Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their bodies lay crushed for an hour before they were dug out and it was too late to save them , rescuers said last night . |
| 2 | During the First World War a box of matches cost 1d and a matchbox grip 4d : a price just substantial enough to warrant a ‘ Thank you ’ when given free to a pub or grocer 's store customer , and just substantial enough to make money for a stationer or the many charities which sold them . |
| 3 | It became clear in an instant that they had found the paso . |
| 4 | The campaign relies on a provision in the Water Resources Act 1991 , under which company directors are deemed guilty of an offence if their company causes pollution with their " consent or connivance " or if it is " attributable to any neglect " on their part . |
| 5 | Maybe I did fall asleep for a moment or two when I shut my eyes hoping to enter my dream again . |
| 6 | Fly high on a wing and a prayer : Simon Calder gives 10 commandments for making the most of US unlimited airpasses |
| 7 | She blinked rapidly now ; then , her face becoming suffused with an anger that seemed to send out rays of heat towards him , she cried , ‘ Yes , I hear you . |
| 8 | Its green eyes caught light for a moment as it peered up at Doyle , then it had raced away into the night , a sleek , dark shape , perturbed by the presence of furtive human life on its territory . |
| 9 | That I grow bored after an hour or two . |
| 10 | On the same wall , Ken Palmer added Gus Honeybun , E5 6b , starting 10ft right of False Gods , climbing left to a peg and finishing past two more . |
| 11 | A person with HIV might fall ill with an infection or condition not on the CDC list , and they might be very ill indeed , but they would not necessarily have AIDS . |
| 12 | Renault 's new front-drive , 1.2-litre , one-box baby looks confident in a way that small cars seldom do ; it 's cute without being jokey , radical without being controversial . |
| 13 | These grow unimpeded for a while but the leading edges eventually collide with others and growth rates are altered . |
| 14 | The idea that drinking nablabs was a seriously smart thing to do ant that hordes or women would subsequently fall at one 's feet probably looked great on a storyboard but it failed to impress the punters . |
| 15 | Carrie could hear his cooing to the child and the answering wail of discomfort and her face became serious for a moment or two . |
| 16 | FOUR Russian dancers holidaying at Cobham Hall in Kent got lost on a jog and ended up 50 miles away . |
| 17 | Lio ! rt gasped at the sudden turn of speed with which the wizard had dodged his killing stroke and , with that desperation only available to the really terrified , Rincewind uncoiled like a snake and launched himself across the space between them . |
| 18 | Motivation is often increased if it is made clear to a group that they are covering a topic on behalf of the whole class and that their results will be shared by the rest of the class . |
| 19 | He began to nibble the lobe of her ear and seemed lost for a moment until she gave him a little shake to encourage him to go on and explain . |
| 20 | This is of great importance in practice because planning permissions are invariably granted subject to a condition that the permitted development is begun within a stipulated time . |
| 21 | The ’ Harriet was hungry ’ example may be only nine words long , but it nevertheless demonstrates many aspects of knowledge that need to be made explicit to a computer before it could be said to understand . |
| 22 | It will be worth while to call upon the asserters to repair to Bridgend to witness the appearance of the jugs , on which they must feel conscious of an irregularity and impropriety of conduct … |
| 23 | ‘ These make women feel comfortable with a man and in the mood for making love , ’ he said . |
| 24 | I had to admit , I did feel good for a moment or two psychologically speaking , but when I stood up to finish tidying my room I began to feel rather ashamed , even though no one had been here to see me or hear me . |
| 25 | Convincing wins The game had been close throughout with Spectrum looking good for a win after Terry Parvin had hit a basket and a free throw to give them a last minute lead by 47 points to 45 until Lockey decided to steal the limelight to give Consett a 48–47 win . |
| 26 | If the matrimonial home is already subject to a mortgage then the requirements of the mortgagees will have to be ascertained prior to a conveyance or transfer and if , although the house is to remain in joint names , liability for the mortgage payments is to be assumed by one party , an indemnity to the other party will have to be included in the declaration of trust ( see Precedent 54 ) . |
| 27 | The man came awake with a start and put his hand up to his face . |
| 28 | Mrs Totteridge asserted that when she went to check her goat in St Benet churchyard at 1 pm , she had found the goat wandering loose without a collar and the door of the church open . |
| 29 | Tony assured me that there was a supermarket in the village , which seemed unlikely in a place that had less than ten houses , but turned out to be almost true — — the garage sold bits and pieces . |
| 30 | ( 9 ) The Note to Rule 26 stipulates that a copy of each document which is required to be put on display pursuant to that Rule ( see para 11.5 below ) must , on request , promptly be made available by an offeror or the target to the other party and to any competing offeror or potential offeror . |