Example sentences of "[art] [det] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , even when the dinner was over , their ‘ guests ’ showed no sign of leaving , at which point the Emperor began to pull on the ends of his moustache — one of the few signs of irritation he ever allowed himself . |
| 2 | In an official statement , the BRE said that the few cases of rot it knew about were in every case directly attributable to rising damp or to rain penetration : |
| 3 | Athelstan promptly refused , for the few mouthfuls of ale he had already drunk bit at his stomach . |
| 4 | Given the few moments of contemplation she 'd wanted , it would probably have been her own choice for the evening . |
| 5 | ‘ It was one of the few bits of information we did manage to pick up on the grapevine . |
| 6 | If I want to count how many chairs there are in my college , I have little problem about deciding which of the many objects in college I am going to include in my count . |
| 7 | ‘ Against the All Blacks in Dunedin we won a lot of ball and very nearly won the match . |
| 8 | The opportunist housebreaker will not shirk from breaking a window , of course , but the more levels of protection you create , the more time it will take him — which is a risk he may not wish to take . |
| 9 | Now he sits on a therapy group helping the same types of people he used to lock up . |
| 10 | What we should remember , however , is that workers have not always had the same kinds of experiences I have just described and have , consequently , been able to hold on to a sense of political relatedness between themselves as individuals and groups vis-à-vis society and the industrial enterprises within it . |
| 11 | The self-confidence inspired by his Eton and Trinity background may have helped him in the several differences of opinion he has encountered in his life . |
| 12 | After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony . |
| 13 | A few moments before sundown I extricated Wavebreaker 's folding bicycle from the big locker on the boat 's after swim-platform , forced the rusting hinges open , then pedalled along Midshipman Road to the glittering block of apartments where our esteemed boss lived . |
| 14 | After a few hours of embroidery I was free ; free to cycle wherever I liked with my friends . |
| 15 | We swapped a few anecdotes about buffoons we had encountered and then went our separate ways , hands thrust deep into our respective double-thickness , Gortex , all-weather , storm-force shell outers . |
| 16 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 17 | So I 'd like to ask you er , I 'll move on and ask you a few questions about places you 've lived in the past . |
| 18 | Already he was worried about their stores lasting until the Saturday when he might reasonably claim a few shillings to tide him over ; Emily 's mother had given them a box of stuff , sausages , bread , some tea , butter , bacon — but it would have to be spun out . |
| 19 | Sir Thomas , however , or rather his stomach , clearly did not agree , for halfway through the entremets , with a few words of apology he absented himself from-the table . |
| 20 | ‘ After a few days of production I had the opportunity to approach Dustin , ’ Silvis remembered . |
| 21 | In a month 's time we 'll have a quiet wedding in the local church , and after a few days in London we 'll travel through all the countries of Europe . ’ |
| 22 | The treating , perhaps fortunately , cut his visit short for after a few nights of festivities he was stony broke . |
| 23 | The trip was a total success , and despite a few hiccups in transit we were able to transport some 5O , OOO items to the main hospital in addition to taking supplies to the towns at Clut-Napoca and Milas . |
| 24 | A few years after publication I was introduced to a well known photographer at a party . |
| 25 | ‘ After literally a few weeks in Bosnia you became used to death . |
| 26 | After a few months of therapy it is usual for even the most intense form of cat phobia to disappear . |
| 27 | This means that for a few months in summer it is usually possible to sail right round West Spitsbergen ; if the ship is not too large and is able to land passengers from suitable landing craft , this is the best possible way to explore Spitsbergen . |
| 28 | Here are a few myths about exercise you might have believed in : |
| 29 | As Nick Gatfield , director of A&R for EMI Records ( UK ) says , ‘ In three and a half years at EMI I have signed only one artist from an unsolicited demo tape . ’ |