Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppleness or flexibility gives you a greater range of movements which will help you avoid the problems of pulled muscles and tendons and sprained ligaments . |
| 2 | ‘ I would n't have known about it at all , except that Mum sent me a little note to tell me he 'd passed away — in his sleep , she said . |
| 3 | THE decision by Scotland 's Stephen McAllister 's to concentrate on rhythm and feel rather than technique brought him a rich dividend in the Balearic Open here yesterday . |
| 4 | I 'm not a psychologist , but I read , and I would say that attitude gives him a colossal arrogance . |
| 5 | There may well have been something lacking in the lives of the millions but that need had to be catered for and the catering was done by the ingenious and indefatigable army of commercial opportunists whose energy and boldness tell us an enormous amount about that age . |
| 6 | I will love him , Lily , like this , ’ and Pen gave her a strangling hug so that she gasped and laughed and begged to be released . |
| 7 | ‘ Being involved as a competitor , administrator , and coach gave me a unique insight into the world of top international sport . |
| 8 | Moreover , her individual sense of fun and fantasy made her an enchanting companion , though a neurotic strain was also apparent . |
| 9 | His increasing climbing experience plus his renowned strength and stamina made him an obvious choice for the first New Zealand expedition to the Himalaya in 1951 . |
| 10 | Money and generosity gave her a kindly power over Deer Forest . |
| 11 | However , as with the similar topic of literacy , I would argue that it is important to separate out bilingualism and bilingual education because teachers ' personal experience and education gives them a particular view of the phenomenon . |
| 12 | The dragging breath and the bullet holes at front and back gave him an easy diagnosis . |
| 13 | The words were out before Isabel could stop them , despair and bitterness giving them a stark finality that was absolute . |
| 14 | The opera , like Gershwin 's Porgy and Bess the following year , used an all-Black cast and the staging and choreography gave it a British connection since it was by Frederick Ashton . |
| 15 | It 's the busiest time of the year for cooks , so this month 's issue is packed with tips and advice to give you a helping hand . |
| 16 | His experience and loyalty made him an important figure in the remodelled navy . |
| 17 | Thus , for example , the price of a rural railway line should be less than the private marginal cost if society judges it a good thing to protect the living standards of people in remote areas or to foster a sense of national cohesion . |
| 18 | Her determination to succeed and getting what she wants out of her career and life makes her a laudable influence . |
| 19 | He was not a tall man , but something about his confidence and reputation gave him an impressive stature . |
| 20 | And matey done them a little bit longer . |
| 21 | is Richard 's mum and dad buying him a little car ? |
| 22 | Coleridge 's silence and solitude gives him an immediate affinity with this frost , and his work of meditation is also an unseen action . |
| 23 | His muscular build , boyish charm and natural sense of fun and adventure made him a popular screen idol with men and women alike . |
| 24 | As his car went away she gave a great sigh of relief and Marguerite shot her an amused glance . |
| 25 | Michael reminds me of a cardboard version of Prince ; his experiments with pastiche and his fusion of pop and soul make him an eclectic chap , but a dull one . |
| 26 | On the boat , Johnson asked about ‘ the use of the dirk , with which he imagined the Highlanders cut their meat ’ , and was told they also had knives and forks , that the men tended to hand the knives and forks to the women after they had cut their own meat which they then ate from their hands , and that one old Macdonald retainer always ate fish with his fingers , claiming that ‘ a knife and fork gave it a bad taste ’ . |
| 27 | Whilst I was wondering just what I might buy with it , the problem was solved when Mum bought me a grey shirt . |
| 28 | Particularly when Madame bought her a matching pale blue cloche , cut quite high at the back , and with a deep brim on the right side , which practically obscured her right eye . |
| 29 | She kept a pretty green budgerigar called Peter , who once dropped dead in his cage but came back to life when Nanny gave him a few drops of gin squeezed from a wad of cotton-wool . |