Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meyer , lifting her country 's first track medal following South Africa 's 32-year exile from the Olympics , said : ‘ My silver will inspire the entire nation . |
| 2 | Of course the harder I tried to insert it , the tenser I became , and the less my body would accept the foreign intruder . |
| 3 | For my father would keep the best for himself , to train and breed , and sell or give away the remainder . |
| 4 | Indeed I believe there 's a distinct possibility , that the force of persuasion in my arguments will bring the other two groups over to the Conservative point of view . |
| 5 | I would n't say my career will go the same way as Kylie 's — we 're both doing our own thing and I would n't try to imitate her because we are both completely different . |
| 6 | Now when Simon saw that the spirit was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles hands , he offered them much money , saying , give this authority to me as well , so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 7 | Now when Simon saw was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles hands , he offered them money saying , give this authority to me as well so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 8 | My father told me one evening that neither he nor my mother would think the worse of me if I did not go . |
| 9 | My mother would take the three heavy cushions from the hide sofa and lay them on the floor . |
| 10 | My mother used to lament the heavy marble table blown to powder by the V2 . |
| 11 | ‘ Only my mother can speak the old tongue with any fluency . ’ |
| 12 | As the wife is " the acquiring party " it is appropriate that her solicitors should draw the appropriate conveyance or transfer and the husband 's solicitors should , therefore , deliver a copy of the last conveyance , copies of any covenants affecting the title and copies of all " sales-off " or other documents affecting the title since the last conveyance . |
| 13 | This competition made conflicts more likely and meant that in any conflict rival groups of Indians would be involved ; those who traded with the French would support them , and their enemies would support the British , so that Indian skirmishing inland played a larger part in the fighting of the 1740s than in previous wars . |
| 14 | They are speaking up for themselves and expecting , rightly , that they will be listened to by staff and that their opinions will have the same validity as those of the next person . |
| 15 | Aware of the loose board near the top of the stairs , she clung to the wall and then slipped down to the garden in shadow , barely a shadow herself , and making as little noise , though inside her head it seemed as if her heart would waken the dead with its pumping . |
| 16 | Just as Wunis Abdulhadi was able to opt out among friends , but knew that in a conflict he could not walk down the street without danger of attack from Zuwaya , so ‘ the obligation to fight ’ arose from people 's perception that their opponents would assume the worst possible case — — that everyone who had a theoretical obligation to fight would do so . |
| 17 | No doubt her mind would do the same if she stopped chivvying it . |
| 18 | He thought of Fantina 's little face , and groaned that her eyes might see the sordid , futile world that he had to enter to work and survive . |
| 19 | Sure enough , her eyes could see the faint satiny gleam of his bronze skin . |
| 20 | Delville Wood , lying on a ridge of high ground , was crucial to the Somme offensive , for its capture would allow the British to penetrate the second line of German defences . |
| 21 | Other mechanisms must have played a part and their inclusion could alter the best-fit climate sensitivities significantly and lead to improved values for the explained variance . |
| 22 | Within the nuclear family , an Oedipal situation between one child and its parent may disrupt the whole complex of relationships within the family . |
| 23 | Its spectrographs can analyse the ultraviolet light given off and absorbed by stars , galaxies , gas-clouds and other celestial paraphernalia , something which earthbound observers can not do because of the ozone layer . |
| 24 | As each of the three variables seemed to be related to risk of relapse , it followed that those living in high contact with high EE relatives and failing to maintain prophylactic medication should be at greatest risk of relapse , while those living with low EE relatives and continuing to take their medication should have the lowest risk . |
| 25 | Weather is something that effects us all , so Charlie and her team will use the latest technology to bring 21st Century forecasting to your screen , 8 years early . |
| 26 | If tax is owing and payment on the due date is impossible , the Inland Revenue will discuss payment over a period of time to meet the liability ; and any taxpayer who is in difficulty in paying his or her tax should contact the Inland Revenue at the earliest opportunity to discuss how the difficulty might be resolved . |
| 27 | For Asian women , separation from their families can cause the same torment . |
| 28 | One thought they might ponder is to consult the supporters through programmes and fanzines about whether their teams should affect the latest Viscosuisse fabrics cut along more ample lines ( thus disguising the ample Paul Gascoigne ? ) . |
| 29 | Their delegates may look the same as in the beard and sandal days of the Liberals , but in reality the party is now well organised and riding high in the polls but their true identity remains a mystery . |
| 30 | In time their names would identify the biggest British trading concern in the Far East . |