Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [art] [adj] old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried a pink old lady with the future of the universe mapped on her face with linear symbols just waiting to be decoded by anyone who had the wisdom and the patience to want to do so . |
| 2 | Before I try another trot down I remove the two old maggots from the hook and impale a single fresh one , being careful not to burst it with the size 18 hook which , although sharp , is rather thick in the wire for maggot fishing . |
| 3 | During a quick wander round the accessible parts of the ship at the end of the evening I noticed a wonderful old binnacle , preserved from the former Royal Yacht , Victoria and Albert , and before leaving I rested by the quarter deck rail to listen to the ship 's Royal Marine Band play classical selections on the quayside . |
| 4 | Why should n't I have a good old weep ? |
| 5 | I doubt the other old thing will be moving back there for many a long month . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ At present I use a cheap old Yamaha TXAIZ for horn sections and baritone saxes . |
| 7 | the one who I had a good old snog with |
| 8 | ‘ I left the bloody old gate open and he came in to check the place . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I certainly did n't need my boss , Tim Dunton , informing me that when I reach the ripe old age of twenty-six , in just over a month 's time , it 's going to be definitely downhill all the way ! ’ |
| 10 | Eventually I reach the same old compromise . |
| 11 | I have a good old tuck-in at the school lunch and that keeps me going until the next morning . ’ |
| 12 | There is deep regret and lamentation on Sir Bedivere 's behalf for the loss of Arthur and his now useless life as shown in ‘ where shall I hide my forehead and my eyes ? /For now I see the true old times are dead , ’ There is a real passion for Bedivere as shown in theses words . |
| 13 | And when he went on teaching practice , Liang Heng found himself transmitting the same old dogma : ‘ The blind obedience that made the Cultural Revolution possible was being fostered still . |
| 14 | ‘ But my favourite is a ‘ 64 Fender Telecaster , which has a knackered old body on it but a great feel and a great sound . |
| 15 | Which leads a jaded old hack like me to ponder on the disparity in attendees that has crept up on Conference over the years . |
| 16 | Easing across to the driver 's seat , he imagined himself starting the magnificent old car and driving home , there and then , without pausing to ask any more questions . |
| 17 | London Irish thought they 'd scored a try here … the ref tho rightly gave a knock on … and the cherry and whites rolled on to take the lead with a penalty from Martin Roberts … another penalty apiece made it six three to Gloucester at half-time … but they deserved more … the forwards were fired up but so too was the exiles defence which took a fair old hammering … the turning point came at the start of the second half when referee David Matthews awarded Gloucester a penalty try … |
| 18 | She analyses such factors as the use of donated time , i.e. time given ‘ over the odds ’ , and the nature of formal and informal networks which supported the two old people . |
| 19 | You got a clever old dad ! |
| 20 | You can get it by post at three pounds fifty by post , send a cheque or postal order made payable to the B B C for three pounds fifty , we 'll sent it b , I 'll send it by post to you and send it to Afternoon Special , , Derby , Leicester , Lincoln or Nottingham if you want the Good Old Days Quiz Book by post . |
| 21 | A morning sightseeing tour enables you to explore the interesting old town of Brussels before continuing after lunch to the Rhineland where the included boat trip along the Rhine is a must . |
| 22 | She says the 38-year old bachelor hangs a three-foot brass and crystal ‘ pod ’ over his bed to ‘ cleanse and heal the soul ’ . |
| 23 | This was because Lydia 's red frock bore another message , which went : ‘ This red frock is more chic and expensive than anything which you possess , and it makes you look a provincial old trollop in your mock Chanel suit . ’ |
| 24 | BEWARE , ye , who like a good old flutter on the horses . |
| 25 | She loved the big old novels : |
| 26 | In the meantime , she wore the same old rags week after week , lived in poverty and was ‘ faithful ’ to her ex-lover . |
| 27 | A crash behind her made her turn and she saw the enraged old man had hurled his soup dish at the far wall where it hit the pretty paper and ran in thin trickles down onto the pale-grey carpet . |
| 28 | ‘ When you reach the grand old age of 50 and you realise you have a bit of time on your hands than in some ways the Order is a natural choice , ’ he said . |
| 29 | She hoped the poor old thing had gone . |
| 30 | The couple , who own a private old people 's home elsewhere in the North-East , asked pensioners ' champion Rev William Harper to help them negotiate the sale . |