Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The excavations on the south side of the High Street in 1961–2 also revealed the earliest version of Watling Street , probably dating to the time of the conquest , with associated timber-framed buildings ; the road was originally 2.7 m ( 9 ft ) wide , although it was soon widened to 6.7 m ( 22 ft ) , and a central stone-built drain effectively divided it into two carriageways .
2 Well mum only had hers on one the other week .
3 A couple of years of university so familiarises us with this idea that literature dissolves entirely into the drudgery of reading and writing crit .
4 The journey in Howard 's car forcibly reminded him of that limitation , however , as he struggled to get the thing going over thirty miles per hour .
5 The ability to make long-range plans is at a premium in early middle game , and the machine 's low level of ability in this department usually gets it into terrible trouble .
6 [ One of the other Assistant Solicitors in the department also joined us from private practice ; another came from the Bar . ]
7 Wirral Social Services Department temporarily placed her with foster parents and a case conference will take place this morning .
8 Do n't forget membership of the Squash Club also provides you with full membership of the Sportcentre , and therefore allows you to utilise all its facilities , whether it be the new 2nd Nature Gymnasia , the sauna , or just trying out some of the many activities available at the centre .
9 The idea of sub-contracting an exhibition piece now fills me with abject horror .
10 Johns was always liked , but it was ironic , and irony never interested me in visual art the way that it did in literature or the theatre .
11 The programme never described him as such , though he certainly wields the authority you would expect that title would give him .
12 You expect me to believe that the board just chose me at random ?
13 Yeah Oh Ange your shopping Right see you at half past twelve then Ange , come over a bit before at twelve if you want .
14 The driver of the train did n't see him until it was too late , the engine literally cut him in half , he must have died instantly .
15 This girl just told me about this Polo factory outlet up near Canada … you can get a $200 knitted sweater for , like $20 — that 's outrageous ! ’
16 I intended at first only to teach her needlework to qualify her for a genteel position , for you see she has a delicacy in her person that makes it a pity ever to put her to hard work , but she masters everything so fast that now I am desirous to have to divert and entertain me in my thoughtful hours .
17 Antibodies are proteins which , once synthesized by cells of the immune system to counter and inactivate ‘ foreign ’ molecules , enable the body to retain the ‘ memory , for the intruder and hence the capacity rapidly to inactivate it on subsequent invasion .
18 He 'd lied about Tara , lied about Nicola Schreider … assured her she was n't his type then pursued her with consummate skill until his ego was satisfied that she was ripe for seduction …
19 In order to help us I think in our discussions , it seems to me that , I think we ought to write formally to the County Council and to the District Council actually asking them for more details of their consideration for what they intend to do about parishes .
20 Did he deliberately draw himself to your attention merely to involve you in this new Ordo — or because he hopes you might lance the boil of a conspiracy without him needing to show his own hand ?
21 With the gentry his charm and distinction soon put him on excellent terms .
22 Those who ridiculed his expanding waistline now view it with tender understanding .
23 Any contributions for the next edition please send/give them to any of us .
24 You had different , different companies do the , do the job so you used to get say I mean th you get a receiver for that cargo , well it , perhaps he got so much for receiving that cargo , then that was his job then to allocate it to different people but he , cos that was another job for him which you do n't do now .
25 The collector then donated them to three American museums : the Museum of Modern Art had first choice , and took forty-three ; the Art Institute of Chicago then selected thirty-eight ; and the rest went to the Denver Art Museum .
26 Much of the land is a massive plain but the mission 's route also took it across 500 miles of the arid , stony desolation of the Gobi Desert , which was inhabited by hostile nomadic Mongol tribes .
27 Now we had moved on to bigger and better things , this predictability still stood us in good stead .
28 Golden Friend also meets him on equal terms today .
29 Golden Friend also meets him on equal terms today .
30 If any individual or canoeing club is interested in either forming a team or joining an existing club or would just like to find out more about rafting please contact me on 0934 517756 or Patricia Hales of CHAR on 0432 820261 .
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