Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 2 | And , and it is th one of the few shops in town where you can buy food , where people who have n't got cars , do n't go out to Clifton Moor or somewhere , and it , so just a suggestion please that |
| 3 | ON ONE of the few days with sunshine recently I was shambling through Cavendish Square in the West End of London . |
| 4 | CHILDREN went back 300 years in time when they arrived at Speke Hall . |
| 5 | Once again , the presence of an adult to help keep things going will make it easier for the cameraman , whose job it is to cover the most interesting bits of action wherever it may take place within the four walls of the room . |
| 6 | If you like bland pieces of art then you 'll probably be a bland person . |
| 7 | They led by 14 points at the break only to dry up three minutes from time when they were 58–42 ahead leaving Paul Carr to hit the last ten points of the game and be top scorer on 28 points . |
| 8 | We had to explain to them what a three-dimensional , you know , lock-up page was and why , you know , gutters were a certain width and if you had column rules and gutters , you know , why they were centered and why you could n't , if you had a wide margin below three columns of text why you did n't move the gutter beyond where the text was n't so white , or why you did n't move it down and have it join a rule here because it would have been a real pain in the arse to have to do that in metal , so you just sit and do it . |
| 9 | WHY do TV companies feed us recycled rubbish for 50 weeks a year then put on all the good programmes at Christmas when we have no time to watch the box ? |
| 10 | If your speed is 176 steps per minute then it will take 15 minutes to cover one mile : Distance = Speed x Time = 176 steps/min x 15 mins = 2,640 steps |
| 11 | You can buy all kinds of filler now it should do anything , indoors or outdoors |
| 12 | The young person who , unfortunately , reaches the age of 16 after July 2 has now to return to school for another year and will be almost 17 years of age whenever they leave . |
| 13 | Aberdeen 's debt to Booth was even greater ten minutes from time when he scored the goal that finally ended an enthralling tie . |
| 14 | In those days in autumn when it is fine |
| 15 | During those years of service overseas he acquired fluency in eight oriental and African languages , and wrote a number of erudite articles which appeared in the Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society . |
| 16 | Warrington Town bid to bounce back after their first defeat in eight games in midweek when they take on Alfreton Town in the HFS First Division at Cantilever Park . |
| 17 | The surge did n't last too long and Newton slid in his first goal seven minutes later and grabbed his second five minutes from time when he finished off a sweeping , decisive move involving Dennis Wise and Stuart . |
| 18 | By the same token , if your equipment is small pieces of equipment then you would not have the facility to do a large volume of meals . |
| 19 | Let's ask the twelve nurses at hospital how they feel about their own jobs . |
| 20 | To compensate , the latter category are allowed longer slices of time when they are selected to use the processor . |
| 21 | It was two minutes past midnight when he walked through into the Chapters Bar , where a dozen or so late-night ( early-morning ) drinkers were still happily signing bills . |
| 22 | The government claimed on Jan. 16 that security forces had destroyed the rebels ' headquarters , but on the following day the BRA staged one of its most spectacular actions to date when it attacked the island 's prison , releasing all Bougainville inmates and killing five prison officers . |
| 23 | He hit one of the great five irons , too , at the last hole , a shot that still gives him one of those lovely shivers of success whenever he thinks about it . |
| 24 | Ceauşescu was not after all Pol Pot , though in his last hours on earth perhaps he wished that he had been . |
| 25 | We 've taken all this into account , erm I 'm not sure all groups have tried to do that , erm but we have tried to please everyone , we do have some particular priorities and we do want to make significant improvements in service where we can and not necessarily looking for cheap publicity by increasing in lots of places as some people are supposed to of done so where one concludes sometime a significant amount of money in but will have a noticeable difference to their essential service . |
| 26 | Well Pauline 's a devil for punishment I would say , she 's got both lads at school now you know and she 's home all day and she is n't one for sitting around Pauline |
| 27 | Despite all of these bad aspects to life here I love this place , Donald . |
| 28 | He wore a thick woollen coat all the time , even on the hottest days of summer when he took to wandering around the garden in endless circles . |
| 29 | This moderate system of government was frequently adopted by Charles , who early on in his reign had recognised the wisdom of leaving local leaders in place wherever it seemed possible and beneficial to his own aims . |