Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [adj] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was like a net of sound falling over my mind ready to trawl the truth . |
| 2 | Mike advised me to keep my mouth open to absorb the blast on my ear drums . |
| 3 | It is in my opinion important to keep the purpose of judicial review clearly in mind . |
| 4 | By the late 1980s such excesses had been banished from the best classrooms ; the teachers in my Group all acknowledged the need for a sensible balance in the class-room between the formal and the informal . |
| 5 | She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to . |
| 6 | It records which lexicographer last changed the entry and when . |
| 7 | They formed the Poor Law Board in 1847 , and this was transformed into the Local Government Board twenty-four years later ; in its turn this became the Ministry of Health in 1919 . |
| 8 | Which film first featured the song White Christmas ? |
| 9 | After a moment , the door swung open and a woman stood staring with big eyes in a pale face , her apron unable to conceal the fact that she was heavily pregnant . |
| 10 | Among witnesses called for the AFCO were Richard Doll , an epidemiologist from the University of Oxford , whose work first established the link between smoking and disease . |
| 11 | His unconventionality , his unorthodoxy and his accent all helped the party to feel that it had made a step forward : " the dawn of the new regime " . |
| 12 | In his opinion this entitled the Movement ‘ to have as a matter of principle , assurances with regard to such countries , to the effect that they have no lingering military commitments with the major partners of these pacts against third countries ’ . |
| 13 | Dexter yearned for a cigarette and squeezed his ballpoint tighter to quieten the urge . |
| 14 | Overnight leader Fred Couples , who hit a course record-equalling 64 in the first round , shot 73 and is one stroke behind Larry Mize , who added a 67 to his opening 69 to take the lead . |
| 15 | No agreement was reached on the commonwealth charter , with Ukrainian Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma declaring his government unwilling to sign the document in its present form . |
| 16 | Oh course I can Erm there was a game that we called er Tin Lurky You probably wo n't well you never hear that expression now and er we used to get this old t any tin can and er you somebody would kick it you see and er the one that was sort of one used to have to fur and fetch this tin an bring it back again and then was should all hide , sounds a daft silly game , I know , but this one had to find us and the first one he found it was his turn next to fetch the tin and then find us again . |
| 17 | The Keeper picked up the cage and backed out , his helper careful to close the gate quickly behind him as he came out . |
| 18 | The husband of one of the club members had his camera handy to record the occasion of the Mayor 's visit . |
| 19 | He stood by the telephone , his hand ready to dial the number in Essex . |