Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My aim is to get my Private Pilots Licence by the end of the year , but we shall see . |
| 2 | I was two hours too early for dinner and so spent the interval in a cloud of steam with my wet clothes draped around the fire . |
| 3 | As I released my martyrhood and ambivalence over money , my old fears vanished into the air . |
| 4 | The first yard took all the effort I could manage , creeping a toe 's length at a time , my rubber soles slipping on the loose stones , as the wheelbarrow pushed me back to where I had been and we fell over . |
| 5 | This was a real blow to me , as I had done well in form 5a at school and had to watch my luckier contemporaries going into the sixth form for another year with the sure prospect of getting to teacher training college , or the luckiest of them all , to university . |
| 6 | He , too , was shocked to hear that my great expectations came from the prisoner I had helped so long ago , and when I introduced him to our guest , Herbert could hardly hide his dislike . |
| 7 | My own preferences tend toward the simple and straightforward as far as switching is concerned . |
| 8 | I feel his glare now , but let my own eyes wander past the fence to the yellow lattice of the heavy lifting gear and the big iron disc of the magnet hanging down , and the motorcar-mountain that has built up over the holiday season . |
| 9 | To read how my own ancestors lived in the time of the Tudors and the Stuarts and to even learn that they occupied the 10th pew adjoining the South Wall in the Myddle Church has been the inspiration to write down some reminiscences of my own childhood and of the stories related to me , in the hope that they will be of interest , not only to the present generation , but maybe , also to that 500 years hence ! |
| 10 | Not seldom were my solitary walks enlivened by the spectacle of some plain Jane on her back in the stern of the boat , imploring the team of half-naked , sweat-drenched males to keep it coming , watch their finishing , keep it firm , keep it hard . |
| 11 | I sat tight in my seat , my big knees grating against the row in front , trying to ignore the agonising cramps that tore up my thighs . |
| 12 | ‘ To enable discussions of the project to take place in total secrecy , ’ he said , ‘ I 'm taking my four colleagues cruising in the Cyclades . |
| 13 | There is a great deal in what my hon. Friend says , and the pride which I and my fellow Scots have in the health service in Scotland is a reflection of the achievements of the past 12 years and the resources that we have put into it . |
| 14 | He then invited my fellow passengers to speculate on the subject . |
| 15 | There were my two sisters consorting with the enemy . |
| 16 | My two guards stood in the doorway . |
| 17 | I was recently down at my local stationers looking for the projector pens when I spotted a pack of ‘ Berol Washable Juniors ’ . |
| 18 | My polished windows blazing in the sun , |
| 19 | ‘ My senior managers go to the local pub , and the men prefer to bring their own snap . |
| 20 | One of my main questions arose from the constant accusations that have been made that Moonies ( and other new religions ) actually brainwash their ‘ victims ’ — this being the only explanation that seemed plausible to many of the parents and friends who had observed the often radical changes in behaviour wrought in those who joined the movement . |
| 21 | Some of my happiest memories date from the time when Father was alive . |
| 22 | In the torchlight , banded coral shrimps and sun coral reflect vivid shades of red and pink , gorgonians sway , their feeding polyps drifting in the current . |
| 23 | Ashley demanded , her hazel eyes sparking as the idea gathered credibility . |
| 24 | Her hazel eyes glinted across the table at him . |
| 25 | The research publication also contains details of the new independent pub operators — such as Enterprise Inns , Paramount , Pubmaster — which often acquired pubs when the majors were reducing their tied outlets to comply with the Beer Orders . |
| 26 | Labour home affairs spokesman Tony Blair accused the Government of leaving its European neighbours to cope with the forced exodus . |
| 27 | However remote their political views remained from the rest of the electorate , the " Clyde group " remained as secure in their own area as they had ever been . |
| 28 | Benedict imprisoned her closer , oblivious to her grubby hands caught against the pristine whiteness of his neckcloth . |
| 29 | A woman the same age as their combined ages stepped into the car at Woodford and quickly stepped out again when she saw Lee swinging from the passenger hand-holds , Damon and Kevin sparring on the floor and Chris doing something to a continental ferry advertisement with a red felt-tipped pen . |
| 30 | ‘ Urrah , urrah , urrah ’ : their growling calls carried above the sound of the sea — and all those other bird noises . |