Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strapped for cash , he hurried inside and bartered for sex by handing over the silver watch given him by his sick father . |
| 2 | May I take this opportunity to thank you for your continuing support of the Society . |
| 3 | Weakly she willed him not to , but if he sensed her resistance he ignored it , his mouth tantalising her with its warm desirability . |
| 4 | The tendency to render horrific incidents of this sort into funny tales or ‘ atrocity stories ’ ( Dingwall 1977 ) , told ritualistically within the occupational culture of the station , is a further attempt to strip them of their emotional hold . |
| 5 | For the first time in his life Karelius realized how narrow was the gap separating him from his pagan ancestors , the Germanic warriors of a thousand years before . |
| 6 | I am leading you along the path I had to tread to find the most suitable disease , for only in this way can I be sure that the reader understands the nature of the ultimate decision and the ludicrousness of any attempt to confuse it with my own stick and gloves or any prior misinformation regarding the state of my own health . |
| 7 | A runaway horse takes her to her ancestral home , and her past unfolds . |
| 8 | Finally his eye was caught by the billowing of Izzie 's blue dress , as the wind pressed it against her thin , flat-chested body . |
| 9 | The familiar waste-land of the empty auditorium engulfed him with its seedy , oppressive presence . |
| 10 | Defoe mentions it in his Northern Tour , 1724 . |
| 11 | Grief hit me in its fullest force much later . |
| 12 | It is a pleasure to welcome you to our Open Day . |
| 13 | As the Local Government Chronicle put it in its leading article of 1 November : ’ To introduce poll tax is a mistake , to bring in council tax is a disaster . ’ |
| 14 | When the young are older , able to run with her , the vixen shepherds them to their new home , induces them to move in and somehow makes sure that they are disciplined enough to stay underground in this new home even when she is not with them . |
| 15 | As I escorted Marinka to the Oasis Arena in the torrential rain , the scene of mimose reminded me of my halcyon days at . |
| 16 | It was alleged ( a ) that the plaintiff was possessed of the goods ; ( b ) that he accidentally lost them ; ( c ) that the defendant found them ; ( d ) that the defendant converted them to his own use . |
| 17 | He never reacted hostilely to any such suggestion , except to say to me that she was difficult enough in a friendly association and matters might be worse ( his own words ) if he took any action to remove her from his political scene . |
| 18 | He buried his face against her throat , his mouth tormenting her with its lazy progress down towards the swell of her breasts , and she arched up , silently begging for his caress . |
| 19 | As it goes to do so , the bug stabs it with its dagger-shaped mouth-parts . |
| 20 | The boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back , and the Irishman and his rough friends would have one more excuse to belittle him for their own amusement . |
| 21 | They spent an additional £45,000 on renovating it — although the beacon needs more work to restore it to its former glory . |
| 22 | One coach only needs a small amount of work to restore it to its original condition , but the other requires extensive work . |
| 23 | One of the main carriers of the disease was found to be in milk and that 's why today tuberculin tested dairy provide us with our daily pinta . |
| 24 | ‘ No , ’ he said , a soft laugh escaping him at her obvious embarrassment . |
| 25 | In England , possibly as a result of the Continental view , rumours arose that the Great Fire occurred as a result of acts by ‘ papists ’ and the King ( who had married Catherine , the daughter of the King of Portugal in 1662 ) had to combat the ugly anti-Catholic mood of Londoners and Parliament , particularly when another rumour arose of a plot to overthrow him for his Roman Catholic brother , the Duke of York . |
| 26 | So instead of renting out the planes from the Blue Max museum , the team came up with a plan to use them in their own production . |
| 27 | The girl watched him through her pretty , almond eyes . |
| 28 | Formerly a private hotel , it has needed only a little work to convert it to its new use . |
| 29 | A warm welcome awaits you with our personal attention , friendly atmosphere and tasty cooking to ensure a happy stay . |
| 30 | However , even when the genetic indices are expressed in money terms , farmers and their advisers will need help to interpret them for their own individual situation in these early days . |