Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | This was the lowest rise in the UK , but the overall figure still constitutes one in three of Scotland 's unemployed . |
| 7 | [ One of the other Assistant Solicitors in the department also joined us from private practice ; another came from the Bar . ] |
| 8 | Wirral Social Services Department temporarily placed her with foster parents and a case conference will take place this morning . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The idea of sub-contracting an exhibition piece now fills me with abject horror . |
| 11 | As a style , modernism visibly lends itself to this appropriation . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The programme never described him as such , though he certainly wields the authority you would expect that title would give him . |
| 14 | You expect me to believe that the board just chose me at random ? |
| 15 | Yeah Oh Ange your shopping Right see you at half past twelve then Ange , come over a bit before at twelve if you want . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Because the terrain so lends itself to visual spectacle , the grand prix races draw crowds from Vienna , Salzburg and Innsbruck like no other . |
| 18 | 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 ! ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Even if he is working in a field with other workers the sense of isolation can remain , for the noise and the increased pace of work hardly lend themselves to easy conversation between workmates . |
| 22 | The Committee also concerned itself with other aspects of university life — the training of graduates ; the value of degrees ; the employment of graduates ; the fair consideration of the provincial graduate in competition with those from the older universities ; the participation of graduates in university affairs , in industry , in education and in the Civil Service ; student problems , welfare and accommodation ; university entrance requirements . |
| 23 | The kind of letter writing in question here has nothing at all to do with word processing . |
| 24 | 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 … |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 ? |
| 27 | With the gentry his charm and distinction soon put him on excellent terms . |
| 28 | Failure also owed something to inappropriate motivation and inadequate committee skills . |
| 29 | If the March crisis over missile modernisation now seems something from another era , so too do the fears of the summer . |
| 30 | Those who ridiculed his expanding waistline now view it with tender understanding . |