Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I could put myself down as in case I get there for a day or two . |
| 2 | Of course I dealt also with a large number of other factors , highways , environmental considerations , archaeology . |
| 3 | Her old white dress and purple shawl She bought once from an ancient stall . |
| 4 | ‘ Proper Darby and Joan Club we run here of a Thursday . |
| 5 | Er if you read the accounts of the Ark it looks very like an Egyptian sarcophagus . |
| 6 | ‘ Someone recently got me a small Vox practice amp which is okay , but when I 'm recording at home I go straight through a JHS Rock Box . |
| 7 | She remained miserably at Little Gidding after Nicholas 's death , but finally , when John died , she hysterically demanded to leave for London immediately after the funeral ; without waiting for the weekly coach she departed uncomfortably in a countryman 's wagon . |
| 8 | In the form in which the principles appear in the Act they relate clearly to a version which was included in the Council of Europe Convention of 1981 . |
| 9 | His Paisley pattern shirt did n't go too well with the greying Marks & Spencer pullover he wore instead of a jacket , and he knew his fingernails were dirty . |
| 10 | Floridian sandwiches , on the other hand , filled up an entire tray and if there was any bread it lurked deep in a jungle of cress and lettuce . |
| 11 | And , miraculously , there was little resistance and I stared in disbelief as the great organ disappeared gloriously and wonderfully from sight I was right behind it with my arm , probing frantically away up to the shoulder as I rotated my wrist again and again till both uterine cornua were fully involuted Ben I was certain beyond doubt that everything was back in place I lay there for a few moments , my arm still deep inside the sow , my forehead resting on the floor . |
| 12 | At recent review two years after the onset of jaundice she remains well with a normal bilirubin concentration and slightly raised liver enzyme activities . |
| 13 | During the war she toured initially with a small company of Sadler 's Wells artists all over the country and then helped to keep the company alive by undertaking its management at a time when its very existence was threatened . |
| 14 | Immediately after a semi-derelict farmhouse we turned left through a gate and headed straight up a stony track to Rudland Rigg . |
| 15 | He dug deep into his jacket pocket , the grin fixed on his face and his bloodshot eyes regarding Beth with interest ; at length he drew a mangled envelope from his pocket and , flourishing it grandly , explained , ‘ This ‘ ere 's from a lad we come across in a foreign port . ’ |
| 16 | In true pilgrim tradition we prayed and did penance together and we also took our recreation together and we also took our recreation together and so on Wednesday evening we met together for a very happy celebration . |
| 17 | She met his eyes steadily , and after a moment he turned away with a sigh . |
| 18 | At the moment it looks more like a bit of rough pasture … full of dandelions and clover patches . |
| 19 | Her eldest son still has the job he had then in an electronics factory 300 miles away ; her daughter , who was a giggly schoolgirl 15 years ago , is now the mother of three boys ; and her youngest son is now also married and works the family 's half acre of land with his father . |
| 20 | Physical contact of a different nature was employed by another member of staff when during a break period he enquired disarmingly of a pupil whether he 'd ever seen an ‘ Irish whip ’ . |
| 21 | When a Masai owned up to cattle raiding and invited punishment he did so in a spirit , not of insolent defiance , but of self-respect . |
| 22 | At youth level we have also for a number of years sponsored the Scottish Schools National Swimming Championships and the Scottish Schools Badminton Union Competitions . |
| 23 | At Easter we went there for a holiday , and often have since . |
| 24 | But , a marvellous thing happened whilst the trial is going on do n't forget , it 's in the dead of night and whilst the trial is going on there is Pilate 's wife at home in bed sleeping , and she has a dream , and seemed as though God spoke to her , and she saw and recognized the awful deed that her husband was about to commit , so she sent an urgent message to him that is , you 've got it in ve ve verse nineteen have nothing to do with that righteousness man for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of him . |
| 25 | On another occasion I came home with a pulled hamstring . |
| 26 | Now these routines seemed to take most of the morning , and after lunch and a little rest she sallied forth for a walk . |
| 27 | Where the septum meets the body wall it does so in a smooth curve . |
| 28 | One day he shied away from an empty crisp bag and fell into a ditch . |
| 29 | This does not mean that the timetable disappears , although in the smaller primary schools operating the integrated day it does so to a very great extent , leaving only such activities as physical education and music needing some organized attention . |
| 30 | From a distance it looks strangely like a chimney . |