Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Here , where it cut the highway , the steep bank of the river would give them protection from the full force of the hurricane .
2 It should acknowledge that there are conflicts between critical approaches , and should make the students ' confrontation of them part of the pedagogic process .
3 ‘ It 's bad luck for all them blokes in the other counties what never ‘ ad Sandham and the rest to ‘ elp ‘ em , ’ commented the Van Boy .
4 For these stories plus the rest of the news , join me Ben for the extended bulletin at five on Trent F M.
5 Their dossiers should be kept complete , as complete as those of my friends to whom copies of the present missive have been sent .
6 If your library does not participate in the work of the SUC , or if you are currently considering automation and would like advice on automated input , tape compatibility , etc. , please contact Eileen Watson , the Editor of the SUC at Lending Services , from whom copies of the full results of the questionnaire survey can also be obtained .
7 Was there a secret reason that made them hanker for a new life in a new world ?
8 Swindle was too crude , for if the plan worked , no one would lose a penny ; all that would have happened was that a few banks would inadvertently have lent them money for an undefined period .
9 Baldwin showed them some of the curiosities of the house and gave them tea in the Long Gallery , which lie described with more pride than accuracy as ‘ the finest room in England ’ .
10 After excluding children for whom data on the continuous variables were missing 5573 ( 63.3% ) were available for analysis of respiratory illness by birth weight and duration of pregnancy .
11 The drunken porter allowing them entrance after the usual altercation .
12 ‘ About time someone put down them niggers like the mad dogs they are , ’ someone cried , raising a laugh from his rescuers .
13 In common with any other community , the Deaf Community has had its share of people who have performed deeds of bravery that earned them recognition from the appropriate authorities .
14 The following day it gained me entrance to the main gate of the embassy .
15 In competition it is to my advantage to feel for others as little as possible , an advantage which outweighs my dread of a growing isolation .
16 As an Englishman I express my subordination to the political authority under which I live by paying a certain fraction of my money income to the appropriate official .
17 ‘ After that I told Sir Alfred of my plans for a monocoque car for the next season , and got a sour letter back saying we had to win another grand prix before we talked about anything .
18 Fortunately their approach coincided with my plans for a charitable foundation to buy art for Britain .
19 This episode has not changed my attitude to the job of managing Celtic and I will be going before the board at a later date to give them my plans for the immediate future . ’
20 With this in mind , I sent my plans to the Special Air Service Regiment , reputedly the best collective authority in Britain on desert survival , and asked them to comment .
21 What I 'll do when I 'm , if all the if signs and buts are covered , I will put the mike on it 's stand when I 'm working tomorrow , put it on the desk and put the recorder in the , in my briefcase underneath the little desk
22 ‘ And love of the man twisted my heart into a dry rope .
23 And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save .
24 But I could not bear to be supplanted in a view that lay next to my heart by an old acquaintance .
25 I could not weep , though grief lay on my heart like a heavy stone .
26 I wish I 'd not had to lie to my poor Norman , but he did n't question my story about a long-lost godchild and assured me he had no need of my money .
27 If it was n't , and he came back and caught me , then I 'd have to fall back on my story as an over-enthusiastic games player .
28 The gentleman who saved me suggested I tell my story to the French authorities .
29 PRICE : £2.39/250ml ‘ I left the conditioner on for 15 minutes and wrapped my hair in a hot towel .
30 ‘ My respectful study of other religions has not abated my reverence for or my faith in the Hindu scriptures .
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