Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fifty or sixty perfect , pointed teeth gleamed between his parted lips . |
| 2 | This is good news to anyone who has witnessed the way art museums have come to regard paintings and other objects placed in their perpetual trust as a kind of stock portfolio that can be traded at will . |
| 3 | Continued to support elderly owner occupiers to remain in their own homes . |
| 4 | Burt Rutan is characteristically coy about his involvement , pointing out that many projects undertaken by his Scaled Composites company are ‘ proprietary ’ and adding : ‘ I ca n't even confirm that he ( Togo ) is a customer . ’ |
| 5 | Scotland 's tackling at the weekend was akin to a holding operation ; not surprising really as only rarely in the domestic sevens circuit do you see the shuddering finality which the Samoans , Fijians and Canadians bring to their defensive chopping . |
| 6 | MAFF is to allow scientists proposed by consumer groups to sit on its Advisory Committee on Pesticides . |
| 7 | Willie pulled off the weighted shoes and stood in the dark hallway shivering helplessly , his teeth rattling inside his clamped jaw . |
| 8 | The dive planning screen is a look-ahead facility showing a selection of depths and no-stop times depending on your current decompression status . |
| 9 | He grinned , white teeth flashing in his tanned face . |
| 10 | Each needs to find time to discover what exactly such issues as intellectualism , world consciousness , political awareness and moral values mean to their professional lives . |
| 11 | This particular accolade results from opinions given by our own buyers and coming as it does after four years of recession speaks volumes for our commitment to quality and customer care . |
| 12 | The authors concerned assume that the word " father " ( or its equivalent in other languages ) has a single meaning in itself , whereas in fact it has many different meanings depending upon what other term forms the other half of the dyadic relationship . |
| 13 | Love 's enemies profit from its unspecific claims , its grand capacity for isolationism So where do we start ? |
| 14 | How do such interactions relate to our special interest in locality and space ? |
| 15 | But if the then Prime Minister had been governing by decree based on policies formed by her own beliefs , credit might have been easy . |
| 16 | She smiles , and two dimples appear in her pasty cheeks , still shiny from last night 's application of face cream . |
| 17 | Her small white teeth drew in her upper lip as his hand stroked so erotically , his thumb tracing circles of white heat . |
| 18 | Handsome drake mallards swam with their dowdy mates in tow . |
| 19 | The first female is then shot a second time , and as the confused baby attempts to suckle from its dying mother , it too is despatched with a single bullet . ’ |
| 20 | These will include : Does the scheme comply with the policies contained in its local plan ? |
| 21 | In contrast , local newspapers do have a more or less defined constituency and , in consequence , split their efforts between giving a brief commentary on topical cases occurring outside their geographical area , and providing routine and sustained coverage on local cases . |
| 22 | Maggie moaned ecstatically as his thumb teased the tight , dark nipple that pressed sharply against the thin skin and her arms slid around his neck , her fingers lacing in his black hair as she kissed him back wildly . |
| 23 | Even so , a quarter of the authorities reported to their central body that such incidents had taken place . |
| 24 | In response to appeals by AI members last year , the Israeli authorities replied in April 1991 saying that ‘ Abd al-Ra'uf Ghabin had been arrested due to his activities relating to his alleged involvement in the PFLP — printing and distributing PFLP leaflets . |
| 25 | Finally , the closure raft inched carefully into the remaining gap , and after the briefest hesitation the ramps dropped into their receiving lugs and were pinned . |
| 26 | Her teeth sank into her bottom lip , biting back a cry , and she winced . |
| 27 | At various points Pemell 's book on children directs the reader to fuller discussions contained in his earlier publications . |
| 28 | It may be possible to delete this provision if the Purchaser can be satisfied that it has had all the Business 's contracts disclosed to it one way or another . |
| 29 | The waiter recognised him and Sandison spent five minutes explaining in his ragged Italian about his change of hats . |
| 30 | Leonora quivered , her teeth caught in her lower lip as he kissed each breast in turn , his lips lingering over their slight curves . |