Example sentences of "[noun prp] [unc] [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jimmy Jessop , the glaciation expert , who is a skilled pickpocket , undoes the back buttons of Neil 's braces as they lean over a diagram together , until Neil loses his temper , and chases Jimmy round the office , shouting that he is going to bloody kill him . |
| 2 | In a cutting reference to Rovers ' multi-millionaire chairman , he scoffed : ‘ Jack Walker might as well buy Walker 's Crisps before he gets Roy Keane . |
| 3 | The tragic news was broken to Mr Corbett 's friends when they came down from their rooms the following morning . |
| 4 | A glint of bright intelligence appeared in Cyril Causeley 's eyes as he stopped for a moment in his upward progress , and looked down at Greg : ‘ Ah , well — in this business you have to see the way the wind is blowing . |
| 5 | It takes about three days to get a call out and I remember DeFries did n't answer any of David 's calls because I think he knew what was going on . |
| 6 | I should say from what I can sense of MacArthur 's feelings that he would continue to fill his role here as long as his health permitted him to do so . |
| 7 | Being Irish herself , and the sister of a man who had gone mad with syphilis , she was rather more tolerant of Warnie 's foibles than he was of hers . |
| 8 | A faint smile of satisfaction touched Lucy 's lips as she heard Silas leave the reception office . |
| 9 | A flush stole into Lucy 's cheeks as she snapped coldly , ‘ In that case , better luck next time . ’ |
| 10 | During preliminary police investigations into Norman Scott 's allegations that he had been the victim of a conspiracy to murder in order to protect a former lover , Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe MP , the " Daily Telegraph " obtained a scoop from a police source . |
| 11 | While the masses and nomenklatura flocked in their hundreds of thousands to Glazunov 's exhibitions and he lived lavishly in Moscow , he ably kept going a parallel reputation for dissidence : ‘ [ He ] has been a lifetime opponent of Soviet authority , and his art has always defied the politics and prejudices of his time ’ . |
| 12 | And New Zealand admit Chris Pringle became so angry at Pakistan 's tricks that he produced life-time best Test figures of 11 for 152 after scuffing the ball . |
| 13 | Darwin 's theory was a better extension of Lyell 's principles because it presented the species as engaged in an active struggle with an ever-changing environment . |
| 14 | One wonders what were Hardy 's thoughts as he and Emma made that visit with George burt to Durlston . |
| 15 | And Hardy 's were probably the best known fishing tackle shop in the world and it got into the hands of one of the Hardy 's brothers and he said , ‘ May we market it under your name ? ’ and I said , ‘ My God , I 'd rather have that than a knighthood ’ — this was some years ago — and then Hardy 's were rationalized , which means of course that everything costs twice as much and there was n't as much in the shop . |
| 16 | Alexandra bought a book on cheese-making and ignored Dora 's protests that she had helped make cheese at her mother 's knee and knew all there was to know about the matter already . |
| 17 | Derek waited for Superintendent Miller to mention Tristram Abberley 's letters but he never did . |
| 18 | We do n't know how Beethoven conducted his music or how he would have conducted if he had been able to hear everything that was going on , but we know from Brahms 's letters that he allowed himself sometimes great flexibility . |
| 19 | It must have seemed to Bragad 's minions that we were falling on them out of thin air . |
| 20 | He would bring news of his dealings with Philip III when he arrived in England , and hoped that his English retinue would suffice for Edward 's needs until he knew his brother 's wishes about the nobles of Champagne . |
| 21 | She had found out from Angy 's relatives that she was living in the area and had secretly taken the opportunity of getting in touch with her . |
| 22 | A wary look came into Johnny 's eyes and he gave her a quick glance of alarm . |
| 23 | There were tears in Johnny 's eyes as he watched him turn into the laneway and out of sight ; he had a feeling he would never see him again . |
| 24 | He 's holding James and Richard 's reins while I bring you a bit nearer . |
| 25 | In no time at all , she was hurrying down the hallway towards the nursery , where she swept in to announce , ‘ It 's such a glorious day , Mr Turnbull , I think we 'll cut short Richard 's lessons and I 'll take him out in the sunshine . ’ |
| 26 | The prostitutes , all aged between eighteen and twenty-three , apparently became La Tour 's perks and he was generally expected to join in the fun as well . |
| 27 | Gloria wrapped a corner of it round her index finger , spat to make it wet , then dabbed at Dot 's cheeks till they were sore . |
| 28 | But I received my first one of these from er from Lloyds er Black Knights er services because I was in I was about fifteen miles away . |
| 29 | Also in the village are the reputed sites of the Washington 's homes while they were residents of the area . |
| 30 | A SCHOOLBOY computer hacker broke into British Telecom 's networks because he felt the phone giant was ‘ damn stupid ’ and ‘ greedy ’ , a court heard today . |