Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [conj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were both slightly embarrassed at how they had clung to each other when the thunder crashed and how the daughter had nestled in , practically under , her mother 's nightgown when the sheeting rain slashed down around them , beating on the windows , just as when she was a little girl . |
| 2 | The results of this experiment showed that both the animacy of the actor and acted-upon , and whether actor or acted-upon was thematic , affected subjects ' use of passives . |
| 3 | Her voice with its note of aggrieved disapproval suggested that both the place and the praying were equally reprehensible . |
| 4 | They had to retrace their steps to pick it up again , while a second team discovered that neither a policeman nor the Council knew where the Local Authority parcels office was . |
| 5 | Her husband averred that doubtless the orchestra and the pipers would arrange things to their own satisfaction , and further opined that the Duchess should leave the ball 's arrangements to those who were paid to worry about the details , but the Duchess was insistent on voicing her concerns this afternoon . |
| 6 | As the site of Montagu House was within the area of the block plan design , the article asserted that neither the Duke nor Burn would be disinterested assessors . |
| 7 | However , a statement by the Auditor General suggested that both the President and the Finance Minister would have had to sign the final audit report of the government fund for " secret services " which was budgeted at R380,000,000 for the current year . |
| 8 | So , in a case where the seller was to build a yacht for the buyer and they agreed that on payment of the first instalment the vessel and all materials used in its construction should become the absolute property of the buyer , the court held that nevertheless no property passed on payment of the first instalment because at that time the boat 's construction had not commenced and the materials to be used had not yet been identified , McDougall v. Aeromarine of Emsworth Ltd. ( 1958 Q.B. ) . |
| 9 | Legend held that once a year an angel came to dance on the highest peak . |
| 10 | The nun realised that now the child had no one to protect her , some of the other children were making up for lost time . |
| 11 | The wet grass glittered and near-by a nut-tree sparkled iridescent , winking and gleaming as its branches moved in the light wind . |
| 12 | I can promise you that the total came as quite a shock to me , I was convinced it would be well in excess of my budget . |
| 13 | In Somerset a jury declared that only a corner of north-west Somerset ought to remain within Exmoor Forest : another Somerset jury made the startling statement that King John had afforested all England ! |
| 14 | Then Olybrius ' fury flared and even the ground shook in fear . |
| 15 | Still , relegation came as quite a shock to the system . |
| 16 | Twelve channels of the reactor were refuelled before the outage began and then the fuel route was taken out of service immediately . |
| 17 | Competition could be fierce , as a young Dundee officer discovered when even the influence of the powerful David Scott failed to secure him a place for the voyage of 1801 because |
| 18 | It was rightfully hers , of course ; but tradition said that only a man could rule the Wyrmberg . |
| 19 | On the evidence , the hearing officer considered that only the reduction in the disposal of scrap material amounted to a proven and readily quantifiable benefit . |
| 20 | The Sun has not been one of the newspapers which has in any way suggested that either the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh have been other than supportive to the Princess of Wales . ’ |
| 21 | He was too racked by sobs to reply , but … the warder explained that whenever the number of prisoners in jail went up , the police were asked to bring in boys to help with the chores . |
| 22 | Long — well , perhaps not that long-ago , in a drowsy Melbourne suburb called Surrey Hills , where Christmas came but once a year and the rest of the time there was the telly , you could say life was dull . |
| 23 | The lengthening day that pushes back your train Of clinging shadow , but keeps you here , has woken The seeds from the sleep they fell to when you went Down with them to darkness , the dread time When nothing could reach you , when you were hid away , And I retreated , sorrowing , hidden also ; And seed cast in the barren furrow rotted And trees withered and died ; and in the womb Of many a beast the embryo miscarried And then no germination ; and the earth sickened When in the womb of darkness you were stifled . |
| 24 | ‘ Of course not , ’ her son said and then the moment she had been dreading came . |