Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 They make long and elegant speeches before Pandarus leads them to a chamber where they can be alone for a night ; but their words seem superficial : it is as if Rosaline had agreed to love Romeo , and he only ever experienced the satisfaction of his sexual appetite .
2 He tested his first successful model on 27 October , 1815 in Killingworth colliery , two months before Davy tested his at Hebburn colliery on the first day of 1816 .
3 Robins has so far scored seven goals after Ferguson sold him to Norwich for a cut-price £800,000 on the eve of the season .
4 The rest of her sentence died on her lips as Penry took her in his arms with a sound somewhere between a sigh and a groan as their lips met and their bodies flowed together in a deep , primeval need which united them almost at once in a storm of love and need as fierce as the one which raged , unheard , outside .
5 She 'd have to take off her thick blue jersey soon , and she could n't remember how many buttons had come off the shirt underneath , and it was sleeveless , and she had n't shaved her armpits since Philippa asked her to supper last week .
6 It took another two years before Picker offered it to English director John Schlesinger .
7 Earlier , in a visit to the headquarters of the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol , Mr Rutskoy said he favoured a referendum on whether Crimea should be returned to Russia , 32 years after Khrushchev presented it to Ukraine .
8 After a cup of cocoa Willie brushed his teeth over an aluminium bowl and then dashed out into the garden to the little wooden outhouse , wearing his mackintosh and a new pair of gumboots while Tom sheltered him with an umbrella .
9 Before , he had always been rather frightening but now he looked pathetic with his tear-stained cheeks , grieving eyes and red gaping mouth which could only make gurgling sounds as Benjamin took him by the hand and tried to convey his condolences .
10 We sat on a sofa beneath the doleful gaze of these trophies while Hasan plied us with drinks and an array of Egyptian delicacies which he brought simmering from the kitchen .
11 ‘ I was at a disco on crutches when Nigel asked me about my plans — and casually said I could ride for him whenever I was free .
12 It took a further five minutes before Blenkinsop made it to the phone , but to Amiss 's relief , he appeared to be both sober and reasonable : indeed he was giving a rather creditable imitation of a normal club secretary .
13 Silence fell , hanging over them for several minutes before Travis broke it with a casual observation .
14 A decade ago , Kung Fu martial arts films were banned by Zambian cinemas after Kaunda attacked them for encouraging violence amongst youths .
15 I only brought the letters because Gramps asked me to … ’
16 One of his girlfriends needed 18 stitches after White attacked her with a knife .
17 I gorged myself to the gills although Benjamin ordered me to be temperate with the wine .
18 Two Graham Bowen goals damaged Carlisle 's championship hopes as Redcar held them to a 2–2 draw .
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