Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Major and Mr Lamont did not eat their words out of a cavalier regard for the truth and a penchant for duplicity at election times . |
| 2 | " They 're always like that , gassing their heads off in a public shop . |
| 3 | On the other hand , poorer residents , in spite of their organisation and activity , could often do very little to press their demands through to a successful policy outcome . |
| 4 | Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office . |
| 5 | They win their parents over with a rose-tinted vision of the world which is decidedly reassuring . |
| 6 | While Ben went to get their luggage she led her guests over to a small building , separated from the main house by a large garage complex . |
| 7 | Many women need extra financial help from the state in order to bring their incomes up to a minimum figure and to help with their rent and rates . |
| 8 | So you could have paid a company five hundred , six hundred pounds , and have no surrender value whatsoever , in the first two years , cos they 'll take their charges out on a twenty year , a twenty five year contract . |
| 9 | Your physical response to her moves on to a different plane . |
| 10 | Kept waving her hands around like a Jewish air hostess . |
| 11 | Isabel pulled her hands out of a wooden bucket of sudsy water and dried them on her gown . |
| 12 | ‘ Should I start by saying all the usual , very appropriate things ? ’ he asked lightly as he took their drinks over to a small table near the cavernous fireplace . |
| 13 | And Doherty , the best Irish player at present on the professional circuit , did n't let his fans down with a comfortable 5–2 win over an out of touch Neal Foulds of England . |
| 14 | Nutty had manoeuvred through the rather narrow gate and was trying to keep Midnight from eating a lavender bush by the front door , and his feet out of a rosebed . |
| 15 | We have no problem going in , but if we are caught or seen then Odd-Knut will not be allowed to bring his dogs back without a lengthy and expensive quarantine . |
| 16 | With typical Dwarf stubbornness Duregar led his troops up onto a small mound , the remains of an ancient Dwarf tomb , to make his last stand . |
| 17 | At present every tenant makes as much hay as supports his stock in winter ; and has not only potatoes , cabbages , and meal in abundance for his family , but also frequently sells corn and potatoes , and feeds his cattle up to a third more weight than his predecessors were wont to do . |
| 18 | He had inherited his family 's respect for learning , and though not a savant himself , he nevertheless brought his children up with a healthy respect for books and the independence they instil . |
| 19 | It 's just the things you poke your hairs up on a sharp stick |
| 20 | You 're probably putting your feet up after a hard day , looking forward to a quiet evening in , perhaps ? |
| 21 | I 'm gon na put me feet up for a few minutes , do you want now we 've nearly finished ? |
| 22 | As I see it , you get your bills in for a certain amount and you 've got to pay it . |
| 23 | Apart from the kick of waving your tits around at a caged man . |
| 24 | Four or five can jar your legs badly and shake your guts up into a momentary dysentery if you land wrong . |
| 25 | Before you know it , you 're freezing your boots off in a Siberian labour camp . |