Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1848 the Count had become an important figure in the administration of Hungary but the prospects of civil war and revolution led to his nervous collapse and he spent the next decade in an asylum . |
| 2 | The idea stuck in my mind and I contacted the local NGS organiser , who suggested we open the following year . |
| 3 | She ran her trembling fingers through his hair , arching back as his lips found her neck and she felt the delicious sensation of his teeth , soft against her flesh . |
| 4 | There was a sensation of rushing white coldness , scentless , but obliterating the faint tang of the tea and she heard the low growling roar of the sea . |
| 5 | He could see Prussian soldiers running away in the undergrowth and he felt the fierce exultation of a cavalryman given a helpless enemy to slaughter , but he did not see the batter of guns concealed in the deep shadows at the edge of the wood , nor the Prussian artillery officer who shouted , ‘ Fire ! ’ |
| 6 | By displaying a map of the area he made it easy to understand his talk and he emphasised the enormous size of Brazil . |
| 7 | I remember when you and your brother were little , Lyn , Joanne was n't born , old Mr Crane over at Loomlade got killed in his car and they closed the electric shop two days out of respect and the branch in Byss . " |
| 8 | It was after the first snow and I followed the clanging ploughs up the Dale , bumping along between high white mounds till I reached old Mr Stokill 's gate . |
| 9 | Local people are worried by the rise in all types of crime and they welcome the new parish wardens . |
| 10 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 11 | I 'd just like to elude to the er positive string on exchange , we take our profits in during the year at an average rate , but the cash benefit obviously er year on year is , is better than that er to the extent that the erm dollar has strengthened throughout the year or by the year end against the pound and we get the full benefit of that in our cash flow . |
| 12 | Well we 've locked the bottom half , cos Steve got a lock and we locked the bottom half . |
| 13 | Yeah they 're all nice nice girls you know this is like the other week we was here playing the other team and one of the other team was swearing you know , and particularly you know the girls in , might have not they have the they used to play for Black Bear and you know the that lady that 's up there , she still swears and we stopped her from here used to f this , f that and f the other , we did , we stopped her said if you ca n't find a better word than that to use I should n't bother , you know As you know Shirl do n't like that . |
| 14 | They 're making a new dictionary and they want the new words on it |
| 15 | ‘ But I got my hand there in a reflex action and it took the worst of it . |
| 16 | But I got my hand there in a reflex action and it took the worst of it . |
| 17 | Krimsky was well placed to observe key individuals and groups in action and he tells the local story vividly . |
| 18 | He stepped closer to John Russell 's roan horse and I remember the first thing he said . |
| 19 | But the noise put Seve on his guard and he played the 17th conservatively , for him . |
| 20 | He took her mouth again , but this time his mouth punished her with sudden erotic savagery and she felt the treacherous swift ache of desire , the longing for more , for all of him , deep in the pit of her stomach . |
| 21 | He tightened his grip and she felt the sudden fierce strength of his fingers biting deep into her wrist . |
| 22 | Rape clearly contravenes international law and she cites the 1907 Hague Conventions , the '49 Geneva Conventions and the '77 Protocols to make her point . |
| 23 | That blasted off a window and they discovered the deadly load . |
| 24 | The king 's mother and sister took her to their hut and they prepared the finest clothes for her . |
| 25 | have the LH say any sentence from either column and you produce the corresponding transform |
| 26 | ‘ They institutionalise high cost structures and production patterns , they restrict flexibility and they constrain the innovative and enterprising producer . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's a contact sport and we have the same commitment level as the men , so there is the same danger . ’ |
| 28 | I picked him as my friend because he was a quiet , kind boy and we shared the same interest . |
| 29 | I 'm paying top dollar and I expect the best . |
| 30 | There is no doubting the fact that external canister filters are one of the most versatile but misunderstood pieces of aquarium equipment and I hope the following will give you a clearer insight . |