Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Each book ran to 64 pages and from these gems I learnt a great deal about Soccer , Cricket , Rugby Union , Rugby League and other sports . |
2 | In this case I feel a deep conviction that I 'm not making a mistake . |
3 | While I was in Germany I took a special interest in the treatment of creative men and women who had lost direction and in some way broken down . |
4 | Indeed when the time came to leave Germany I made a mental decision never to return . |
5 | For an instant I saw a different woman : not the sour , bored old creature I had grown to expect , but someone strong and humorous . |
6 | I went down the steps at the sign of the big neon M. I put a five-copeck piece into the automatic entrance which wo n't prevent non-payers travelling but buses in order to embarrass them . |
7 | Within a few hours I noticed a large number of fry appearing at the water surface . |
8 | For the next three hours I witness a surreal nightmare of racing fire engines , caravans of police cars with blue and red lights flashing , a few looting bands , but mostly residents in bathrobes and curlers , gathered in silence to watch corner markets go up in smoke . |
9 | On deck I feel a perfect target for any sniping moron . |
10 | Using the walls for support I made a slow tour of every inch of the building , stopping frequently to squeeze the dizziness from my skull . |
11 | And of course I get a big boost when something like this happens , because words make plain sense , even though Tod always reads them backwards . |
12 | I 'm not erm , I 'm not going to be in a situation to record all my chat anyway , I do n't think , because of the erm , the amount of it , when I 'm running a course I do an awful lot of chatting during the day . |
13 | Later that afternoon I saw a horse-drawn van pull up outside the cottage and soon a burly fellow was fetching furniture out and loading it into the van . |
14 | For her younger sister I felt a similar affection and admiration . |
15 | As we pored over his crippled handwriting I felt a steady heat coming from his body like an aura which slowly enveloped me and seemed to penetrate the very marrow of my bones . |
16 | As a concession to the New Wave I wore a black shirt , black jeans , white socks and black suede shoes , but I knew I had uninteresting hair . |
17 | But then , in the far corner of the field I found a medieval buckle . |
18 | An opportunity I believe an ambitious person like yourself will find too good to resist . ’ |
19 | Each time I have a pint in the pub at Rhydd Ddu I recall a snowy Easter night spent waiting for mates who had set off earlier to tackle the Snowdon Horseshoe . |
20 | ‘ One , when I was having dinner with you and Ed in Helsinki at his apartment I sensed a certain intimacy between the two of you . |
21 | Several times I saw a big bull , sometimes even two together . |
22 | During those times I read a great deal — mostly books chosen for me by my father and which I thought more suitable for boys than for girls — Jack London , Rider Haggard , Talbot Baines Reed , Arthur Ransome . |
23 | At times I feel a wee bit guilty having returned home to Scotland all in one piece , when so many of my friends have died or were badly injured . |
24 | Many times I see a nameless beauty and my soul is moved , but my words can not contort themselves into a likeness of this beauty . |
25 | I , personally , always tried to avoid being drawn into any kind of union or political affairs , but in the case of the Association I made a slight concession in that I agreed to become Editor of our newsletter , which started out as a news-sheet and eventually grew into a magazine called " Coastlines " , featuring articles , reports from the cutters , poems and competitions . |
26 | In the spare bedroom I had a demountable work-bench with a vice and an array of small tools . |
27 | Behind those eyes I see a romantic mind . ’ |
28 | With this in mind I phoned a good friend who runs a detector shop and asked whether he had any decent second-hand machines for sale of the same type as my old one . |
29 | ‘ We made love , but life will carry on , and while we 're under the same roof I think a verbal truce is in order . ’ |
30 | After sticking the hook through a crust I make an experimental cast across the river , well away from the swim , choosing a dock leaf as my target on the far bank . |