Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went to the headquarters of the Special Air Services in Hereford where she underwent a ‘ terrifying ’ driving course where she learnt the basic techniques in handling a possible terrorist attack or kidnap attempt . |
| 2 | These dramatic spectacles are caused by charged particles , which are accelerated in solar flares , being diverted towards the poles by the Earth 's magnetic field where they enter the upper atmosphere causing ionisation and producing light . |
| 3 | On the morning of 19 April , Kadir Kurt was detained in Birk village , district of Bismail near Diyarbakir , and taken for interrogation to the Gendarmerie Battalion Headquarters where he died the same night . |
| 4 | To minimize confusion , I shall use consumerism where I mean the first , and the consumer movement to denote the second . |
| 5 | TNF α additionally induces expression of the powerfully procoagulant tissue factor , released only at sites of endothelial damage where it activates the extrinsic limb of the coagulation cascade . |
| 6 | This picture is added to in the next chapter where we examine the informal relations that exist within organisations , and in Chapter 6 where we examine power . |
| 7 | I went by the Galerie de Diane and then down the stairs leading to the basement in the Pavillon de Flore where I followed the underground passage , badly lit — but where were the kitchens ? |
| 8 | ‘ Even has a secret little den where he takes the other members of his gang . |
| 9 | As your child grows he or she will pass from the totally secure , almost self-contained , world of the Lower Primary Department where we lay the basic foundations of the entire curriculum , good work habits , and mutual respect , into a carefully planned and ever widening educational experience . |
| 10 | Well , I did n't think it was anything but rudeness and I ca n't stand bad manners so I got the next train back and left him there . |
| 11 | Of course I am addicted to Alexis although I admit the entire thing is very far fetched . |
| 12 | ‘ Young Italians follow football like we follow the Royal Family , ’ said commission spokesman David Lewis . |
| 13 | When he was satisfied no fresh threat was about to manifest itself from the darkness , he moved off back the way he had come , retracing his steps until he reached the shallow stream he had leapt a short time before . |
| 14 | Each time the line is paid out , the kite will begin to sink as its airspeed is decreased , so only release the line in stages and allow the kite to climb in these steps until you have the final height you want . |
| 15 | She had bought a pretty pine desk , and had scoured the antique shops until she found the perfect eighteenth-century light-mahogany chair to go with it . |
| 16 | Barclays ' TESSA pays a tax-free 10% if you stay the five-year course . |
| 17 | " It 's better not to shoot smaller animals until you have the bigger prizes you seek . |
| 18 | Chorlton or Chorlton cum Hardy if you want the full glory . |
| 19 | It 's a whirlwind ride which rarely lingers for more than a minute on individual songs until we reach the '90s and the Zoo TV extravaganza . |
| 20 | They could n't see the shepherd until they crossed the last rise but they could hear the sheepbells on the clear air . |
| 21 | Give-aways such as book matches , note pads , pens , pencils , diaries , calendars and stationery , can be regarded as a good investment if they promote the good image of the establishment . |
| 22 | Push the pipe into the fitting until it meets the internal stop . |
| 23 | The party 's policy review paper says Muslims and other minority religious Home groups should be entitled to voluntary-aided schools provided they follow the national curriculum . |
| 24 | Can you keep up regular attendance at college if you pick the part-time degree ? |
| 25 | Of course a well-heeled litigant would still be able to frighten booksellers and newsagents by notifying them of the alleged libel and threatening to join them in the action unless they withdrew the offending publication from sale . |
| 26 | ‘ You would not have asked for Lina unless you liked the old lady . ’ |
| 27 | These words — nouns , verbs , adjectives and some adverbs — are also referred to as content words because they express the main meaning in an utterance . |
| 28 | ‘ Normally they do n't bother running through that in words because they open the sealed packages in front of the person . |
| 29 | No I do I think that 's wise to teach them in schools because they learn the right way . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's my own fault because I gave the main character the same birthday as me , so I 'd know how much he would be able to remember of his past . |