Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quick flick of a comb through her hair — there was no hat to accessorise this dress — she reached for the crocodile clutch bag and moved towards the doorway for Arlene to give her a quick check before she stepped out onto the catwalk again . |
| 2 | The fact that Redcar is not a yuppie haven nor affects green welly pretension like certain places nearer Darlington make it an obvious target for sarcastic wit . |
| 3 | When I was researching my book , The Sporting Gentleman 's Gentleman , stories from Scottish keepers , stalkers and gillies , Jimmy Ross of Rothes told me a different tale about Arthur Wood and his ‘ wee Blue Charm ’ . |
| 4 | The Queen 's visit went ahead and ‘ the genial and warm-hearted people [ of Ghanaj gave her an unprecedented reception . … |
| 5 | Because of that , the National Farmers Union of Scotland gave me a lengthy and accurate brief . |
| 6 | ‘ I am sure both the new DPA and the free zone will contribute greatly to the growth of the economy , and the strength of Dubai to make it a major industrial and shipping base and the most attractive business environment between the Far East and Europe . ’ |
| 7 | Their strictures on the ‘ maximalism ’ of the Bolsheviks , on the ‘ premature ’ nature of the October revolution , and on the backwardness of Russia gave them a broad area of common ground with the liberal view . |
| 8 | It transpires that the new tenant is Pris , one of the androids Deckard is hunting ( though John does not realise this until later in the story ) The presence of Pris excites him a great deal . |
| 9 | He was president of the British Mycological Society ( 1927 ) and the Association of Economic Biologists ( 1928–9 ) , and in 1938 , the University of Aberdeen awarded him an honorary LLD . |
| 10 | We start in ten days and I firmly rely on the goodness of Providence to grant me a safe and prosperous passage . |
| 11 | MCI Communications Corp reports that the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago awarded it a 10-year multi-million dollar contract to provide circuits for the new FedNet communications system will combine the networks of 12 Federal Reserve district banks and three new centres into one network ; FedNet will offer the banks high speed data services and is responsible for circuit installation and maintenance . |
| 12 | And although the old woman 's premonition was an unhappy one and mention of Daniel caused her an immediate spear of pain , she nevertheless felt purged ; she always felt some elation after being in the company of the story-teller . |
| 13 | They 've been back on the phone again despite Portsmouth awarding him a new two-year contract ! |
| 14 | A survey in the crucial state of Ohio gave him a slender lead . |
| 15 | The views of the lovely Derbyshire countryside from this gracious house are wonderful and its location in the tranquil and pretty hamlet of Blore makes it an ideal retreat for the discerning traveller . |
| 16 | The Amir of Qatar gave her a pear-shaped pearl , a gold necklace and the ultimate prezzie , ‘ a bowl of lapis lazuli , mounted on two prancing gold horses , themselves being diamond encrusted . ’ |
| 17 | The Sheriff of Essex pays me a small stipend to ensure the seals on the doors and windows are not broken . ’ |
| 18 | The walk from the campsite near Hrabusice gave us a real taste of Paradise . |
| 19 | But that would upset the exciting shape United have now found , with Cantona giving them an extra attacking dimension . |
| 20 | In the quarter-finals , following a goalless home draw with Real Madrid , a double from Radchenko brought them a brilliant 3-1 win in the Bernabeu . |
| 21 | Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States . |
| 22 | Later joining the intelligence corps , his attachment to Special Operations Executive in German-occupied north-west Greece and afterwards with the British Information Service in Athens gave him an abiding affection for and an understanding of the Hellenic scene . |
| 23 | On the occasion of its 30th anniversary , the University of Novi Sad in Yugoslavia awarded him the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science ; and this month at the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science he is to receive an Honorary DSc from the University of Wales . |
| 24 | Students from Camberwell made it a regular haunt . |
| 25 | I 'd have been in it and in those bars in Gibraltar giving it the big lips by last night . ’ |
| 26 | Another school-dinner lady in Wigan told me a typical tale : |
| 27 | A vicar in Battersea told me the other day that when he went to the church festival of Christmas at the local primary school — one of the schools within his parish — there was plenty of Father Christmas and jingle bells , but not one reference to Jesus . |
| 28 | For Foster the resurfaced family tradition of unionism and his newly acquired loyalty to Paisley made him an active and enthusiastic supporter of his political activities . |
| 29 | Holland has Gullit and Van Basten , England have Barnes and Lineker , Argentina will rely almost exclusively on Maradona to give them a cutting edge . |
| 30 | Going to M.I.T. taught me a great deal about linguistics in many areas ; but one of the things one easily learned at MIT at that time was a sense of conviction — the assumption that MIT led the world , and that other people 's opinions need not in general be treated seriously . |