Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This doctrine of ‘ last things ’ was the first systematized eschatology in the history of religion and it profoundly influenced Judaism , Christianity , and Islam . |
| 2 | In a 1963 survey , Butler and Stokes found that among those with a ‘ middle class ’ self-image and who also considered themselves partisans of the major parties 79 per cent were Tory and 21 per cent Labour supporters . |
| 3 | As a general rule if the sick person requires a remedy and you only have it available in one potency then that is the correct potency no matter what it is ! |
| 4 | ‘ I never gave up ; it was positive thinking and I never lost my enthusiasm . |
| 5 | ‘ I never gave up ; it was positive thinking and I never lost my enthusiasm . |
| 6 | was getting really cross and was beginning to call the police over she just produced a card and they just throw it and said this means nothing to me , this means nothing to me , cover your head and she just laughed at them and walked away , but he , he pounced on a Filipino girl who was actually wearing jeans , and socks and said her jeans were too short |
| 7 | She was told that a colleague from the bank would be around later to pick up her card and he even rang back later to check if he had been . |
| 8 | He always paid by credit card and he always kept the receipts for his accountant . |
| 9 | I believe that pensioners have had a raw deal and I fully support the petition which states : |
| 10 | One had been given intramuscular ampicillin for a septic cord ; one had had a traumatic caesarean birth ; one had had a difficult birth with vacuum extraction and he also had a ventricular septal defect ; one had a heart murmur ; and one had been premature and in a special care unit with hypotonia and jaundice . |
| 11 | We were able to help him … we can see their house from our bedroom and we just happened to be looking out of the window at the time , do n't you know . ’ |
| 12 | Garry Thompson , the Coventry City footballer , told how he was made to take stock of his colour slightly earlier , just after beginning secondary school in Birmingham : ‘ I went up to some guys and asked to play football and they just shut me out . |
| 13 | Just do n't enjoy Palace losing , but sheer football and it just shows you that ironically the two games can match each other and there were chances for Palace to wrap that game up . |
| 14 | I wanted to be a winner when I played football and I still do as a manager . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It 's none of your damned business ! ’ she snapped half-heartedly , yet his words struck a raw nerve and she almost winced in pain , because Ryan had only been ardent at first ; after that , it had been she who had made the advances . |
| 16 | Mike Morley says I have always refuted that allegation and I still do . |
| 17 | A sharp word of command and they immediately sat down and waited as their mistress opened the car door . |
| 18 | A couple of blobs landed on the canvas as a result and I then had to make use of this fact deliberately in order to get some sort of overall pattern . |
| 19 | However , his hold on power was weakened by the result and he eventually formed a minority coalition with the Liberals ( Venstre ) . |
| 20 | The attack in the forest was attempted murder and he now drew the same conclusion about the dagger thrown at him the previous day . |
| 21 | ‘ She 's convinced he 's innocent of Angy 's murder and she only wants me to play detective and find the real killer ! |
| 22 | Venables warned last night : ‘ Tottenham is a very big club and we only want players who want to play for Tottenham . |
| 23 | We contacted British Airways Flying Pets Club and they kindly agreed to fly Des home . |
| 24 | Specialist cells serve other cells in the club and they also benefit from the efficiency of other specialists . |
| 25 | We belong to a dog club and someone there has suggested that this may be due to the fact that she is spayed . |
| 26 | Oddly enough many years later — and shortly before his death — " Cocky " and I often had breakfast together in the RAF Club and he never berated Bennett or in any way referred to the difference of opinion that certainly existed in the Pathfinder era . |
| 27 | He found one of my mother 's earrings down the side of the back seat and he just sat there staring at it . |
| 28 | ‘ It was an extremely popular programme and we always saw eye to eye about it . |
| 29 | Labour has a long list of priorities : a £3 billion pledge on pensions — presumably health comes after that ; health presumably comes after Labour 's £1 billion recovery programme and it presumably comes after Labour 's £8 billion housing pledge . |
| 30 | A picture of the rat crossed her mind and she instinctively rubbed the back of her hand across her cheek . |