Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This experience deepened my dread of the five fillings which awaited me . |
| 2 | If it was n't , and he came back and caught me , then I 'd have to fall back on my story as an over-enthusiastic games player . |
| 3 | The gentleman who saved me suggested I tell my story to the French authorities . |
| 4 | ‘ My respectful study of other religions has not abated my reverence for or my faith in the Hindu scriptures . |
| 5 | Before expressing my views about the remaining issues , I think it helpful to set out shortly the general principles of law which are applicable to the Secretary of State 's decision-making process . |
| 6 | I waited three days for the sun to come out but to no avail , so on a very grey , cloudy day I set my easel by the French doors , put my paints and brushes on a high stool next to me and started . |
| 7 | I could have vomited with fear and had difficulty controlling my breathing at the silent horrors my master described . |
| 8 | It was impossible to imagine a people — ; I do not say a government — with less relish for war , if my contacts with the Italian colonists and equally with the Italian army were any guide . |
| 9 | Forced to listen to all those hoary chestnuts that cast me and my kind as the bad guys , and the butt of all the jokes . |
| 10 | For you , my children , my only defence , my protection against the cruel winds of fate , what do you do ? |
| 11 | After my experience with the Apricot Sunsets I was playing safe with my digestion for a while . |
| 12 | My experience of the new sections are working , does n't fill me with any enthusiasm . |
| 13 | That was due to my enthusiasm for the excellent achievements of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister at Maastricht . |
| 14 | From that moment on , my severance with the old modes of reality was complete . |
| 15 | From my crevice between the two machines I can just see Pa 's face . |
| 16 | Neither my wins in the European Championships and European Cup nor my two British records had ever made the front page — but the fact that I would n't run in a relay team had . |
| 17 | While the magnificence of the result could justify the fact that The Red Shoes cost twice as much as The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp , there were many cases where the extravagance worked against the final result , and Michael Powell has recalled that he became ‘ impatient at the complacency of my associates about the mounting costs of our films . ’ |
| 18 | In my discussions with the regional councils for sport and recreation — There is a football hooligan shouting from the Opposition Benches — |
| 19 | In my discussions with the individual artists , then I have focussed on the ‘ particular ’ , specifically the artist 's concerns within their work and their experience as women working within the context of the art college . |
| 20 | The process which I adopted for validating my accounts of the various meetings I attended , may have undermined my stance as a non-participant . |
| 21 | ‘ I am only sorry that my requests for the Public Accounts Committee to investigate royal travel costs as well as the cost of the royal palaces was not agreed to . ’ |
| 22 | Despite my luck with the Harlequin ducks the Barrow 's goldeneyes declined to come close enough and I had still not got a good shot when , with reluctance , we left Mýatn . |
| 23 | I stood by the phone prodding away at my mind with the unanswerable rationalizations , wondering why I did n't feel happier and better now I 'd decided . |
| 24 | Ill just go out of the house without a word , and stay at my club for a few days . |
| 25 | In a letter to staff he said : ‘ I have to express my disappointment at the proposed changes . |
| 26 | In defence of some of my clients in the national museums and galleries , I should point out that , for example , the Victoria and Albert museum has been able to extend its opening hours . |
| 27 | At least the manager did n't pounce on me just because I shut my eyes for a few moments . ’ |
| 28 | At length , shielding my eyes against the dazzling ripples , I returned to land . |
| 29 | Wind rattled and swayed the trees and filled my ears with the old songs of the land , and the sun shone through the moving boughs in shimmering ever-changing patterns . |
| 30 | ‘ I did most of my research at the Public Records Office . |