Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I did n't think it was anything but rudeness and I ca n't stand bad manners so I got the next train back and left him there . |
| 2 | When he was satisfied no fresh threat was about to manifest itself from the darkness , he moved off back the way he had come , retracing his steps until he reached the shallow stream he had leapt a short time before . |
| 3 | Each time the line is paid out , the kite will begin to sink as its airspeed is decreased , so only release the line in stages and allow the kite to climb in these steps until you have the final height you want . |
| 4 | She had bought a pretty pine desk , and had scoured the antique shops until she found the perfect eighteenth-century light-mahogany chair to go with it . |
| 5 | " It 's better not to shoot smaller animals until you have the bigger prizes you seek . |
| 6 | It 's a whirlwind ride which rarely lingers for more than a minute on individual songs until we reach the '90s and the Zoo TV extravaganza . |
| 7 | The party 's policy review paper says Muslims and other minority religious Home groups should be entitled to voluntary-aided schools provided they follow the national curriculum . |
| 8 | These words — nouns , verbs , adjectives and some adverbs — are also referred to as content words because they express the main meaning in an utterance . |
| 9 | ‘ Normally they do n't bother running through that in words because they open the sealed packages in front of the person . |
| 10 | No I do I think that 's wise to teach them in schools because they learn the right way . |
| 11 | So it might be assumed that Scott 's design was placed higher than the other Gothic entries because it showed the two offices as separate structures , rather than one . |
| 12 | You 've been cheating me , you stinking ass hole , letting me pay you for second-rate designs while you market the best ideas yourself . ’ |
| 13 | The needle slipped into his blue-veined arm and he closed his eyes while he felt the first rush . |
| 14 | It is also helpful to have the LH simply read down the list of words before you start the actual checking . |
| 15 | Twelve months after she topped the amateur charts , when winning the British , French and Italian Amateur Championships , France 's Valerie Michaud left the professionals in her wake by triumphing in the Holiday Inn Leiden Open , at Rijswijk in Holland . |
| 16 | Ivan 's dictates on balanced tackle were instrumental in my discarding unsuitable ledger rods before I found the right one . |
| 17 | Levitt was rejected for the Queens Award only 12 months before he secured the top honour . |
| 18 | I might go out and buy it straight away , I might wait weeks , months before I acquire the particular thing to give to you as a gift , you 've got ta wait on on me giving it to you . |
| 19 | And the new consumer awareness made increasing demands on manufacturers as we entered the great and glorious age of the hypermarket and out-of-town superstore . |
| 20 | She really wanted them to burn tonight , to feel the heat between their legs as they watched the glowing monitors . |
| 21 | It was a bright day with thin sunshine burnishing up from the snow and men blinked and rubbed their eyes as they crossed the open space between the two compounds , tramping over the road running down to the village and the railway line that stretched far the other way to Pot'ma . |
| 22 | He protected her like a lover , shielding her from curious eyes as they climbed the steep steps of the Rialto bridge with its shops on either side . |
| 23 | Laura sighed , lying back against the head-rest of the open sports car , closing her eyes as she relished the cool breeze rustling through her blonde hair . |
| 24 | She avoided his eyes as she placed the fresh drink on the table by his elbow , and the unchanging passivity of her face enraged him suddenly without reason . |
| 25 | There were tears in Cynthia 's eyes as she held the thin , wasted body of her adored sister in her arms . |
| 26 | She rubbed sinuously against him as she felt a deep thrill at his arousal , and shut her eyes as he removed the last fragile barrier . |
| 27 | Farrell closed his eyes as he tasted the rotting matter on his tongue . |
| 28 | He pointed out several good restaurants as we passed the magnificent Stanford shopping precinct . |
| 29 | A smile tugged at his lips when he remembered the dead peonies falling at his feet and Sweetheart 's totally unexpected laughter . |
| 30 | She kept the cigarette between her lips as she fashioned the dreadful thing , and her eyes watered in the stream of smoke . |