Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] and [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shrugged my shoulders and then the hospital came on the line . |
| 2 | I closed my eyes and suddenly the jakes door was thrust back and a veritable mountain of a man stood there . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll never forget , playing sick to get out of my cell and then the waiting for the bread van to come and pick me up . |
| 4 | As her son Charles , the new Earl Spencer , observes : ‘ It was a dreadful time for my parents and probably the root of their divorce because I do n't think they ever got over it . ’ |
| 5 | As the object of my attention I have chosen the character of Anderson in Tom Stoppard 's ( 1977 ) television play , Professional Foul , though I must point out from the outset that it is the dramatic text which is the focus of my attention and not the BBC Television production , and my comments will reflect this to a large degree . |
| 6 | The belly was covered in long piercing spikes , and I was going to fall on them any minute , and thousands of spikes would plunge into me — puncture me , penetrate my flesh — and out would pour my life 's blood , red and sticky , all down my body and down the elephant 's body and streakily into the waters of the pond . |
| 7 | ‘ I went back to my room and soon a girl came with flat blonde hair , sickly-looking . |
| 8 | He , too , had felt the dampness seep in and yet , due to the broad sweeps of my pole and perhaps the motion of the lake , we had already travelled yards from the shore . |
| 9 | I was more brought up by my mother than my father and therefore the Bloomsbury influence was very strong . |
| 10 | Two days after seeing my surgeon and exactly a week before going into hospital , aided by my wife , I crawled up to London and met the hero of the book . |
| 11 | I will uphold my church and especially the leaders in my daily prayers . |
| 12 | It is silent and inert but I feel the full force of my personality and even the voice of the " I " within me , apart from it . |
| 13 | The present occupant may say ‘ Oh well , I let old Mrs Smith walk through my garden and down the sideway when she needs to ’ and regard it as no more than a neighbours ' agreement . |
| 14 | He played a very happy part in my childhood and just the thought of him makes me smile even today . |
| 15 | It is wonderful to see their enthusiasm and already a heart for others to come to know the Lord Jesus . |
| 16 | Once this ranking process has taken place , respective managers sends their ranked packages to their superiors and so the process continues upwards through the hierarchy of the organization . |
| 17 | The film 's musical score and song and dance numbers are surprisingly its weakest ingredient , though the shooting and editing of Earth Girls Are Easy is often highly original-especially the black and white dream sequence that 's a model of its kind and almost a music video in itself . |
| 18 | It was actually disabled people doing the course and expressing their opinions and not the professionals . ’ |
| 19 | At I prepared to return to Britain , several of my relatives gave me copies of their identity cards , the deed for their houses and even the ownership documents for their property . |
| 20 | The affective responses of pupils consist of those behaviours which indicate their attitudes and ultimately the values they hold . |
| 21 | Where there is strong local determination to keep the church open , the diocese may change its mind and ultimately the Church Commissioners may overrule the plans for closure . |
| 22 | For some unknown reason prickles sprang up all over her shoulders and down the length of both arms . |
| 23 | Luke Calder would be a bad man to cross , and suddenly she was glad that this time he was on her side and not the opposition 's . |
| 24 | The stars will be coming out during the day to celebrate Sainsbury 's Fundays — this is your chance not only to meet a celebrity , but to get their autograph and even a photograph ! |
| 25 | He said that although he was personally quite happy with things as they were , he understood her doubts and perhaps a trial separation would resolve them one way or the other . |
| 26 | Why did the Bank of England order its closure and not the US Federal Reserve ? |
| 27 | I 'd put money in their pockets and their favourite possession by their side and then the others would wait by the death-tent until it was time to bury 'em . " |
| 28 | as if intent on persuading her lips to curve , he bent and kissed first one corner of her mouth and then the other . |
| 29 | Anyway , her cancer as such was not actively discussed , so only her loss and not the cause of her loss was ever aired . |
| 30 | Attention is focused on the bar workers ' previous employment experience , their reasons for choosing bar work , what they identify as positive and negative features of their work and how the job relates , where relevant , to their family commitments and leisure interests . |