Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LAURA STONE , of the Liverpool Notre Dame Association , who sent us this report , commented : ‘ Let us remember all lay and religious people who are away from their own countries and families , working for those less fortunate than ourselves and bringing in the Good News from afar . ’ |
| 2 | Of all the detectives she could afford , Maureen had hired this odd little man who looked as though he were play-acting , managed to be obtrusive when he was doing absolutely nothing and carried around a herbal cure for his blocked nose . |
| 3 | I have a nutritionist who travels with me and works out a daily menu . |
| 4 | In the immediate aftermath of the plague , neither combatant was anxious to resume the war , and both were willing to listen to Pope Innocent VI when he attempted to mediate between them and bring about a lasting peace . |
| 5 | With Mick 's help , Paddy set about removing one bolt each from five of them and bolting together the sheared rim . |
| 6 | Yeah , but what I 'm saying is that , yeah , but what I 'm saying is when the parent comes to you and says well the primary school said they were you can say well well yes but by by our standards and our assessment when they arrived here |
| 7 | Now make a circle with your head , let it drop onto your chest , roll the head over the left shoulder , let it drop behind you and roll over the right shoulder and back onto the chest . |
| 8 | In fantasy land if we ever have to replace our systems we can of course simple switch off the old one and switch on the new one . |
| 9 | Beyond that there is the sheer cost involved in visiting all of its customers and replacing the BT box on their wall with another , more expensive one and writing off the old analogue exchange line cards . |
| 10 | So she smiled to herself and pulled out a tall book from the bottom shelf , Piero della Francesca by the fellow whom her father always called K. Clark . |
| 11 | The old lady , following Sandison into the tiny bedroom , dropped to her knees , crossed herself and started up a high-pitched wailing , interspersed with fragments of speech which Sandison found completely incomprehensible . |
| 12 | Penry propped up the pillows behind her , then opened the bag he 'd brought with him and took out a small torch . |
| 13 | She pulled it round her and picked up a heavy torch . |
| 14 | From Iago , too , Othello has caught the habit of repeating a word , dwelling on it to debase it or bring out a sinister double meaning ( compare Iago on ‘ virtue ’ and ‘ blest ’ : I.iii.318ff. ; II.i.245ff . ) . |
| 15 | If it does , no consequent action is needed ; if it does not , then either discard the generalization or amend it and try out the fresh implications . |
| 16 | His mind a careful blank , he reached to the shelf over it and took down a small plastic bag . |
| 17 | Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre . |
| 18 | How soon do we abandon it and put together a new plan ? |
| 19 | They jumped it and went up the opposite slope . |
| 20 | Parish council clerk at Gainford Margaret Brown said : ‘ They should n't strictly have been on the bridge but a lot of people do walk on it and climb over the small barricade at each end . |
| 21 | But we were able to work through it and come out the other side . |
| 22 | Gran 's stick lunged at it and dug out an ugly lump . |
| 23 | And the woman seemed in no hurry to close it and shut out the dangerous night ; she simply stood , looking down at the children and smiling . |
| 24 | Twice his quarry threw him backward glances , and on the second occasion seemed to slow his pace , as if he might stop and attempt a truce , but then thought better of it and put on an extra turn of speed . |
| 25 | When the gum was melted she opened it and slid out a single sheet of unheaded paper on which a short message was written in Italian . |
| 26 | But equally there is the option of differentiation , which is about setting oneself apart from the norm , not simply to criticize and condemn it but to set up an alternative and different model . |
| 27 | Pupils are helped to work out the rules and patterns for themselves and to try out the new language forms . |
| 28 | By keeping the pride of achievement entirely to yourself and letting only the foul consequences of your activities out on the community ! |
| 29 | The people there not only had to cope with the incidents themselves but living down the bad reputation . |
| 30 | I went in feeling very poorly and not much good for anything and came out a new woman . |