Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] ['s] [noun] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I spoke to the Conservative association in the hon. Gentleman 's constituency I heard only a litany of problems caused by the Labour-controlled council , which has done absolutely nothing to promote the area . |
| 2 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 3 | German young people recently have shown a more revolutionary and radical sort of behaviour than one would have dreamt possible in the old Germany , but in this morning 's paper I read of the results of erm a public opinion poll recently conducted by the German government about neo-nazism in Germany , showing what seems to be a rather alarming quantity of surviving interest in sympathy for old nazism . |
| 4 | But after a further month 's reflection she changed her mind and wrote to Moira that it was up to her to do something about ‘ the incompetence of your staff at Harriet Street [ which ] is now causing BA and myself sleepless nights ’ . |
| 5 | As I passed the table with the remains of the old man 's meal I saw what seemed to be the only form of ornament in the cottage , a cracked vase holding a magnificent bouquet of carnations . |
| 6 | Jeans cut off thigh-high to make shorts and a T-shirt he had made out of an old man 's vest he had bought for 20p in a sale under the arches at Charing Cross Station and dyed green and yellow . |
| 7 | In the 1991 Chairman 's report it made clear the fact that the Buckfastleigh Branch having been leased in 1991 to the South Devon Railway Trust , showed only the fare income for the Paignton branch , hence a fall in turnover from the 1990 season , which included the fare income from the Buckfastleigh branch . |
| 8 | As they put the presents at the bottom of the sleeping child 's bed she said anxiously : ‘ Are you sure you think the umbrella 's a good idea ? |
| 9 | Webb , a Bristol surgeon , has secured the orthopaedic registrar 's position he sought but it will not , as initially feared , end his rugby career . |
| 10 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 11 | Suddenly all the gifts disappeared , and the pair were left only with the humble fisherman 's hut they owned to start with . |
| 12 | For that day 's class she had taken her own watercolours , bought with the Visacard in Reading … |
| 13 | Petty had already intimated that he might not be able to continue his attendance at the debates further ( after 29 October ) , but before the end of that day 's proceedings he explained why ‘ we [ the Levellers ] would exclude apprentices , or servants , or those that take alms , it is because they depend upon the will of other men and should be afraid to displease [ them ] ’ . |
| 14 | After a good day 's fishing he persuaded me to spend the night at Fullcircle . |
| 15 | Speaking on the anniversary of the outrageous star 's death he said : ‘ My personal feeling is that we should never go out and try and be Queen again . ’ |
| 16 | The reply was murmured into the string of turquoise shark 's teeth she wore round her neck . |
| 17 | ‘ Apparently , ’ Conolly continues , ‘ Champagne is to be restored to the position of the rich man 's drink it enjoyed before those wretched own-label chappies started making it available to all ! ’ |
| 18 | After the first morning 's filming we assembled by the front door to go to Alexander 's house , half a mile away , for lunch . |
| 19 | The Sergeant was a meaty slab of a man , of fifty years ' service , ruddy-faced as though surfeited with a Marine 's haemoglobin-plus blood ; and through one Lyman 's earlobe he wore an alien foetus pendant . |
| 20 | Of course Boy had seen inside a lot of different men 's houses , but this was the first man 's life he had ever watched at such close quarters , the first time he had ever seen a man taking care of himself , the first time he had ever seen another man living day after day after day . |
| 21 | D. A. A friend of mine was posted to a beat in Allerton and one summer 's afternoon he saw a young lad — about fifteen years of age — getting into a car . |
| 22 | The following morning he told me what a wonderful night 's sleep it had given him and was fulsome in his praise of what he called his ‘ beautiful lady ’ . |
| 23 | If hunting had once been in the red bitch 's blood it had long since been bred out and forgotten . |
| 24 | And remember that most of the candidates in most of the constituencies believe throughout , in their secret hearts , that they can not win — while most of the remainder are looking only to resume the dismal MP 's job they had before , once this is over and out of the way . |
| 25 | The spring day was unseasonably warm , and after two hour 's tuition she went into the clubhouse . |
| 26 | That was best night 's sleep I had last night for ages . |
| 27 | To face herself in a mirror without flinching : neat mid-brown hair that grew in orderly waves , a little longer than her father would have liked , almost to her shoulders , but not the shaggy bird 's nest it had been on Mars . |
| 28 | In his new year 's message he urged the government to mitigate its harshest effects . |
| 29 | Christmas no new year 's eve we went to a party . |
| 30 | ‘ The generous responses by so many people was amazing and by New Year 's Eve we had raised £4,181 , ’ said Joan . |