Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet I can still detect the presence of a large lorry or bus out of the extreme corner of my eye . |
| 2 | At night there were no longer any bonfires to be seen , either on the hill or way out on the surrounding plain . |
| 3 | For both family farmers and part-time farmers it was essential to set dates well in advance of courses to allow sufficient time for organisation of work or time off from an off-farm job . |
| 4 | Made without unnecessary extravagance but containing action , spectacle and visual magic , they are films that spring out of the native culture but articulate a broad vision that can ring chords wherever they are shown . |
| 5 | It has been estimated that signing up to the social charter would have cost Britain a minimum of £5,000 million a year , decreased competitiveness and increased unemployment . |
| 6 | THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS accused the Tories and Labour of preferring to ‘ hide from the truth ’ than face up to a hung parliament . |
| 7 | The most-quoted passage described the affluent American family taking a weekend outing in its mauve and cerise , air-conditioned , power-steered automobile passing through cities made tawdry by litter , blighted buildings and broken pavements , into the bill-boarded countryside where they picnic on packaged food by a polluted stream and camp out on a filthy parking lot . |
| 8 | Careful build-up of specific links , starting with concentration on one or two connected facts and building up to a complex structure , could be provided by a program — such a program may even have the potential of becoming a generalized structure . |
| 9 | Sometimes he 'd throw up his hands and storm out of the front door , returning to my apologies and his apologies and yet another spice cake . |
| 10 | At the junction Ashley went right , making for the square which , with its bars and cafés and entrance on to the golden sand arc of a beach , formed the focus of the small community . |
| 11 | A two-length defeat of subsequent winner Cadency marked this half-brother to Rubstic and Kildimo out as an improving sort for his new stable . |
| 12 | For years she had waited , teasing him with abuse and flattery along with the frequent loan of valuable conveniences , such as her horsebox . |
| 13 | However , for all the splendours of the Monument Valley scenery and Fonda 's tight-lipped moral integrity , there is a downside to his crusade , which is only won at the cost of the lives of two of his brothers and involves the death of Doc Holliday ( Victor Mature ) , a noble outlaw who gets washed away by bullets and consumption along with the bad elements . |
| 14 | By the time I find a room it 's too late to do anything except go out on to the balcony and gaze down at the still-warm street , the signs . |
| 15 | 3 Mix the fresh herbs into the white rice and mound up on an attractive serving plate . |
| 16 | As soon as he noticed them , Howard beckoned the Doctor , Ace and Petion over with a relieved expression , and introduced them to Colonel Mortimer of the USMC . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , he 'll perk up , Miss Vine , ’ Mrs Abigail said , mustering further cheerfulness as she emptied roast beef , potatoes , brussels sprouts and gravy on to a cold plate . |
| 18 | Eleanor Thorne dropped a forkful of meat and gravy on to the clean sheet . |
| 19 | The kit includes a fine brass pendulum and chain along with a detailed book to point you in the right direction . |
| 20 | It is noticeable that opportunities to play in 72-hole stroke play events on the amateur circuits are few and far between , whereas a professional will play week in and week out on the professional circuit . |
| 21 | This is another modest sized fish when mature at 10cm , but Cirrhilabrus jordani is extravagantly blessed with a display of rich colouring , shading from a brilliant fire-red back and tail down to a warm orange underside . |
| 22 | All this is forcing restructuring and rationalisation on to the French industry , particularly in regions such as Burgundy , Beaujolais and Bordeaux whose wines are traditionally mid-market and above . |
| 23 | In Phil Alden Robinson 's adaptation of W.P.Kinsella 's book , Kevin Costner , Hollywood 's latest superstar , plays a New York boy with a hang-up about his father who has taken his wife ( Amy Madigan ) and daughter off to an Iowan farm to find themselves as a family . |
| 24 | After eating its mouse , the cat may start to vomit , froth at the mouth and stagger about in a confused condition . |
| 25 | How like him , Ruth thought , to come and hole up in a dumped car on Starr Hills . |
| 26 | The artist is the alchemist who performs this transformation , creating pure form and spirit out of the earthly desires and corporeality of the female body . |
| 27 | In Scandinavia and North America it is rare for young people with severe disabilities to be expected to enter employment and to live independently until after education and training up to the early twenties . |
| 28 | Soviet officials later said that subsidies ( mainly involving the exchange of Soviet oil for Cuban sugar and worth up to an estimated US$3,000 million annually ) would be phased out gradually rather than ended abruptly . |
| 29 | He clattered his knife and fork down on the empty plate and wiped his mouth on a brown napkin made from recycled paper . |
| 30 | He smiled , leaned forward and as he set his cup and saucer down on the pink paving stones of the patio Rachel thought how grey his hair had turned . |