Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After this dance , Lalage must give up her predatory conquest . |
| 2 | In these circumstances it was only appropriate that in 1174 , while his father occupied Poitiers , Richard should set up his headquarters in Saintes and turn the cathedral into an arms depot . |
| 3 | When she allowed him to ‘ catch ’ her , the two of them rolled about on a pile of hessian rope , screeching and laughing , until David reminded Cissie that she was ‘ a young lady of certain years ’ and that Richard should remember how he had only been allowed to come to the docks on the understanding that he be on his ‘ best behaviour ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ I knew John Schlesinger very well and he told me Dustin could play almost anything . ’ |
| 5 | Before Delia Sutherland could make up her mind about how much to say , and to whom , she was forced into an explanation less than an hour after her return . |
| 6 | Although not illegal , it would be considered unethical , and as long as Crevecoeur could pay back whatever money Jahsaxa claimed SHe 'd cost her , the contract would be dissolved . |
| 7 | ‘ Somehow , ’ he said softly , ‘ a Mercedes would seem more your style than a golf cart . ’ |
| 8 | Dr Rafaelo will pick up anything then . ’ |
| 9 | The men at Calverton will find out their fate tomorrow when a reconvened review meeting 's held . |
| 10 | Mr Pacey will take up his new post in London after the Summer . |
| 11 | so I said if you go up and see Pat I said I 'm sure Pat will say well you know why do n't you use the kitchen and come and live in |
| 12 | If anybody in Milton Keynes can imagine how they 'd feel if it was their parents or grandparents . |
| 13 | ‘ And I ran into a guy called Alan said Carol might know where she was . ’ |
| 14 | Rebecca believed that Lissa could bring about her downfall , and she was almost bound to try to do something about it . |
| 15 | Ronni could see instantly what he meant . |
| 16 | Indeed , although she is now nearly ninety , one senses that Lady Amory would do almost anything in her power if she thought it would benefit Knightshayes , the garden she created with her husband , Sir John Heathcoat Amory , after the Second World War . |
| 17 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said , ‘ the Molesworths would turn up their noses at anything too fancy . |
| 18 | Campbell , Wright and Shearer will show off their talents at Highbury today , as Arsenal bid to gun down Rovers ’ unbeaten record . |
| 19 | Constable Aplin will know immediately who 's done it . ’ |
| 20 | I can remember and I think the rest of us from the Three-Ninetieth can remember when there were very little time when we had it this quiet . |
| 21 | No amount of pouting by Marlene Dietrich or posturing by Robert Donat could reveal why anyone thought the audience would want to watch the dull account of the Russian Revolution offered in Knight Without Armour ( 1937 ) . |
| 22 | She turned her tear-stained face and Mrs Brooks could see how she was suffering . |
| 23 | Ruling that Mr Goodwin must hand over his notes by 3pm today , Mr Justice Hoffmann said that there was strong prima facie evidence that the company would suffer serious commercial damage from publication . |
| 24 | Rory could tell exactly what was going to happen , and could n't stop it . |
| 25 | Raffaella described her injuries in indignant Italian , ticking each one off on her fingers , but Julia could understand only something about cracked ribs and something about her eyes . |
| 26 | Liz Martin used to rent out her cottage next door to her home near Henley , as part of the Thames and Chilterns Cottage in the Country scheme . |
| 27 | ‘ He said it was ten to one the Huns would fly over our field , since the two-seater was on reconnaissance and they 'd want to take a picture or something . ’ |
| 28 | On 23 June , Charles and Louis sent envoys with final offers : the Frankish heartlands should be divided three ways , but Louis would give up his claims to the Franconian lands west of the Rhine , around Ingelheim and Mainz , while Charles would yield his claims to the region between the Charbonnière Forest and the Meuse . |
| 29 | He knew what Doctor Rice would say when he told him : ‘ You must be mad . ’ |
| 30 | Wycombe will make up their game in hand at Moss Lane this afternoon and go three points in front if they beat struggling Altrincham . |