Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 2 | When I first heard the first noise I thought what the bloody hell 's that and I turned the sound down . |
| 3 | At the first meeting in the department I did what every other Transport Minister appears to have done over the previous ten years : I hired Professor Sir Alec Cairncross to advise me . |
| 4 | It 's a remarkable musical full of tuneful songs which give it a romantic and charmingly French flavour . |
| 5 | In August 1910 she suffered a heart attack , and two years later she had a stroke which left her a paralysed cripple . |
| 6 | It was the goals from McStay , McAllister and McClair which gave the Scots a stirring win in Norrkoping , and the bite of McCall which gave them a formidable balance . |
| 7 | Following this they release blood into their eyes which turns them a dull red colour . |
| 8 | The argument gains force when applied to boxing where the emphasis shifts to the muscular flexibility and , as manager Terry Lawless put it , the ‘ natural fluidity ’ of black fighters which gives them a distinct edge over their more rigid white counterparts : |
| 9 | Soon after that , I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at U.C.L. which paid me a small salary of 750 per annum — this was slightly less than what I had been earning as a teacher , but it enabled me to return full-time to research at U.C.L. The money for the studentship had been provided by a television network , ATN . |
| 10 | He might have shed his Lindbergh-like naivete and enthusiasm for simple solutions which made him an easy prey to authoritarianism and the meretricious appeal of Nazis and fascists . |
| 11 | The 18-year-old Ryton Comprehensive School pupil was over two seconds behind winner Debbie France , of Hull Achilles , but demonstrated the kind of talent which won her an English Schools ' title at Derby two years ago . |
| 12 | During 1991 his position was undermined by a series of minor scandals concerning his use of government aircraft and cars for private business , a practice which earned him a public rebuke from Bush . |
| 13 | Of course , hypertext is a reality today because of the availability of computer environments which make it a practical possibility . |
| 14 | All along its sides the railway is flanked by grass verges and small scrubby bushes which make it an ideal habitat for wild flowers and birds so keep looking for these as you walk along . |
| 15 | Consequently there are no cases in our books which show what the appropriate determinate sentence is specifically for that offence . |
| 16 | we can say generally that whatever is regarded as a truth functions as a norm of thinking , [ and ] imposes upon the conscious agent who recognizes it a distinctive selection and organization of some data of his experience . |
| 17 | Eventually , it was David who found him a good ship and carefully guided him through the process . |
| 18 | At the German border we were helped by a German trucker who got us the required stamps . |
| 19 | It takes a load off their mind they know who the new owners are going to be . |
| 20 | In today 's programme he gives us an exclusive interview , the first since his heart attack four months ago . |
| 21 | This was done by having drivers themselves indicate what the important details of the stimuli previously used in fact were . |
| 22 | In a relaxed first address to Labour 's Scottish conference at Inverness which brought him a warm reception , he closed the embarrassing divide in party ranks over water privatisation . |
| 23 | One day Tom came to see me and poured out a story which told me the other side of his ambitious , over-achieving self . |
| 24 | It was the oldest Boeing remaining in existence which made it an historical treasure , and it was an interesting aircraft beyond that because it flew in so many of the old Hollywood movies . |
| 25 | But Murphy did n't start and Nolan hit early trouble with his Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 suffering suspension damage which cost him a two-minute delay while repairs were carried out between stages . |
| 26 | Although it is not primarily vocational , the course provides a valuable training in analytical techniques and writing skills which makes it a valuable preparation for a wide variety of careers , including the media , central and local government , and industrial and commercial management . |
| 27 | It insists , however , that that will be done in a constitutional framework which allows everyone an equal chance to endorse any conception of the good and to realize it . |
| 28 | They do not uplift or inspire by style or ‘ credo ’ as do , say , C S Lewis , Primo Levi or Bonhoeffer 's LETTERS FROM PRISON , but James and Spark certainly have a richness of language and a liveliness which makes them a good read . |
| 29 | In the last few days alone there have been probing books about Mrs Thatcher and Winston Churchill which told us a great deal about the murky depths of the authors . |
| 30 | They preferred their little aerosols of teargas which gave them a false sense of security . |