Example sentences of "[pers pn] [coord] [vb base] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With other feelings we may be burdened by their strength , yet still be free enough to choose whether we express them to others by word or action , indulge them or keep a tight rein on them . |
| 2 | A certain firm famous for their ‘ bags ’ trouser suits , used to do an extensive line of grey anoraks , but they obviously had a visit from the style police and were made to put bits of navy blue and red in them or face a lengthy jail sentence . |
| 3 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |
| 4 | In fact I 'll even be super-optimistic for me and predict a clean sheet with Quinn 's injury . |
| 5 | ‘ This man is of no more use to the world than those artists who came to fawn on me and scrape a little importance for themselves . |
| 6 | The student should look out for them and make a mental note of their fascinating and beautiful effect . |
| 7 | First of all they are sorted into groups of similar material : pottery , brooches , pieces of worked stone , and so on ; these may be sent at this stage to various specialists , who will study them and write a technical report . |
| 8 | To keep them clean , simply wash them and use a good copper polish . |
| 9 | She will slow her pace down for them and keep a close eye on them as they amble along near her , but she will not let them get too far away from the home base . |
| 10 | ‘ I can then get some sketches , build on them and get a true picture of what happened . |
| 11 | Some birds certainly use their eyes to follow the geographical features they see below them and have a mental map by which they steer . |
| 12 | We 've got Oxford United away in the 4th round so hopefully we 'll get past them and establish a good cup run — who knows if we win the FA cup I may even relent in my criticsim of Sgt Wilko . |
| 13 | Petion , follow them and lend a helping hand . |
| 14 | Further research on classroom exchanges would assist in determining where problems are and what steps ought to be taken to eradicate them and promote a gender-neutral environment in our classrooms . |
| 15 | Gallas had wished to buy the row of houses opposite , demolish them and create a fine square in front of the house . |
| 16 | And I know these people do n't feel free , I know they 're all hurrying along or sitting there worrying about their jobs or their mortgages or being late or an IRA bomb in the nearest litter-bin , but I look at them and feel a terrible sense of loss , because I think I 've surrendered all this ; the ordinariness of life , the ability just to be part of it and take part in it . |
| 17 | Fairies greatly value human babies as a means of introducing new blood to their dwindling race , so have been known to steal them and leave a useless object behind . |
| 18 | Stare at something immediately in front of you and make a mental note of what you can see above that object and below it , to the right and to the left . |
| 19 | I want to pull in the anchor with you and save the whale with you and bear a big child with you and live with you and know that we will never die . |
| 20 | Thank you and Have a Nice Day ! ’ |
| 21 | Discriminatory and punitive rates , like Mr Smith 's 59 per cent , not only put many of the most agile brains in the country to work to find ways of avoiding them but create a profound disinclination to work harder or take risks when you have to give nearly 60 per cent of it to the Government . |
| 22 | The young male thereafter protects very young sexually immature females so that they are attracted to him and form a close relationship . |
| 23 | You should do what I 've done , cut yourself completely free of him and make a new life for yourself . ’ |
| 24 | Pilate standing on , you imagine knowing that he has delivered up an innocent man , knowing that he 's delivered to death someone who is not guilty of death , knowing that he is the son of God , the King of the Jews , listen to what he says and th listen to what he 's watch , he 's seeing rather and the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around him and they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him , and after weaving a crown of thorns they put it on his head and reed in his right hand , and they kneeled down before him and mocked him saying , hail ! |
| 25 | Adam must be around somewhere — if she could just find him and have a quick word before her part in the proceedings began — as if in answer to her prayers , a small group of business-suited men began to disperse , and the figure of a fair-haired man came into view . |
| 26 | All that wickedness , and you do n't have to explain it or understand it or do a bloody thing about it except put a stop to it . |
| 27 | Let's take it and prevent a constructive relationship with the T & G developing into an unworkable alliance . |
| 28 | Now surveys show that it is in fact quite common and that as many as 61% of women experience it and suffer a certain amount of discomfort as a result . |
| 29 | The po-faced and the pious may not find that funny , but to hear him tell it and keep a straight face is a considerable feat . |
| 30 | Why not , my wife says , knock a hole through the boys ' bedroom wall , pinch a three foot six strip off it and make a new landing passage and extend the walk-in cupboard , forward to take up the old landing and sideways to build a space out to the main part of the stairs . |