Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it goes and when it goes off you have ten seconds to get up at night then |
| 2 | Henry Ratter had arranged for me to attend several training courses , including the two-day ‘ Quality in Action ’ workshop . |
| 3 | The fear of a ‘ few stern five minutes ’ with his father , who wanted him to leave Battersea Grammar School for the neighbouring public school St. Paul 's , and had arranged for him to have special lessons in Latin verse and in Greek , kept him steadily at school work , although he knew he ‘ could do better at lessons if I wished ’ . |
| 4 | If you are interested please contact Margaret or Hilda at the Office — NOW — Overnight accommodation can be arranged for anyone travelling long distance . |
| 5 | ‘ The Prince of Wales discovered that I was to be at Broadstairs at this time ; my cooking pleased him , ’ he added simply , ‘ and voilà , he asked for me to cook this banquet too . |
| 6 | As it was , however , no suitable opportunity arose for me to gain such information . |
| 7 | The cost per head will be £5.00 ( which allows for a contribution to NCT funds if enough of us go ) and its obviously sensible to arrange for us to share 4–5 cars . |
| 8 | Until recently , it was assumed that the section would operate only where the pursuer had a specific Conclusion in his Summons seeking provisional damages , but a recent opinion of Lord McCluskey is to the effect that the pursuer can make an application that his case be treated as one seeking provisional damages at any stage during the case . |
| 9 | The Liberals ' strategists , after panicking about Campbellmania , are now praying for her to become Tory leader . |
| 10 | Patrick does n't know for you know one log from another . |
| 11 | To one who had waited so long , this letter would scarcely have indicated that the time had come for him to take vigorous action on his own . |
| 12 | It seems as if the time has come for you to bring this side of life to the fore , and even without your co-operation other people will persuade you that being independent does not mean being alone . |
| 13 | His description of how he watched helplessly as one of the deadly missiles thundered towards him makes chilling reading . |
| 14 | Instead his hands were eagerly outstretched , and she moved towards him knowing that life could hold no greater happiness than this . |
| 15 | Frame looks like you have white glazing on a |
| 16 | Tea/supper 1 oz. of diced cheddar cheese mixed with one diced fresh apple . |
| 17 | Injuries have not made Brady 's task any simpler — Tony Mowbray , Gerry Creaney , Joe Miller and Peter Grant are all missing — but Celtic should win with something to spare this afternoon . |
| 18 | She bent with him to examine troubled roots , spotted leaves , patchy bark . |
| 19 | A patient with hollow visceral myopathy is reported in whom light microscopical studies of the small and large intestine showed typical features of degeneration , thinning , and fibrous replacement of smooth muscle of the gastrointestinal tract . |
| 20 | Her teeth caught in her trembling lower lip for a moment . |
| 21 | DUBLIN IS THE sixth city to be named European City of Culture , a title which holds in its tread such cornerstones of the visual arts of Florence , Paris and Amsterdam . |
| 22 | Nathan 's look as he towered over her sent cold shivers rippling down her spine . |
| 23 | I just want to you know modern days was just confusing me and er , all this sort of thing . |
| 24 | Children are special — and problems relating to them need specialised care . |
| 25 | While our sports leaders recognise the contribution they can make to providing a ‘ healthy outlet ’ , they are concerned that , although government looks to them to play this role , it is often not prepared to assist them . |
| 26 | But the secular mind looked to them a starved mind , desolate of passion because robbed of faith , and it never occurred to them to doubt that religion possesses and monopolises the spiritual life . |
| 27 | It never occurred to us to criticize these conditions , which we accepted as a part of Eton life , like the tailcoats and top hats we wore . |
| 28 | I just think it 's important that say at they have one reference point |
| 29 | Cos I think he 's sort of realized now that nobody 's particularly impressed by him taking six grammes and twelve Es at once and going oh I took six grammes of and twelve Es at once and I was really fucked . |
| 30 | It 's it 's not about being able to get rid of them totally and we agree that we need some sort of level of arousal it 's being able to perform despite them to use that arousal to put into an effective presentation , and that 's what this two days is about is getting those butterflies for you to fly in formation . |