Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was immediately dispatched to the scene , where his energy , intelligence and presence of mind made him the chief decision-taker in the first days after the explosion of reactor number four . |
| 2 | In the last-named work he opened up lines of interpretation which , even if somewhat modified since , set firm foundations on which other scholars might build : the exuberant vigour and almost Niagara-like outpouring of scholarship gave it a memorable quality . |
| 3 | Odd hairs straggled out of various warts , and the brown freckles of age gave them a strange resemblance to the stones . |
| 4 | She , Madame Gauthier , wife of the proprietor , had her business to attend to , and this kind of scandal did it no good at all . |
| 5 | The element of risk gave it an added excitement . |
| 6 | That piece of information gave her a severe jolt of alarm . |
| 7 | Being out of school gave him a wonderful feeling . |
| 8 | Richards argued that the suburb 's slow accretion of detail made it a contemporary form of vernacular architecture , in the picturesque tradition . |
| 9 | The employee behind the check in desk gave me a huge smile and welcomed me to the airport , gave me my seat reservation card and wished me a good journey . |
| 10 | This in turn made it a simple matter to adapt Watt 's engine to provide rotary motion . |
| 11 | His occupation as a City merchant and his great interest in horticulture gave him an advantageous position amongst a wide circle of friends , both at home and abroad . |
| 12 | Baxter 's tender conscience and his continual living near to death gave him a lively awareness of the awful danger of spiritual delusion . |
| 13 | In addition Norman 's capacity for enjoyment made him an excellent companion on their trips abroad . |
| 14 | The prestige and repute connected to sporting success at school made it a viable , intriguing and challenging venture for her , as it would be for many otherwise nondescript black kids already faced with the adversity of being black in what is perceived to be a hostile environment . |