Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [coord] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor .
2 He weighed 196lb and , when wishing to indulge in a man-to-man talk ( I say man-to-man because I became convinced he did n't believe he was a dog at all ) he would rear up and rest his forepaws on my shoulders and look down into my eyes , which are a rather attractive dark brown and reside about five feet two inches above sea level .
3 I opened my eyes and looked up at Mick 's grinning face , leaning into the entrance to the trench .
4 I open my eyes and look down at Marie 's tummy .
5 I get to my feet and go over to the window , easing back the soft material , looking at the houses opposite in the half-light .
6 I drained my mess-tin , got to my feet and went out across the cobbled farmyard , under the arch , and out along the road leading to Brigade H.Q hoping that I would not be requiring the special services offered by the medics .
7 I got to my feet and walked back into the apartment .
8 I put my hands in my pockets and leant back against the wall .
9 I went below , then took off my shoes and went quietly up the other stairs to watch him .
10 Here in the flat I take off my shoes and pad about in slippers because maybe I 'll find it calming .
11 I let Nat have my dogs and sit in with Tony .
12 I decided in the circumstances that the 35 US gallon model was hardly adequate for my purposes and traded up to the 55 US gallon model .
13 I knelt choking , sharp thorns in my throat , acid tears burning my cheeks and dripping down to my young mother 's face , staring up from the floor .
14 WITH my head back , chest out , palms flattened and arms outstretched into a crucifixion position , I balanced on my toes and leaned forwards into the Atlantic gale .
15 I cradled the gun in my arms and set off at Emergency Speed , hurtling down the path back to the island at maximum , trusting to luck and adrenalin that I would n't put a foot wrong and end up lying gasping in the grass with a multiple fracture of the femur .
16 Beachcombing soaks up the hours , punctuated with crisp swims during which my scarf unknots itself from my breasts and drifts out to sea like a directionless jelly fish .
17 From this point , Witney took the bit between their teeth and fought back in search of an equaliser .
18 UN bureaucrats from the World Food Programme , UNICEF and other agencies will , if Admiral Howe has his way , lose control of their operations and answer directly to him .
19 Ellen was polishing the furniture with beeswax , but collected her cloths and went out of the room wordlessly when Paul entered , shutting the door after her .
20 They gathered their possessions and moved down to the cold , deserted taproom .
21 If a Simulium black fly is infected with nematode worms , their larvae migrate into its muscles , then into its salivary glands , and finally , when it feeds from a host , pass out of its mouthparts or burst out through them and into the mammal host .
22 Iris clasped her ankles and rocked gently to and fro , shaking her head .
23 A hawk had swooped low over the field of play , picked up the ball in its claws and flown off with it .
24 For example the sport of crown green bowling , which was very little known outside of the north of England , has been shown to a wider public ; the greens are often oddly bereft of spectators , and the northern accents of the players are plainly audible as they urge on their woods or confer solemnly as a pair over the last bowl of an important ‘ end ’ .
25 But nobody coaches or motivates quite like Barrington and his personality , almost as much as Parke 's burgeoning promise , was written all over this enthralling match .
26 The crew , moving rapidly yet almost soundlessly , carried out the few jobs required to convert the land vehicle to a boat , and within seconds the rigs slid rapidly into the dark water and powered away to swing out their ramps and couple together in twos and threes .
27 ‘ Oh dear , ’ Erika snapped her fingers and caught up with Karl .
28 The key language points are presented in a clear and systematic manner through topical themes that are guaranteed to motivate students to express their opinions and participate actively in class discussion .
29 Most people 's income is taxed directly by their employers and handed on to the Inland Revenue , an arm of central government , under a system called Pay As You Earn ( PAYE ) .
30 The Wise Woman would grit her teeth and get on with it , Eve told herself .
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