Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [coord] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dennis had played a seasson for Northants and I got the opportunity to go and see him in Perth , ’ he explained . |
| 2 | ‘ Gives me an excuse to come and put you to bed , I guess . |
| 3 | The makeshift bomb lobbed into an upstairs bedroom was packed with nuts , bolts and glass in an attempt to kill or maim anyone in the room . |
| 4 | No sound , nothing but the gentle flurry of leaves as the wind lifted and scattered them like pieces of gold across the grass . |
| 5 | The head had asked the educational psychologist to come and assess him with a view to producing a formal Statement of Special Educational Needs . |
| 6 | She watched the ants attack a small shrew , moving with one mind to overpower and strip it of its flesh . |
| 7 | And suddenly he dragged her struggling against him , and clamped her there while his hard mouth sought and found hers in a violent kiss , forcing her lips apart , his hand holding the back of her head like a vice while she kicked and hit and struggled . |
| 8 | I mean , I have done a lot about it , and I 'm the only one that has , as I say , got my mouth going and done something about it . |
| 9 | The typewriter clashed and harried him at night , never rhythmical enough to be ignored . |
| 10 | Quite remarkably , within the space of a few months , the industry reshaped and refashioned itself in advance of 27 October 1986 , the day on which the deregulation of commissions was to take place . |
| 11 | His horse slipped and threw him under the wheels of a cart . |
| 12 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
| 13 | These styles and modes of building merged and developed one into another at different dates in different countries . |
| 14 | Randomizing algorithms are sometimes provided , but it is generally wise for the user to allocate and test them for each file on an individual basis . |
| 15 | The storm came and drove them into their flimsy shelter . |
| 16 | I let the girl loose and pushed her towards my wife . |
| 17 | But no , our hero goes and says it in parliament . |
| 18 | His unfailing support , wide advice , strong advocacy and practical help sustained and encouraged me from my start in September 1967 as FYT 's first paid staff person . |
| 19 | He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens . |
| 20 | We intended to do a little bit of er beach work to try and get something like that but we have n't been able to , so . |
| 21 | But if you are still in the UK for the four days from July 15–18 , put a note in your dairy to come and see us at this year 's Art in Action at Waterperry House , Wheatley in Oxfordshire . |
| 22 | The Princess stirred and murmured something in her sleep . |
| 23 | The air in the passage stirred and folded itself about her . |
| 24 | The footman came and dismantled it for me and I brought a chair to the French windows , quite casually , and there was natural light coming in . |
| 25 | ( iii ) To ensure that the government machine responds and adapts itself to new policies and programmes as they emerge , within the broad framework of the main departmental fields of responsibility . |
| 26 | The strange boy grinned and wiped it on the seat of his shorts . |
| 27 | Section 8(2) authorises the constable to seize and retain anything for which the search has been authorised . |
| 28 | The cabby refused and grabbed him by the arm , at which point the robber pulled free and ran off . |
| 29 | White peace descended and surrounded her like a tent of cool white gauze . |
| 30 | Jim Smyth of the Ulster Workers ' Council emphasised and re-emphasised it with particular skill and persistence . |