Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [adj] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus as both Ulsterman and fishkeeper I keep my eyes open for a bargain . |
| 2 | I shall have to keep my eyes open for a millionaire while I 'm here , ’ she joked . |
| 3 | Other safe forms of investment which could then be considered for any capital your parent may have could also include the building societies , local authority bonds ( if she is prepared to leave her money untouched for a year or two ) , National Savings Certificates , Post Office Savings , the National Savings Bank and Trustee Savings Bank . |
| 4 | These highly mobile skirmishers can be used to draw Goblin fanatics out of their units prior to a charge by more heavily armed troops . |
| 5 | Not to have taken action , she said , would have laid her department open to a charge of negligence . |
| 6 | Gareth Holmroyd , Ted Hurwitz , Mike Sparrow , Ralph Absalom — they were all keeping their eyes open for a house for him . |
| 7 | She snatched a look at his hard , intolerant face , her eyes lingering for a moment on the impassive eyes , the firm , sure mouth . |
| 8 | They would draw up a ‘ batting order ’ downstairs then go up to her bedroom one at a time for sex . |
| 9 | Animals which live in open country , such as the African bush , tend to have their fovea elongated into a strip . |
| 10 | Lindsey leaned against the rail , conscious of his nearness , her mouth dry with a nervousness that seemed to have no logic to it . |
| 11 | Then she got up , took off her hat and danced too , her dancing awkward as a buffoon 's compared to Silly-Willie 's complicated steps . |
| 12 | Her preface to the book captures the world of war-time Paris where women struggled to remain elegant and the young Vautrin sold her work door-to-door from a suitcase . |
| 13 | Her demanding post as a health service manager has presented Pamela , now approaching 50 , with a new challenge — how to make her appearance more of a priority . |
| 14 | After the thugs left , she found her husband dead in a pool of blood . |
| 15 | ‘ There is no bigger game than the Old Firm derby because it is the one that has survived with its importance intact at a time when playing each other four times in the Premier Division has devalued every other fixture . ’ |
| 16 | The shares have soared in recognition of its prospects after the successful gamble in last year 's Channel 3 licence auctions , when it retained its franchise unopposed with a bid of just £2,000 . |
| 17 | Pubs and clubs of the region rely heavily on keeping their customers happy with a side serving of mushy peas . |
| 18 | While the mother helped out with the playgroup — she left her baby alone in a pushchair in this side room . |
| 19 | He 'd kept her supper warm in a pot in the oven . |
| 20 | In addition to , if it is made a condition of any settlement made by the Seller , or judgment awarded against the Purchaser , pursuant to Condition 10.1 , the Purchaser shall return or destroy , as applicable , all infringing goods still under its control subject to a refund by the Seller of any payment for such goods already made [ less a reasonable allowance for depreciation of the goods by reason of their use ( if any ) by the Purchaser prior to their return or destruction as aforesaid ] . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're here early , ’ Faye accused , putting her brush tip-upwards in a jar . |
| 22 | I realise that a parking space next to an overflowing litter bin , in between a lorry full of cattle carcasses and a carload of adolescents playing heavy metal with their windows open on a sound system loud enough for Wembley Stadium , is not exactly the quintessential southern English landscape that would inspire a Constable painting , a Betjeman poem or an Elgar concerto — but it is the best you are going to get . ’ |
| 23 | They change their minds all of a sudden . |
| 24 | Other families there commemorated in monumental form include a striking figure of William Achym in armour and breeches , carved in 1589 and Francis Buller in breeches and ruff , with his wife in a fine gown with gold chain and their children all in a line . |
| 25 | The church was not much developed after that date , but its origins lie not only within an earlier area of settlement , but also in its position adjacent to a spring , one of the headwaters of the Duntis Bourne . |
| 26 | Robyn spun round , her face bright for a moment with relief . |
| 27 | I says have you nothin nicer for a nephew she says ‘ Well if its not there we do n't have it ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ And when you see Bellybutton , tell him that I know where his brother is , and I 'll pick the bastard up whenever I choose and then feed him head first into a cane-shredder . ’ |
| 29 | took over at the top of the second division after they Cleveland 2–0 with a goal in each half by Colin Howey . |
| 30 | I mean it 's absolutely immaculate , I mean you , you sell it brand new from a shop , I agree yeah . |