Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Express , by contrast , detects unsheathed Conservative blades : ‘ Tory knives were out for the BBC … the Prime Minister is said to have told friends : ‘ my views on the BBC 's coverage are not printable . ’ |
| 2 | Am I to sling her across my shoulders in a fireman 's lift ? |
| 3 | A doctor told my parents of a children 's holiday scheme in Switzerland . |
| 4 | I eventually found my parents in the sponsor 's tent in a huddle with Jack and his delightful wife , Jenny . |
| 5 | In my days as a Justice 's Clerk I saw enough corpses to know that death can grossly disfigure even the comeliest of faces . ’ |
| 6 | Such help is more complex than has been conveyed by my observations of the student 's work with John . |
| 7 | Then I picked up my things at the stationer 's and walked home , ignoring the distressing tugs of the magnetic field , which made me feel I 'd wasted my morning by not doing the thing I 'd set out to do . |
| 8 | Thank you and all my friends at the Women 's Institute for the lovely flowers , cards and letters sent to me during my illness . |
| 9 | ‘ I have ended up with my children in a Women 's Hostel , still black and blue after the battering I got from the drunken unfaithful bully I was stupid enough to marry . |
| 10 | ‘ Any idea where I could lay my hands on an idiot 's guide to disputes ? ’ he asked . |
| 11 | Today they are my fellow-labourers in the Lord 's vineyard , ’ says . |
| 12 | As the King s head was struck from his body there was a great groan from the crowd , who were dispersed by the cavalry ; some came back to dip their handkerchiefs in the King 's blood . |
| 13 | Its head is like a camel 's , its horns like a deer 's , its eyes like a hare 's , its ears like a bull 's , its neck like a snake 's , its belly like a clam 's , its scales like a carp 's , its claws like an eagle 's , and its paws like a tiger 's … |
| 14 | All three are the voices of the Tory grandees mourning the demise of their values under the shopkeeper 's daughter . |
| 15 | Adults , however , have greater difficulty in accommodating their views to the miracles ' of modern technology . |
| 16 | The Commissioners still believed that the Act applied and referred the statutory declaration , a certificate and counter-statement setting out their views on the taxpayer 's statutory declaration , to a tribunal which would decide whether there was a prima facie case for proceeding . |
| 17 | Drinks , cocktails and afternoon tea are served in the library , with its views of the hotel 's lovely hanging gardens , and you can also enjoy a drink in the Tiara Lounge or dance the night away at Bubbles , one of the city 's most exciting discos . |
| 18 | ( c.17 ) They should always be available to needy and oppressed persons " from whatever part of the realm " and of whatever rank , to bring their cases to the king 's ear . |
| 19 | The recently formed AD ( ANCIENT DYKES ) group hold their meetings in The Women 's Centre , Broughton Street , Edinburgh . |
| 20 | This system is so sophisticated that the owl can locate and memorise the position of a rustle without even moving its head and , as it swoops , it can align its claws along a mouse 's body guided only by sound . |
| 21 | The lead Hunter knelt to the side of his face and was gently running its claws through the android 's hair . |
| 22 | One week after the settlement was announced , West Virginia 's insurance commissioner filed a $55m suit against the firm , claiming negligence and breach of contract in its audits of the state 's health insurance plan , Blue Cross and Blue Shield , which collapsed in 1990 . |
| 23 | Five of the ladies have already given a public display , at a keep fit rally in Drayton , and Wendy anticipates that they 'll put their skills behind the association 's new fund-raising campaign to buy a Sunshine Coach for use in Hampshire . |
| 24 | An international company is likely to rely on agents to sell its products to the country 's markets . |
| 25 | Knowing an author 's homosexuality makes that decoding far easier ( if at the same time rather less triumphant there 's an undeniable pleasure in finding out that a favourite writer , actor or director you have admired for years turns out to be gay , as you always privately hoped and ‘ knew ’ ) but it returns us once again to the problem of biography , the danger of regressing to a simplistic reading of texts which simply locates their meanings in the author 's life story . |
| 26 | As well as asking readers for their opinions on the newspaper 's existing style and content , the survey also sought views on how it could be improved . |
| 27 | Unisys Corp has been lifting the curtain a little on its plans for the Unix-based U6000 range , as it boosted the power of its 486-based 6000/35 model by adding a 66MHz chip last week . |
| 28 | In the past there has been considerable dispute between teachers and their employers over the teachers ' role in the collecting of dinner money and the supervision of children during the mid-day break . |
| 29 | The Great Dane barked once and sank her teeth into the boy 's dangling hand . |
| 30 | It is hard to believe that it intended to withhold that protection in all cases where a jury might think that the place in question was not necessary or desirable or where the authorities could not by evidence justify their policies to a jury 's satisfaction . |