Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thousands of warriors collect from the huge Masai district to have their heads shaved by their mothers before undergoing rituals to launch them on their new — somewhat dull — life as elders . |
| 2 | That same feeling of pride and excitement is here today and I use those so so meaningful words to greet you as your National President . |
| 3 | But the fight did not prevent the fundamental beliefs in the nation and ‘ the historic integrity of the island of Ireland ’ , as nationalist parties described it in their New Ireland Forum ( 1983 — 4 : i. 28 ) , from remaining basic to the perceptions of both parties . |
| 4 | Both districts selected him for their under-21 practice matches in January , but the youngster , who played for Ayr while he was still at Kyle Academy , opted for his home district , Glasgow . |
| 5 | Fido 's owners should be aware of this and take steps to play him at his own game . |
| 6 | The French still use the word ‘ negre ’ for a ghost-writer because Dumas quite openly used other authors to help him with his colossal output . |
| 7 | Fred , the eldest son , was never interested in the business , his homosexuality and leaning towards the arts alienating him from his conservative father . |
| 8 | ‘ No , ’ he agreed , his glittering black eyes holding hers with their remorseless stare . |
| 9 | Rhodri watched them with his hooded , wary eyes , and said nothing . |
| 10 | Kids watched it in their millions every week because it was that rarity : an adult show which listened to their viewpoint . |
| 11 | That Bernard had broken noses defending her to his chauvinistic schoolmates . |
| 12 | If it should please God for my sins to separate me from my dearest Pamela , you will only resolve not to marry one person . |
| 13 | The T. S. Eliot Lectures show him at his best — relaxed , immensely well read and decisive . |
| 14 | His parents took him into their adjoining cabin when he wept — and saved his life . |
| 15 | Quiet and modest in manner , speaking with an occasional stutter , his initiative , absolute reliability and willingness to help in the humblest duties endeared him to his many friends , not only in the literary world . |
| 16 | It is also crucial to ask whether the media are able to cope with this growth in information and whether they can do anything to counter the efforts of governments to manipulate it for their own ends . |
| 17 | Her class members thank her for the years of enjoyment she has given them ; her fellow-teachers thank her for her constant support and friendship . |
| 18 | Like a dam bursting , her feelings overwhelmed her with their sudden surge . |
| 19 | Once again , Arthurian legend underlay the idea of the Order , but the adoption of the garter as its symbol was said in later years to have occurred when , at a ball at Calais in 1348 , the Countess of Salisbury dropped her garter and the king , who was rumoured to have been in love with her , picked it up and in the face of derisive cries from the onlookers put it on his own knee with the remark , ‘ Honi soit qui mal y pense ’ — shame upon him who thinks ill of it . |
| 20 | ‘ So we find ourselves moving this new technology to consumer markets , co-operating with entertainment and TV companies , and at the same time working with [ information technology ] consulting firms to help them with their key applications . |
| 21 | Having taken the plunge and opened the package I was delighted to find that the software is n't copy protected — no problems running it on my hard disk systems here , or so I thought . |
| 22 | The fact that firms find it in their mutual interests to combine , or to develop lasting links , does not mean that such links are socially desirable in the wider sense ( as Williamson , for example , would agree ) . |
| 23 | Supporters carried lighted torches to welcome him to his 15th and final rally in Taunton last night , giving some credence to his claim that ‘ beacons are being lit all across the West Country ’ . |
| 24 | Just as the concentration on individual managers isolates them from their proper context and makes them almost personally responsible for local policy variations , so the concentration on the processes of local politics isolated these from other sets of socio-economic processes . |
| 25 | This is the ‘ psychic trailing ’ phenomenon , when a cat that has been left behind by its owners follows them to their new home . |
| 26 | You had only to ride out the storm — inside preferably — ’ with a flash of humour as the heavens reminded him of their still present threat ‘ — and the dust would soon have settled . |
| 27 | The Editors thank you for your continued support as members of the Society and your interest in the ‘ Medau News ’ . |
| 28 | Certain collections Mickey Mouse ephemera or period memorabilia need a range of different treatments to display them to their best advantage : dot pictures and plaques round the wall , arrange toys and crockery on shelves , lay rugs on the floor . |
| 29 | After the patient has run out of things to tell you on his own initiative make enquiries into each of the sections covering the particular complaint of the patient . |
| 30 | We asked six of our regular writers to tell us about their favourite walking areas in the UK . |