawal form at your branch and hand it to one of the cashiers . |
| 18 | You might as well take money and shovel it down the drain . |
| 19 | It took the jury almost five hours to reach a majority verdict and acquit her on all three charges . |
| 20 | In many Coleopteran larvae each maxilla carries a single lobe or mala which in some cases represents the gales and in others the lacinia ( Das , 1937 ) . |
| 21 | But for our present purposes , its interest is that it locates stylistic significance in the ideational function of language ; that is , in the cognitive meaning or sense which for the dualist is the invariant factor of content rather than the variable factor of style . |
| 22 | You drive along a narrow , twisting road half-way up a mountain of rocks and boulders , supporting nothing but scrub and heather plus a few of the tougher and more foolhardy breed of sheep , round a bend and then , suddenly , you look down and there is the valley , with its winding river , fertile fields , a village tucked away at one end , and a verdancy that knocks you for six with its lushness . |
| 23 | There is a real danger that trainees who in their early years depend too much on the laryngeal mask will find themselves insufficiently experienced in this vital aptitude . |
| 24 | Study the questions below , circle the correct answer , fill in your coupon and post it to : Amway Environment Competition , P.O. Box 111 , Belfast BT1 1EP , to arrive by May 26 , 1993 . |
| 25 | In 1989 he was tipped to succeed Mr King when Mr Brooke was appointed , and despite his disappointment then has continued to covet the job and interest himself in Irish affairs . |
| 26 | That would be the best time to refinance with a fixed-rate mortgage and lock oneself into the German virtuous circle of medium-paced growth , low inflation and minimal home loan costs . |
| 27 | Even when as in the Act 2 aria for Medea 's servant , Neris , he attempts a flowing canzonetta and decks it with a distinctive bassoon obligato , he lets the number go on far too long , or so it seems when as here the bassoon roars out in determined competition with the mezzo , Claire Powell . |
| 28 | Even when as in the Act 2 aria for Medea 's servant , Neris , he attempts a flowing canzonetta and decks it with a distinctive bassoon obligato , he lets the number go on far too long , or so it seems when as here the bassoon roars out in determined competition with the mezzo , Claire Powell . |
| 29 | I decide to keep silent for awhile , while I scrutinise her aura and retune myself into her wavelength . |
| 30 | The new chief executive of Norton , David MacDonald , an engineer and financier who past record is far from inspiring , has not kept any of his promises . |