Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 There was also substantial cross-group agreement on the selection of this feature , with most groups arguing that the 'summarising " nature of this sentence made it a strong candidate for an opening to the story .
2 Saints boss Ian Branfoot made it a double raid on London when he also signed Chelsea 's Dutch defender Ken Monkou for a similar figure .
3 Straightaway , he made a niche for himself as our left-back , and his fearless diving headers made him a tremendous favourite with the Palace fans , who dubbed him ‘ Chopper ’ in recognition of his decisive interceptions with his unruly fair hair .
4 His dribbly nose , crooked teeth and cheeky Cockney accent made him an obvious classroom victim .
5 Geraldine read us a short story and , as I had each contraction , I 'd kneel over a bean bag .
6 He told Johnson that Warburton ( the combative English divine and man of letters , whose generally controversial national presence made him a common topic of Johnsonian conversation ) had a close relationship with an unnamed ‘ eminent printer ’ .
7 Bishop soon abandoned the ‘ exalted ’ demeanour that troubled his brethren , and his organizational skills made him an invaluable member of the emerging movement .
8 Young 's Scottish background , Calvinist convictions , and diplomatic skills made him an ideal emissary , and he was praised by the archbishop of St Andrews , among others , for his persuasive performance .
9 So his political background and other skills made him the logical candidate ’ .
10 But Pascoe found her a great deal of help in restoring his rather worn manly pride .
11 Her appetite for life , boundless energy and numerous gifts and graces made her an all-round person .
12 If some of Hoppé 's portraits and genre pictures have not stood the test of time , his influence on his contemporaries , his restless experimentation , his role in helping to found the London Salon of Photography , and his nineteen books made him an important figure in the history of twentieth-century photography .
13 The city 's site on the Isthmus made her a natural centre for trade , and the aryballos seems to have been created to meet a new need : to bottle scented oils , imported from the East , for re-export east and west .
14 Meredith flung him an eager glance , enthralled by the noise , the snow , the funereal gondolas bobbing in the water .
15 Round him , she was talkative in order to provoke him into replying , and the attempt made her a habitual confessor , though she would have been amazed if she had been charged with talking about herself all the time .
16 Landor 's want of training and his impatience to press on with all speed made him an unreliable surveyor , and there were those who impugned the veracity of his hair-raising escapes ; but in energy and resourcefulness , in courage and power of endurance , he was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers .
17 He was immediately dispatched to the scene , where his energy , intelligence and presence of mind made him the chief decision-taker in the first days after the explosion of reactor number four .
18 Sir Michael Angus made it a double whammy for Unilever as the outgoing plc chairman , soon to take up the cudgels on behalf of the CBI , entered the International Marketing Hall of Fame .
19 It was only when the high priest asked him the direct question :
20 His self-promotional skills combined with his love of sport and the arts made him a popular choice in his new fields .
21 Caroline found herself saying impulsively , regretting the impulse immediately as Anneliese cast her a surprised look .
22 ‘ Pete 's brother-in-law built him a massive speaker cabinet with 12 speakers in it .
23 Christina cringed as Susanna pronounced it the American way .
24 ‘ The vice-minister of the atomic energy industry told me a nuclear plant was being built to cope with the power shortage , ’ said the defector .
25 Shiona darted him a quick look , her heart still pounding .
26 ‘ Far from it ! ’ she said thickly , but her racing pulses told him a different story , and she knew her desire for him was growing stronger with each moment they spent together .
27 Yeah Sue told me the other day that er she wo n't come out till she 's , she 's right cold .
28 Shiona threw him a harsh look as , shrugging off his hand , she climbed into the passenger seat .
29 Shiona threw him a hard look .
30 The club paid him the princely sum of £8 , a fee that has not risen much over the years according to some of Celtic 's more dour stars .
  Next page