Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the boy met the first Anglican priest who interested him in religion . |
| 2 | But you just do your job ’ Severin Carrell recalls his visit to The Royal Scots in Ulster during which he met the young Scottish soldier who on Wednesday became the province 's 3,045th victim |
| 3 | Our part in this ‘ controlling puritan attack ’ consisted of making the occasional arrest , while pursuing the unquantifiable social role which filled most of our time . |
| 4 | An investment overview should therefore quickly impart the essential basic information which will interest the potential purchaser . |
| 5 | He lowered his head further , until he was drinking in the sweetness of her loins with his nose and his lips , kissing and teasing , sucking the tiny proud god who reared at the entrance to the Cave as she sighed and groaned softly far above him . |
| 6 | Poland has stopped building the only atomic plant it had in mind . |
| 7 | The Costa Rican Institute is enthusiastic about the Merck agreement : " It 's a very productive way to preserve the great biological diversity we have " , said Anna Sittenfeld , head of science programmes . |
| 8 | He had always liked him , always respected the quiet authoritative way he carried out his duties and was fiercely loyal to his royal charges . |
| 9 | We struck out for Cambridge and although we made the odd wrong turn they were quickly rectified and with luck on our side we found the hotel . |
| 10 | The Thing made the little electronic noise which was the machine 's equivalent of a nome clearing his throat . |
| 11 | I knew that if I made the slightest false step he would leap at me . |
| 12 | made the same silly mistake I made before , go the wrong way . |
| 13 | Outside the University we will continue to promote the wider public debate we seek on the future of higher education and the pursuit of excellence . |
| 14 | Given the appalling historical baggage which the European far right carries with it , it is not surprising that their inclusion in the Strasbourg assembly has begun to create serious difficulties . |
| 15 | In the years before 1980 , it was difficult for romance to develop given the strict socialist morality which stressed politics rather than personal relationships . |
| 16 | Let us instead wonder how this latest episode could have turned so sour , given the wonderful international spirit which distinguishes the male world of cricket . |
| 17 | They were enjoying the first fresh food they had had in weeks before settling down for a long , well-earned rest . |
| 18 | The Boipatong massacre became the first major hurdle which rugby had to overcome and this led to the implementation of All Black and Wallaby tour conditions such a the minute 's silence prior to each test , the display of peace and democracy signed at match venues and in match programmes , the non-playing of national anthems and the removal of any official flying of the South African national flag . |
| 19 | Blood loss started about the eighth day of infection when the immature adult has developed the toothed buccal capsule which enables it to grasp plugs of mucosa containing arterioles . |
| 20 | For a whole week they had worked closely together , sharing flasks of coffee and packets of cigarettes and Paula had grown to like the pixieish little man who by his very nature offered her no challenge — and no threat . |
| 21 | Although Coleridge never produced the great metaphysical work which he had always intended , he passed on his ideas by lectures , journalism and conversation . |
| 22 | I need some paint , ’ she explained awkwardly , which got the same astonished reaction she 'd had from Leo . |
| 23 | But the promises with work that we had when we went in the army , you j you 'd be looked after We got the worst damn place anybody could . |
| 24 | We tried it once and we got the wrong ruddy film we did ! |
| 25 | He produces the little black pistol he keeps stuffed in the waistband of his trousers , and he grips it snug in his hand . |
| 26 | the design screen itself offers the same basic layout whatever design option you choose from the TYPE OF KNITTING menu . |
| 27 | His fingers probed the matted blood-stained hair which obscured the injury . |
| 28 | I mean the only other thing we could do would be |
| 29 | But hard-headed calculations in both Washington and London in response to the grim realities of power politics do not wholly explain the remarkable Anglo-American relationship which developed from 1941 . |
| 30 | Uniformity avoided the unfair economic competition which might have resulted if the setting of standards had been left to the states . |