Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cross-examined by Herbert Kerrigan , QC , Mr Taylor denied making up his story or leaving his former job because of ill-feeling with the accused . |
| 2 | Above all , each was determined not to allow the other to gain any strategic advantage or increase its general influence in the region . |
| 3 | Soon he 'll be free again , back on the street , onstage with just his acoustic guitar or roaming his private kingdom at one with nature , able to find out how he really feels about things . |
| 4 | Hardly a month goes by without an event having you uncorking the champagne or counting your remaining blessings . |
| 5 | THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BUILDING & FLYING YOUR OWN PLANE , by Geoff Jones . |
| 6 | The Complete Book of Building & Flying Your Own Plane is n't perfect . |
| 7 | When music historians coin or appropriate their own terms ( e.g. Ars Nova ) , they themselves can define the stylistic and chronological boundaries and guarantee that the two are congruent . |
| 8 | There is none of that apparently aimless wandering in short stretches , punctuated by frequent bends , going halfway round the compass to reach the next hamlet or village , which characterises the byroads in country that has never been in open field or left it several centuries ago . |
| 9 | No longer are my positive and negative leads just hanging free about to blow a fuse or allow my personal electricity to seep away . |
| 10 | If you want to use three or four colours in one row on a Passap/Pfaff machine you will need to punch your card or mark your mylar sheet especially for the design but you need to mark only one row at a time as the machine automatically knits the two rows . |
| 11 | the there are choice , either submission or going their own way , the pride of the world |
| 12 | The tutorial is completely distinct from an ‘ audition ’ class ; the object of the tutorial is to help a student concentrate on speeches and scenes which may extend aspects of characterisation or improve his/her vocal range , and also to increase confidence . |
| 13 | The Gallagher jurisdiction rule is uncertain ; the refusal of the Court of Appeal to relist B's appeal combined with its refusal to certify prevented B from resolving the uncertainty or ascertaining what English law is on this matter . |
| 14 | The tall , lanky merchant was nervous and ill at ease , his hand constantly fluttering to his mouth or patting his greasy hair . |
| 15 | The sayings of country people , sometimes tinged with poetry , always rich in concrete images and braced with the vigour and rhythm that gives them long life , are worth revealing . |
| 16 | It was what was within the bird the force that gave it such power , such vitality . ’ |
| 17 | He did n't look effeminate , even when you considered the plain gold ring that pierced his left earlobe . |
| 18 | The Law Commission pointed out in a report in April that the use of computers has greatly facilitated the ability to plan and implement in one country a fraud that has its deleterious effect in another . |
| 19 | If it goes ahead with the project , it will find that it has a reward for the investment that exceeds its wildest dreams . |
| 20 | Moreover , it was her nakedness that exerted its mysterious power over the bodies of men . ’ |
| 21 | Our comprehensive Discovery Holiday ( supplement £30 ) includes a fascinating range of visits to make the most of your trip to Amsterdam , yet allows you the flexibility to choose the itinerary that suits your individual taste . |
| 22 | Comparing the show scene with that in Barbados , I would say that the fact that there was an established breed club that held its own breed show with specialist judges made all the difference , Barbadian entries being quite small in comparison to the Jamaican ones . |
| 23 | His eldest son had a mastoid operation ; there was a big building programme that needed his personal attention . |
| 24 | At that moment Ruby gave a growl that set her loose flesh trembling . |
| 25 | He had lost the diffidence and uncertainty that characterised his early leadership of the party . |
| 26 | But this means to say that he has no rule that takes him one way rather than another in a new case . |
| 27 | Martha stood patiently for a long time while her mother tried one dress after another on her , hoping to find a colour that made her skin seem paler and a cut that disguised her skeletal proportions . |
| 28 | But Cooper 's figures also possess a larger than life boldness due not so much to childlike innocence but to the kind of confidence we imagine Eve and Adam had before the Fall , However , she is not confronting us with an easily gained optimism nor do her disembodied heads , upturned women and mild impassive eyes really evoke a vision of dream . |
| 29 | In any case it is important that librarians remain in close touch with the industry that produces their raw materials , through the literature , and through formal and informal contacts . |
| 30 | Watching it in action is like seeing some fantastic automatic sewing machine , dropping and lifting its pen to draw and terminate the thousands of lines with a speed that belies its great accuracy . |