Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [pers pn] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of dealing with those who demanded excessively high wages or who broke their contracts , the courts provided us with a great deal of evidence about wage rates , and continuity and frequency of employment . |
| 2 | Her investments provided her with an annual income of well over a million dollars , in addition to the trusts and investments left to her directly by her husband . |
| 3 | Lucenzo 's golden hair streaked back in the wind , emphasising the high purity of his cheekbones , and briefly his eyes lanced hers with a calculating look . |
| 4 | His eyes met hers with a strange sort of intensity . |
| 5 | At the door , Xanthe took her by both hands and held her so hard Miranda felt her nails cut into the palms and her eyes met hers with a pale blue flare , as clear as her father 's , and as unassailable , as she breathed out , holding Miranda by her side , and turned to face her father across the room . |
| 6 | With a stifled groan that for some reason moved her deeply , his lips found hers with a sweet fire that seemed to sear her very soul . |
| 7 | His eyes seared hers with a glowing intensity that excited her . |
| 8 | Grey eyes questioned him with the full seriousness of her young being . |
| 9 | His eyes held hers with a thoughtful appraisal . |
| 10 | The dark eyes swept her with a triumphant gleam as the other woman said smugly , ‘ Silas said I was to sit beside him . ’ |
| 11 | BARRY WILSON turned in a star performance as Stantondale increased their lead at the top of the second division last week - and afterwards his managers furnished him with the same compliment : ‘ He 's class . ’ |
| 12 | Despite his artistic pretensions , he was apprenticed to a local steel mill , where two accidents left him with a permanent limp and the loss of three fingers of one hand . |
| 13 | From then on the pretty servant girls eyed him with a lustrous regret and redoubled their attentions . |
| 14 | While three men scrubbed him with a stiff yard broom , the rest of us stood to attention in front of the trough and sang ‘ Képi Blanc ’ . |
| 15 | She had looked up ; she had looked around ; the frescos left her with an abiding sense of hopelessness , reinforced by the pastor 's impotent testimony . |