Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now can I have my jacket , you just dropped my bag across the bloody park give me a cigarette now Liam . |
| 2 | Keeping her eyes on Robert as he began to talk to Dawn , she waited to see a change of expression on Dawn 's face , then , suddenly , her view was blotted out by a tall figure handing her a glass of wine . |
| 3 | The soft lines of the sweatshirt that moulded the broad shoulders gave him an air of easy , masculine power , and the blue almost exactly matched the blue of his eyes . |
| 4 | I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way . ’ |
| 5 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 6 | Clare 's polite words gave her a moment of hope , which died , however , when she saw his face . |
| 7 | Dowie is a target for the Saints boo-boys but his willing heart makes him a dressing room favourite . |
| 8 | The voluntary hospital , the Infirmary , was specifically designed to care for the sick , and its relative freedom from the constraints associated with spending public money gave it the advantage over the sick wards at the workhouse . |
| 9 | Empty phrases to give you the illusion that it 's Adam who 's holding you , and not me ? |
| 10 | She guessed that her weekly visits made her a regular , for the keyboard player nodded at her and the guitarist/vocalist grinned . |
| 11 | He had been angered by her obvious , if unspoken , suspicion that he had persuaded the old lady to leave him the half share of the house . |
| 12 | Her mistress having died , she adopted us , not we her , about 5 weeks ago , and though our old cat finds her a bit of a trial he does seem somewhat rejuvenated by her presence . |
| 13 | Can my right hon. Friend give us an assurance that the additional funds that the United Nations needs to carry out these increased responsibilities will be provided by the members of the United Nations ? |
| 14 | Another couple of feet and Joey Beauchamp would have had a penalty , but the free kick gave them a goal with Mike Ford supplying the header . |
| 15 | The right hon. Gentleman does it every time and under any circumstances . |
| 16 | The hon. Gentleman asked me a number of specific questions . |
| 17 | His employers offered to pay him in full until the 12-month period expired and the High Court granted them an injunction , preventing Mr Henderson from leaving prematurely . |
| 18 | An old woman telling me the story of her life shat herself halfway through the Second World War . |
| 19 | When I got up , the old woman gave me a cup of thin instant coffee . |
| 20 | Gerard Fusil , a French radio journalist , suffers the same insatiable affliction as Francoise , along with hundreds of other amateurs who want to cheat death with a dramatic natural backdrop , but his connections within the French media gave him the chance to create an annual event to satisfy even the most daredevil adventurer . |
| 21 | ‘ The experience we gained through High Island gave us the confidence to know we could successfully work with Tatham , ’ Broussard says . |
| 22 | The commercial quality makes it a market leader ! |
| 23 | She paced up and down the tiny room while I sat on her bed , and she explained to me that McIllvanney had been approached by a client who had apparently seen Ellen and authorised McIllvanney to offer her the money . |
| 24 | His features were strong and rather austere , and his high cheekbones gave him a distinction that was all his own , though the line of his well-cut mouth hinted at a sensuality that disturbed her without her knowing why . |
| 25 | Hungary has appealed to foreign zoos to find them a home . |
| 26 | Meanwhile , Falkirk will take more than a passing interest in two Premier Division matches tonight , and hoping that the Old Firm do them a favour by beating fellow strugglers Dundee and Motherwell . |
| 27 | A teaching profession with a better understanding and a wider knowledge of educational research would be more able to question those who indulge in ‘ jargon ’ and also have a solid base from which to put forward their views which , whether rightly or wrongly , still rely too heavily on intuitive feel for what is happening , and I feel confident that the STRN can help bring this about if Scottish teachers give it the support it deserves . |
| 28 | In 1875 the British government awarded him a pension of £200 per annum in recognition of his discoveries at Ephesus . |
| 29 | Kevin and Sharon go to Corfe Castle , where an old man tells them a story . |
| 30 | Old man left him a fortune . ’ |