Example sentences of "[unc] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think you 've probably had enough actually , you get he 's , just have one , one little bit , put your finger in , and then we 're gon na put it in the , er three fingers put it in the wash |
| 2 | In her early childhood , a threepenny piece had seemed like a fortune , whereas Félix Verveine 's rich clients thought nothing of paying 3,000 francs to be dressed by him . |
| 3 | In Chile , in an address to the Congress , Bush stated that the country 's economic policies put it in the " forefront of the free-market movement now taking hold across Latin America " and that this made it a " prime candidate " for debt relief proposed under the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative . |
| 4 | Det Insp Brian Welfare , of Sussex CID , said that he had met the university 's residential advisers to alert them to the risk to other students . |
| 5 | Cecil has not won the 2,000 Guineas since Wollow scored in 1976 , but Pursuit of Love is a genuine contender and it will take a convincing performance from either Forest Tiger or Dr Devious in today 's Craven Stakes to displace him at the head of Ladbrokes ' market — and other firms could well follow suit . |
| 6 | From time to time , too , Jenna caught Alain 's dark eyes watching her through the driving mirror , and she was greatly relieved when they began to skirt Paris . |
| 7 | Shamlou 's dark eyes held him in a contemptuous gaze . |
| 8 | He must have a suitcase of handkerchiefs , Trent thought as he met the Latino 's cold eyes studying him over the crisp white linen barricade . |
| 9 | Despite the principle of ‘ unity of command ’ , the recommendations submitted by the political officer on fitness and promotion through the Directorate 's confidential channels provide him with real prerogatives over the ‘ real ’ officers who surround him . |
| 10 | The medical report shown to the court from the King 's Lynn Health Authority on the girl 's mental faculties assessed her on a variety of indicators , including mental arithmetic , reading ages , concepts , and spelling . |
| 11 | A DIY enthusiast 's shallow foundations landed him in court . |
| 12 | John le Grant 's powerful fingers dug themselves into Tobie 's arm . |
| 13 | Niki de St Phalle 's exuberant Nanas charge you with energy . |
| 14 | Wilful and wasteful of such innocent , joyful music , Mordkovitch wrenched at the tempi , disregarded the dynamics and , showing a wanton unfeelingness for the orchestra 's commendable attempts to accommodate her in a notey accompaniment , trailed Yuasa reeling in her wake . |
| 15 | Germans were resentful of France 's post-war attempts to keep them under close control , and it could not automatically be expected that they would agree to join European institutions . |
| 16 | Wind shielding : the burner design gives the flame good protection and the case lid 's stiff hinges allow it to be propped upright giving some extra protection ( assuming the pot does not get in the way ) . |
| 17 | She 'd firmly resisted her mother 's oft-repeated efforts to tempt her with the power-packed vegetable which she 'd seen the singing sailor-man so often greedily guzzle straight from the can . |
| 18 | A headline in the Sun more than hints where the blame should lie — GIRL 'S LUSTFUL TOUCHES DROVE ME TO KILLING . |
| 19 | As always our Treasurer 's final figures remind me of many people , incidents , and stories , and I only wish it was within my power to convey all these now . |
| 20 | A glance at the Chelsea Gardener 's relevant entries shows them to be concisely informative . |
| 21 | At a time when professional astronomers keep the sky under closer scrutiny than ever before , Alcock 's world-beating achievements rank him with great observers of the past , such as the famous French comet hunter Charles Messier . |
| 22 | It is a lucid symbol of Grimes 's flailing efforts to free himself from reality . |
| 23 | ’ An officer from the Fraud Squad of London 's Metropolitan Police rang me on Thursday March 30th . |
| 24 | The filter body sits on a hanger equipped with four of Eheim 's excellent suckers to keep it in place . |
| 25 | We might as well both be invisible , she told herself with irritation , conveniently forgetting Luke 's earlier attempts to draw her into the conversation . |
| 26 | His wife 's Christian beliefs put him in touch with Rome itself , and even before 625 made him and his wife recipients of papal letters and gifts from the head of the Christian Church in the West . |
| 27 | LOW cloud caused problems for some of the runners in the 11.5-mile Carneddau mountain race but Kevin Hagley 's navigational skills stood him in good stead . |
| 28 | ( His introduction of lime juice ( and hence vitamin C ) into the sailors ' daily rations cured them of scurvy and gained for the British tars the nickname of ‘ limeys ’ . ) |
| 29 | Every time he felt himself sinking , Nails ' prehensile toes grasped him by the Adam 's apple and lifted his head clear of the water . |
| 30 | In doing so , General Nelson Miles ' own words tell everything about the nature of Chief Joseph and his brave people : |