Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The driver sat drumming his fingers nervously on the steering wheel while the attendant busied himself filling the tank , checking the oil and radiator , and wiping the windscreen . |
| 2 | What specifically seems to have worried the Russians most about the Marshall Plan was the temptation it represented for eastern European states . |
| 3 | Cos a I I 've got the contracts right in the Body Shop , we got Karen she used to work in Superdrug , and she came in there the other day and I 'm saying , och , do you know Michelle ? |
| 4 | The crew of the Mystic 60 Elysia included in their pre-race manoeuvres an attempt to catapult water bombs on to the warship committee boat . |
| 5 | Returning to the main road , which is very good , we cross the plateau and pass a small reservoir on the left-hand side with views down to the south side of the island and the sea . |
| 6 | ‘ Here we are , ’ gushed the presenter of Gardeners ' World , ‘ we 're in my very favourite corner of the estate now , with its magnificent , sweeping views down to the river.just look at this superb example of Metasequoiaglyptostroboides , or Dawn Redwood to give it its more familiar name , I do n't think I 've ever seen a better specimen anywhere . |
| 7 | As a result of this pessimism , many important administrative arrangements were settled late in the day in many cases only after the Munich crisis of September 1938 , as in the case of food distribution and transport . |
| 8 | These are nervous times down at the Manor Ground . |
| 9 | He found the list of farmhouses along with the radio operator 's log in one of his file boxes . |
| 10 | She ran her fingers gently over the manila surface and felt the outline of something small and cold inside . |
| 11 | Tuppe found a pair of knickers down behind the back seat . |
| 12 | The small smelter and mint was said to have been set up in the heart of the Rusland woods down towards the Leven Estuary , and coins were turned out in large numbers . |
| 13 | She turned slowly to look at him , as he deposited a bag of fragrant croissants and the Financial Times carelessly on the hall table and came to lean in the doorway of the guest room . |
| 14 | There was a glimmer of amusement in his dark eyes as he slid his fingers down to the pulse drumming wildly at the base of her throat . |
| 15 | Currently bending the air waves on Radio Ulster , and regulars on BBC 's ‘ Talk Back ’ programme , they 've gigged the North and brought houses down at the Edinburgh Fringe . |
| 16 | Jay trembled and clamped her teeth together on a chill sip of wine , the kiss of alcohol meaningless on the tight-lipped blues . |
| 17 | They abandoned the mine ; released the rented Forge Houses along with the mineral lease , and offered the first refusal of Dixon Ground Estate to Sir Michael at £450 . |
| 18 | Lisa drummed her fingers impatiently on the phone table . |
| 19 | Er er you deal with cases all round the York area . |
| 20 | Instead , they now intend to integrate the technologies only at the network management level . |
| 21 | If you just knit two yarns together without a plating feeder , sometimes one yarn will be on the purl side and sometimes the other . |
| 22 | As far as Penthouse is concerned she 's got enough on board to drive the Brummie bulls all round the Bull Ring . ’ |
| 23 | But one happened to be free for a couple of hours along with the picture editor who cut Nicola 's last report . |
| 24 | In green houses all over the country prize blooms are being brought on to be at their best for next week 's Chelsea Flower Show . |
| 25 | Pin the angled offcuts from the legs on to a scrap piece of wood to make an excellent cradle for planing and also for clamping blocks . |
| 26 | We did indeed use our cars rather like a TV set . |
| 27 | Lift the triangles on to a baking sheet . |
| 28 | Well they always started the lads right at the pit bottom and in those days ev everybody was crackers down there in those days , they were all mad , tearing about . |
| 29 | He pulled open the rear door and tossed the package of books on to the back seat , together with his gear . |
| 30 | To their great credit , Romania looked far from demoralised on the field , driving the Scots on to the back foot for much of the first half and restricting the scoreline to 3-0 until the 39th minute . |