Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] in [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilful and wasteful of such innocent , joyful music , Mordkovitch wrenched at the tempi , disregarded the dynamics and , showing a wanton unfeelingness for the orchestra 's commendable attempts to accommodate her in a notey accompaniment , trailed Yuasa reeling in her wake . |
| 2 | I loved it when a whole pile of notes met me in the morning and I did not surface till lunchtime . |
| 3 | A branch whipped him in the face . |
| 4 | Contemporaries distrusted them in the belief that they brought an unsavoury speculative element to the market in stocks . |
| 5 | The 28-year-old cab driver attacked her in a clearing after she went to join Queen 's Club in west London , Mark Dennis , prosecuting , told the Old Bailey . |
| 6 | He quotes the view of Aristo , who produces two arguments : first , that by analogy with relegatio dotis and the stipulatio emptae hereditatis the word ‘ sums ’ should be held to include objects as well as money ; second , that intention is particularly important in trusts , and it appears to be the testator 's intention in first speaking generally of ‘ sums ’ and then mentioning certain objects to include them in the expression too . |
| 7 | Victoria met her in the hall , saying , ‘ You look frozen . |
| 8 | Two months later Minton visited him in the country , pale from a pub crawl in Ipswich , and seemed to Lehmann ‘ more settled with Rickie [ sic[ off the booze ’ . |
| 9 | The pyramids were already 2,000 years old when Herodotus visited them in the middle of the fifth century BC , but he found the Egyptians still told tales of misery about their construction , the horrors suffered by the populace . |
| 10 | In the morning , Punch brought a letter from Trelorne , whose contents Aunt Emily did not reveal , but Alexandra found her in the drawing-room after luncheon . |
| 11 | This particular guitar is a bit of a video star ; Dave Stewart used it in the promo for The Eurythmics ' The City Never Sleeps . |
| 12 | Two weeks later , to my horror , Mr Taylor stopped me in the corridor and asked me if I 'd consider doing another talk — to another class . |
| 13 | that experience changed him in every way . |
| 14 | When Thomas tried to grab the child away , the lash caught him in the eye . |
| 15 | Part of the process of gaining control over our lives involves us in resisting their attempts to box us in the pigeonhole of ‘ client ’ — and to expose their self-styled , self-seeking efforts to elevate their second-hand knowledge about disability into a ‘ profession ’ . |
| 16 | He smiled encouragingly , and Juliet was gratified by his attempt to include her in the conversation . |
| 17 | Inevitably , his steps led him in the end to the Corso , where the evening promenade was in progress . |
| 18 | Hooks of meat , barrows of vegetables , trays of pies , urns of tea passed him in every direction . |
| 19 | She ran the tip of her tongue over her lips , heard the sharp hiss of Penry 's intake of breath , then his head blotted out the light as his mouth met hers in a kiss which shot a jolt of electricity through every vein in her body . |
| 20 | The challenge was taken up by Harry Baker , who being provided with a weight placed it in a backet and walked from Halling Institute to Snodland Institute , so winning the bet , but he had more difficulty collecting his winnings . |
| 21 | Vivid blue eyes met hers in a question . |
| 22 | For centuries therefore , statute has placed a limit on the time after which a claimant to an interest in land may bring an action to establish it in the face of the possession of another person holding under a later title … |
| 23 | Deep-set eyes quizzed her in the candlelight . |
| 24 | It is always a pleasure to meet you in the field and I appreciate your commitment to creating a better housing business and providing greater satisfaction for our customers . |
| 25 | She heard the sharp intake of his breath , and then his lips found hers in the darkness and the fire was lit . |
| 26 | I 've sent Tuathal with a hundred horse to catch them in the ravine at Glen Farg . ’ |
| 27 | Richard defeated them in a battle between St Maigrin and Bouteville towards the end of May . |
| 28 | Ellen caught it in a towel and put it out and went back to sleep . |
| 29 | The second lorry ran into the car 's side sandwiching him in the wreckage . |
| 30 | Grimma prodded him in the stomach . |