Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [conj] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As usual each one said something different , so I began timing my contractions and breathing deeply as I 'd practised . |
| 2 | I closed the curtains , went to bed , pulled the blanket high over my head and slept peacefully until I heard through layers of consciousness that unforgettable sound , the voice of the wind . |
| 3 | He clasped my hands and bowed rhythmically while greeting me in Arabic . |
| 4 | The group began with mothers responding to my invitation and deciding tentatively whether there was ‘ anything in it ’ for them . |
| 5 | ‘ At 13 or 14 , I should have been taken away from my family and placed somewhere where I would have felt loved and like a real person . ’ |
| 6 | I was fascinated by her story and waited impatiently while she refreshed herself with tea before continuing . |
| 7 | We played the same game every Sunday ; each one in turn pulled down his or her underwear and rotated slowly while the others watched . |
| 8 | The children covered their eyes and turned away as the needle went in , but the squirrel only jerked slightly then lay still . |
| 9 | If the room is shared , a member of staff should always remain in the room until the body is removed and warn the other occupants so that they can decide whether to pay their respects or to stay away until the body is removed . |
| 10 | Ruth squeezed tight her eyes and swallowed hard as the aircraft soared up into the sky . |
| 11 | She hastily returned it to its place , and in a state of some agitation went back to her car and sat there until she felt calm again . |
| 12 | Previously it had laid back its ears and moved away when she approached . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't bother buying a crib ; Rachel went straight into her carrycot and stayed there until she was four months when she moved to the cot . |
| 14 | He did not deny her assertion but smiled contentedly as Constance drew her dish from the oven . |
| 15 | They had always had the potential to control their fertility and did so when necessary . |
| 16 | This book covers the legal aspects of buying a business by acquiring its assets and undertaking rather than by acquiring the shares of the company that operates the target business . |
| 17 | In most fields , the Stormont government aimed to follow British practice in so far as this benefited its citizens but to act separately when special local conditions required separate treatment . |
| 18 | He looked from one to the other of their faces but knew better than to open his mouth . |
| 19 | His hand was on her breast , moulding her flesh through her thin sweater , making her gasp and shudder softly as his palm grazed the taut nipple , tightening unbearably the ache within her . |
| 20 | She put her arms out from her sides and back , arching her spine and pondering vaguely as she did so why it had been thought necessary or relevant to give them such old bodies , perhaps to keep the idea of the passing of time , simple mortality , to the forefront of their minds . |
| 21 | However , unlike Mills they see professional groups as losing their power and influence rather than as joining the power elite . |
| 22 | Advertising and its related arts are thus necessary to ‘ develop the kind of man the goals of the industrial system require — one that reliably spends his income and works reliably because he is always in need of more ’ . |
| 23 | Nathaniel Sherman looked at his sons and beamed proudly as they joined the group around the governor . |
| 24 | Christina touched the side of his jeep and jumped away as it began to rock . |
| 25 | Just higher your chariot blades on a level with his neck and drive past when he 's not looking ? but do n't tell anybody I said so . |
| 26 | These slimy , dark creatures were applied to his back and left there until they became so full of blood that they fell off . |
| 27 | A racehorse trainer who appealed against a cruelty conviction has had his fines and costs more than doubled . |
| 28 | The apothecary came in his pony and trap just before Pa got home . |
| 29 | He punched a goal into his own net in Glasgow and this time was caught off his line and flailing backwards as the ball sailed over him . |
| 30 | However , do n't make too much of a habit of switch-changing because the opponent may pick up your rhythm and attack just as you are in the middle of a change . |