Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thunderous retort deafened them both momentarily . |
| 2 | The round-headed silhouette of the Scottish Fold gained it many admirers , although some felt it looked too sad . |
| 3 | The empty box said it all : wide open , like an accusing scream . |
| 4 | In 1907 , however , the Bondholders had a great deal more at risk than in the 1960 's and the 2:1 arrangement gave them some protection and rights over their own investments and the Club 's destiny . |
| 5 | Then the social worker got us this flat and Keith moved in with us , and he stayed until just before Christmas , and we 've been on our own ever since . |
| 6 | Indeed the Next Steps Report found that : ‘ People who had recently resigned from the Civil Service told us that frustration at the lack of genuine responsibility for achieving results was a significant factor in encouraging them to move to jobs outside . ’ |
| 7 | Almost at once the National Anthem summoned them both to their feet , but Mark responded sluggishly . |
| 8 | The existing ordinance gave him enough power . |
| 9 | The growth of the industrial proletariat convinced him that state education for all was essential , though in 1809 he asked : ‘ What can you expect of national education conducted by a government which for twenty years resisted the abolition of the Slave Trade ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Of course , I agreed to carry his bag like a shot , and the Irish golfer gave me some very basic instruction in my duties over a couple of pints of the dark stuff from his native land . |
| 11 | The same route gave him another birdie at the eighth . |
| 12 | They glanced at each other , and the same recognition struck them both . |
| 13 | The bearded man watched him all the time . |
| 14 | It had been a gruelling season but the final result made it all worthwhile . |
| 15 | In the case of the BM , the Egyptian collection was acquired from Nelson 's defeat of Napolean ; the Elgin Marbles also because of the consequent British alliance with the Ottoman Empire ; subsequent and strong diplomatic links with Greece and the Middle East brought additional sculpture ; and the Royal Navy transported it all back to England . |
| 16 | The senior doctor addressed them all in a memorial service . |
| 17 | Williams soon became a great favourite with the Palace crowd , who christened him ‘ Ginger ’ , although some of the local press gave him another nickname — ‘ The Palace Terrier ’ . |
| 18 | A call from a trusted contact informed me that senior police officers from the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection squad had been summoned to Buckingham Palace and ordered to find who leaked the story . |
| 19 | The last word refused to emerge as a little voice reminded her that fitzAlan had asked why , out there on the drawbridge . |
| 20 | I left the cinema with a rush of questions , mainly about blood , and a wise response answered them all : ‘ It 's only a film . ’ |
| 21 | Cos you ca n't get , an old bloke told me that . |
| 22 | Mr Brandreth tells me : ‘ I discovered that we were at Oxford when an American reporter rang me some months ago to ask about him . |
| 23 | An American soldier gave us each a balloon and told us that the winner would be the one who could soonest burst the balloon by blowing it up beyond its stretching point . |