Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conceptually , the inner city is a space outside society which has shown , for whatever reasons , a marked recalcitrance in responding to the macro-economic revival that surrounded it on all sides ( Massey and Meegan , 1989 ) . |
| 2 | But it is sobering to reflect that Bowes could devote so much time and energy to assembling his huge collections , a task that preoccupied him for many years , without apparently caring that a main source of his wealth , coal , was blighting lives and blighting the countryside . |
| 3 | Uncle Hilbert , however , was only just sixty , very hale and hearty , still very much in practice as a solicitor , and Lewis could not imagine stepping into his shoes , nor did he in those days think it very nice to anticipate such things . |
| 4 | He had a kind of inbuilt guilt that saved him from most affairs , but also occasionally made a fool of him . |
| 5 | Gaveston opened a door in the far wall and led them down some steps , dimly lit by torches fixed in iron brackets . |
| 6 | A man with a great bunch of keys joined us and led us down some steps to a doorway marked ‘ Luftschutzraum ’ . |
| 7 | He pulled the sheets aside and led us down some steps . |
| 8 | I went to visit him at the Benedictine monastery at Nashdom and asked him for any insights which he could give me from his experience in Accra . |
| 9 | The woman was shocked when QC William Crawford put his hands on her waist and pecked her on both cheeks . |
| 10 | It achieved temperatures over a million degrees and sustained them for several milliseconds . |
| 11 | He suddenly thought of the hat she had lost , searched for it , and found it among some leaves on the ground . |
| 12 | Paraded in my immaculate " dhobied " drill I presented myself to my commanding officer who glared at me , and dismissed me with these words : " I am astonished that you have the gall , Mahaddie , to apply for a pilot 's course … if anyone is foolish enough to ever recommend you , you would only kill yourself , and probably others , Good day ! " |
| 13 | He could mend any broken toy , and make things too — I remember he made a great big rocking-horse for Hilary , and painted it in all sorts of marvellous colours . |
| 14 | She was silent and acquiescent , however , so he climbed in and drove her round several blocks , just for the joy of it , taking the sharp corners so fast that her tyres shrieked in protest . |
| 15 | He groped his way through the shadows at the foot of the stairs , located the large brass handle and turned it with both hands . |
| 16 | He read her expression — enquiring — and touched her on both shoulders . |
| 17 | And Jimmy had grabbed up a nearby typist 's chair from behind the screen and raised it with both hands like some huge club , ready to smash it across Duvall 's face . |
| 18 | He put his arms on Myeloski 's shoulders , leant forward and kissed him on both cheeks . |
| 19 | ‘ Vitor 's happy to take you , ’ she declared serenely , and kissed her on both cheeks . |
| 20 | She said , ‘ Lulu , how lovely to see you ! ’ and kissed me on both cheeks . ’ |
| 21 | Some crafty young entrepreneurs steamed in and relieved her of several pairs of Pumas at a knockdown price . |
| 22 | Then suddenly a doctor walked in all dressed up in his green gown and a face mask and said , " Hello , this is it then , " and a nurse took my ankles and shoved them into some stirrups and covered me up in all this green cloth . |
| 23 | Richard sat on a bed and watched her for several dances before claiming her again . |
| 24 | Then he suddenly went up on his toes and both hands flashed out and clipped me on both cheeks . |
| 25 | ‘ Tough shit , ’ Rory said , and tickled her with both hands this time , producing a yelp . |
| 26 | Another point relates to the fact that , in the first case , the jury acquitted the defendants of one charge and convicted them of Both charges arose out of the same facts . |
| 27 | Cadfael stooped and took it in both hands , and lifted it , and it parted from its setting without trailing a blade of grass or a torn edge of moss . |
| 28 | He reached for the case and took it in both hands . |
| 29 | A fortnight later Edward sealed the text and issued it to all sheriffs . |
| 30 | The route from Bordeaux to Bergerac had been straight and fast , and presented her with few problems . |