Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The composition is saved from monotony by the subtle characterisation of these figures , and united by the concentration on them effected by the inward-facing chariot-teams and the looks of some of the seated figures and of the two reclining in the angles who frame the design . |
| 2 | Any issues affecting the relations of the Serbs with the imperial authorities or with their Muslim landlords and neighbours had to be dealt with by the Muslim authorities , most of whom operated from the cosmopolitan cities . |
| 3 | Nothing moved among the tall crops . |
| 4 | Although this rank was that of a clerk , in the Constantian period it was applied to those officials who were responsible for the minutes of the imperial consistory and some of them rose to the highest ranks . |
| 5 | I asked for the usual guarantees — that the object would n't endanger my ship or anyone on it , and that carrying it would breach no SenFed laws . |
| 6 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
| 7 | To those who point to Britain 's right , under the Maastricht Treaty on European Union , to choose not to be part of the Single Currency , I recommend a passing glance at a passage in a speech I made in the closing stages of the second reading of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill on 21 May 1992 . |
| 8 | I lived for the six weeks almost as one of the Community except that I did not sleep at the Manor . |
| 9 | And I lived in a back-to-back houses , and concrete floors , no no carpets on . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , I did get a bit depressed at times … and I got through a few pairs of shoes . ’ |
| 11 | It has n't been a disastrous trip for me , but I got in a few times without going on to a really big score . ’ |
| 12 | For someone used to the tiny creatures we get in England it was something of a shock , and I said as much as I leapt into the air . |
| 13 | Slowly and carefully I swam round the dark walls of the castle . |
| 14 | It was not that I objected to the public baths . |
| 15 | Vern wandered slowly in front taking not a blind bit of notice of me , not even when I shouted at the long-beaked birds and made them flap up into the air crying like out-of-tune seagulls . |
| 16 | And I knelt for a few moments , head buried in my hands . |
| 17 | In the next article , I will describe the details of the job , and in another the solutions I found to the many problems encountered on the way . |
| 18 | When I moved to the Western Isles of Scotland I found I had no need to go as far as Norway for my Elysian coast ; there were mountains and sea in plenty right at my doorstep . |
| 19 | He was a most able officer , and I was able to hand over this part of the work to him with confidence , while I concentrated on the current activities of the department . |
| 20 | But when I concentrated on the postage-stamp-sized photographs bearing his name that had started to appear , I could no longer be certain that he and The Fat Controller were one and the same . |
| 21 | The door was still locked and , when I peered through the shuttered windows , I could see no sign of candlelight . |
| 22 | One night , bumping into the doorway , and stepping over a colleague , I made my way out into the sleet , the toilets all being occupied , and as I crouched , steadying my cheek against the cold planks , I peered through the reeking shadows of Auschwitz and saw that the nearest ruins were fuming more than ever and had even begun to glow . |
| 23 | I learnt about the exploited conditions under which the peons and gauchos had to live . |
| 24 | I squinted around the bright walls and stacks . |
| 25 | I came to the braided reaches of the river where it swung out over the sands , and adjusted my steps so that I cleared all the channels easily and cleanly , a leap at a time . |
| 26 | Indeed , once , shortly after lunch , I recall I came upon the two gentlemen talking rather furtively just inside the library doorway , and it was my distinct impression they broke off their discussion upon my approach . |
| 27 | I gestured to the low hills rising to the west of his police station . |
| 28 | He said : ‘ I played in the unofficial Tests against all the rebel sides that came out to South Africa in the 1980s and that gave me a good idea of what to expect . |
| 29 | There was a small gymnasium , squash and archery for Richard to choose from at the Club , and just down the road he could go windsurfing or waterskiing , whilst I lazed with the other guests . |
| 30 | That handjob I scored at the Happy Isles-I tell you , She-She was giving it away . |