Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adj] [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 But it made sense to keep the running titles intact and transfer them as a set to another forme on its way to the press , saving a little of the compositor 's time .
2 When the time is right Shamans pick the special fungus and make the vile brew which sends the Fanatics crazy and turns them into uncontrolled whirling maniacs .
3 In the first of a new series , which considers the properties of various media , MARTIN CHILD examines the brands available and puts them to the test .
4 As a boy growing up in New York , he recalls his father doing whatever he could to keep food in the ten hungry mouths , including buying up condoms and sunglasses wholesale and selling them to shopkeepers .
5 ‘ So , ’ Nathan pulled the towel from his shoulder and tossed it aside , ‘ after you 've tidied the galley , wipe the oilskins dry and hang them in the locker .
6 Taskopruzade quotes from his father these words of Hocazade 's : " At the time when I was at the Sultan medrese in Bursa I was thirty-three years old and loved nothing save Taskopruzade goes on to say that Hocazade used to take more pride in having taught at the Sultan medrese than in having been kazasker or Mehmed II's Hoca .
7 In July Amnesty International called on the Uzbek authorities to ensure that the incidents were fully investigated and that every effort was made to identify the persons responsible and bring them to justice .
8 Two of the drovers took a strip of white cotton about 20 yards long and held it across the top of the quay , and it did for a fence .
9 When the viewers arrive , make sure you have the details ready and take them round room by room as listed .
10 His body shuddered , and then his tolerance disintegrated and he wrenched his arms free and wrapped them round her , holding her hard against him .
11 Floaters , though , they fling their portals wide and usher you into the hall , crying ‘ Ah-ha — just the man I wanted to see ! ’
12 He was famous for picking sportsmen young and preparing them for success ; but in this case he had picked an apparent no-hoper like Harley , who immediately confirmed his judgement by notching up three tournament victories .
  Next page