Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Yes … ! ’ he said deeply , and then his mouth closed over hers , burningly sensual as his hands moved slowly up to tunnel into her thick black hair , and as her mouth opened beneath his the hunger swept them both again , their breathing quickening as the kiss took fire and his mouth was fierce , hot , demanding , his hands moving over her body as she heard his heart thudding violently at his chest , and she knew she was in danger of losing her mind with the sweet , hot rush of excitement . |
| 2 | Fincara cried , and light flared over them the woman 's laughing face , and Adam 's burning blindness . |
| 3 | When the vote went against them the Poles simply marched in and took by force the areas they considered rightfully theirs . |
| 4 | The deputy judge had before him a probate action in which the first defendant , Mr. Clive Smith , sought to obtain probate of a manuscript document bearing the date 18 April 1986 , and said to be a testamentary disposition made by the deceased , Mr. Percy Winterbone . |
| 5 | The judge had before him an application by a father made under the provisions of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction which comprise Schedule 1 to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 . |
| 6 | Second , she contended that her husband misrepresented to her the effect of the legal charge . |
| 7 | Even her timidity seemed to him a sham . |
| 8 | Last year 's assembly remitted to us the task of working out the consequences for the service known as confirmation if children are admitted to the sacrament of the lord 's supper . |
| 9 | The family proceedings court had before it an application by the local authority for a care order with respect to a child , L. , who is now nearly four years old . |
| 10 | One person said to me a year or two ago : ‘ I 'm scared of dying . |
| 11 | The short process of giving birth to a baby seemed to her a triviality compared to the long haul of rearing it that lay ahead . |
| 12 | By the 1930s Carlism had behind it a century 's experience of political and military struggle against Spanish liberalism . |
| 13 | The old man stared at him a moment , then nodded . |
| 14 | As the door closed behind her the telephone rang and Amiss and Rachel spent several minutes in near-inarticulate exchanges of endearments and expressions of relief . |
| 15 | As soon as the door closed behind him the WAAF tiptoed over to me . |
| 16 | And my mam went to him every day with the nurses oh it was months and months and months until it was completely cleared . |
| 17 | And do you know what her mother said to her the night before her wedding ? |