Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slightly confusingly named Utsly-Gtsly , this model is one of many Nakamura creations made up from sketches given to him by flat-proud clients with 200,000 yen to spend |
| 2 | Biological factors assume importance in many stratification systems because of the meanings assigned to them by different cultures . |
| 3 | There are also two attractive houses designed by him at 5/466 and 7/467 . |
| 4 | Richard Baxter was deeply shocked by this tragedy and also by the general prejudice aroused against him by this incident . |
| 5 | Maybe the wee dram given to me by one of the Sergeant instructors kept out the cold . |
| 6 | Even now he had learnt that Pete Foster , the man being investigated for murder and fraud in the Docks , a hard man , was terrified of his old mother and had kept his successful career in crime hidden from her for sixteen years . |
| 7 | But seven pairs of eyes fastened on him at this news , each with their separate thoughts . |
| 8 | The demands placed upon them by academic subjects could be put on one side , they could devote their minds with urgency to the mastery of new skills and knowledge . |
| 9 | True , Edward 's failure on the expedition of 1359–60 ( when he had not been able to capture either Reims , where kings of France were crowned , or Paris , the capital ) meant that he had to forego the important territorial concessions made to him in 1359 , including Normandy and the Angevin lands in central-western France . |
| 10 | Moreover , recent surveys have suggested that not so many members of these societies are ‘ literate ’ by the standards expected than had previously been assumed : in the UK it is now held that over one million people have an acquaintance with literacy that is insufficient for the demands made on them by this kind of society ( DES , 1980 ) . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes … kiss me … ! ’ he muttered thickly , and his mouth moved over hers with anguished excitement . |
| 12 | The near-black eyes moved over her with open distaste . |
| 13 | It might require them to behave authoritatively , submissively , wickedly or shrewdly ; the role might be labelled explorer , prime minister , designer or archaeologist , but they will do no more than adapt functionally to the situation of the drama just as they would adapt to roles required in a game — just as they once learnt to adapt to the limited number of roles imposed on them in real life . |
| 14 | The degree and nature of any interaction between the proposal and existing research programmes would depend totally on the needs of each individual submission made to us by visiting researchers , and can not be foreseen at this stage . |
| 15 | If the parties had not agreed on the naming of the appointing authority , or if the authority which |
| 16 | The Secretary of State shall lay before both Houses of Parliament a draft of any code of practice prepared by him under this section . |
| 17 | Araminta , ’ he amended as the pale eyes turned upon him in gentle reproach , ‘ there is no need . |
| 18 | There 's a process getting the kids used to it with dummy running so that the picture you get is a realistic one . |
| 19 | Balor had let out a screech of purest agony , but the Elms bent over him with serious , heavy-featured faces and sawed partly through each of the pinioned limbs . |
| 20 | Charity was very aware of two things : that Matthew made no attempt to define his relationship with her , and that Sandra Bamfield 's golden , cat-like eyes narrowed on her with vague suspicion . |
| 21 | Part of his speed-of-reflex training as a kung-fu master had been to evade , or divert with forearm blocks , spears flung at him by other trainees in the martial arts school . |
| 22 | I have given back to the Reich the provinces stolen from us in 1919 . |
| 23 | Tension stretched between them like invisible wires . |
| 24 | This research aims to investigate how such factors shape the way this key group of employees are responding to their labour market situation and the career opportunities provided for them within high technology firms . |
| 25 | H's purpose , however , was to punish the tenant for having given evidence ( under subpoena ) in an action brought against him by another of his tenants and it followed that the landlord was guilty of a criminal contempt of court . |
| 26 | FOOD TALK brought to you by best and Nestlé |
| 27 | She waited confidently for his smile , his look of wondering gratitude , his stumbling words of thanks , her eyes fixed upon him in happy expectation . |
| 28 | Even a few weeks would do for him , thought Hotspur , and caught the girl 's eyes fixed upon him in silent desperation and appeal ; though indeed it was so imperious as to be more of a demand . |
| 29 | The blue eyes pierced through her with that cold , callous look that once was capable of breaking her heart . |
| 30 | Inside the wrist was a yellowish label with the words Mireille , gantière embroidered on it in blue silk . |