Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 My adoptive mother came from Tyneside .
2 And I walked as normally as I could into the playground , my private pain overcome for fear of discovery .
3 Is my Liturgical Evocation based on experience the group have shared ?
4 His face shrank into lines of hostility and I felt my right knee twitching with anger inside my trouser-leg .
5 Much of my paltry income goes on rent boys — one of my few weekend leisure activities .
6 My broken finger hurt like hell .
7 My old man works at Dunlop and he wants to make sure we [ he and his brothers and sisters ] do better than that .
8 I shall be staying here and I shall fight back just like my old man did at Dunkirk . ’
9 And I used my old pass to go on stage anyhow so
10 My top mark went to Waitrose 's non-vintage Blanc de Noirs ( £11.25 ) , an elegant , finely structured champagne which is made entirely from the Pinot Noir grape .
11 To finish I had an amazing acacia honey cheesecake with caramelized satsumas and my gluttonous partner went for chef Vickery 's selection which featured tasty samples of many delicious desserts .
12 Will my hon. Friend take into account motorway service areas of the kind found in France — which do not have restaurants , hotels or facilities of that kind , but offer lavatories , running water and parking places , so that the motorist can stretch his legs and rest before continuing his journey ?
13 If , at the end of this year , the total funds — I reckon those to be £44 million , but that figure may not be quite accurate — are underspent , will my hon. Friend advertise for people who , from 1989 to 1991 , did not receive their full allocation and allow anyone , including my constituents , to apply to help them use up any unused balance ?
14 My hon. Friend asked about answers to parliamentary questions .
15 Although I accept the necessity to improve traffic flows and safety on the M25 , may I ask my hon. Friend to take into account environmental considerations such as the need to keep noise down to a minimum ?
16 I entirely agree with the importance that my hon. Friend attaches to manufacturing .
17 In his discussions , will my hon. Friend bear in mind the fact that small firms want , more than anything , a reduction in interest rates ?
18 I am sure that the hospital that my hon. Friend has in mind will wish to take account of her comments .
19 That is an example of what my hon. Friend has in mind .
20 Eventually my real father emigrated to New Zealand .
21 What follows is my personal attempt to come to terms with these problems .
22 Does my honourable friend agree with Klaus Stratzenburg who is a supervisor with Black and Decker in Lindburg in Germany who when asked to comment as to why he felt that Black and Decker were closing their plant in Germany to move it to Spennymore in County Durham , said it 's simple industry must be flexible , the social chapter is n't .
23 My previous assistant left without notice due to domestic reasons , and I 'd like to replace her without delay . ’
24 My little boy cried for days .
25 As recently as thirty years ago my basic equipment consisted of iron desks with attached iron seats ( the whole unit bolted to the floor to discourage movement ) a blackboard and a teacher 's desk .
26 A cold draught of air was coming from the kitchen and I found the back door to be wide open — and then my horrified glance fell upon Aunt Louise .
27 It also finished all the shilly-shallying and finally triggered off my firm decision to go to Bristol .
28 The hairs on the nape of my neck tingled and my tired heart lurched with fear .
29 Well my gra my great grandfather came from Sanday with his wife and a wee daughter .
30 Colleagues , to mark the event on the occasion of Councillor 's , er civic address and welcome to conference , it 's my great pleasure to present by John and a suitably inscribed tankard made by our members in Sheffield .
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