Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day , place the black fondant tiles all over the roof , in neat overlapping rows , securing them on with a little water or royal icing . |
| 2 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been thinking about Simon , ’ he said , as he began to eat , ‘ and I 'd be grateful if you could fill me in on a few things . ’ |
| 4 | She measures out her guarded replies to him in neat , carefully checked words , as once she had suggested , from the top of the steps outside their front door , that Millie might like to invite me in for a few minutes . |
| 5 | All right , I was Marius ’ personal assistant and there 's no reason to assume that Nigel would want to take me over in the same role . |
| 6 | Dexter believed Jane Pargeter was more interested in David Parkin 's affair than she pretended : you ca n't be someone 's lover for three years and then cast them off with the same indifference as an old pair of socks . |
| 7 | It fills you up okay but runs you down at the same time . |
| 8 | As I have to come back to the airport to pick up a member of tonight 's convention it will be easy to drop you off at the same time . ’ |
| 9 | Shall I pick you up at the same time as I did this morning ? ’ |
| 10 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
| 11 | The high speed turn at the bottom of the wave which brings you back up the same wave enabling you to continue your ride in . |
| 12 | I was getting DF118s — painkillers but they knock you out at the same time . |
| 13 | Incidentally , the last I heard , that weekly coach to the Upper Witham was still running — under the name of Heeley Angling Club and , even more surprising , I understand that ’ Jock ’ was still driving them up to a few years ago . |
| 14 | The overall goal is to bring them up to the same standards as the western part of the country by the end of the century . |
| 15 | In the past a Welsh dealer had brought ponies and kept them on the moors at Hartshead to fatten them up for a few weeks prior to the fair , and Mr Rawson had often helped to drive them from there to Lee Gap . |
| 16 | John Taub and others at the University of California School of Medicine required subjects to sleep an hour or more longer than usual , by putting them to bed at either II p.m. or I a.m. , but getting them up at the same time — 9 a.m . |
| 17 | ‘ A lot of the simpler souls ’ , said Quigley , ‘ probably think a great big snake is going to slither out at them and start gobbling them up in a few years . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 19 | Then the company puts them back on the same job and they further injure themselves . |
| 20 | I shall not , however , let my hon. Friend hold me back during the few minutes that I shall use to unbridle myself . |
| 21 | ‘ Expect me back in a few minutes , ’ she heard him say distantly . |
| 22 | They agreed to phase them out on the same timetable applying in their own countries , and faster than required by the Montreal Protocol ( the international agreement on protecting the ozone layer — see ED 52 ] . |
| 23 | The state of mind of day-dream escapers was not simple and they both believed in their plans and knew quite well that they would never carry them out at the same time . |
| 24 | Mike said , ‘ TCT are doing a sequel and a prequel to ‘ T is ’ and bringing them out at the same time . ’ |
| 25 | Anyone fancy helping me out on a few voodoo dolls dressed in a famous black with blue/orange trim kit ? : - ) |
| 26 | Probably because it was a way of roping him in for the future , Malcolm invited him down to a few rehearsals . |
| 27 | Are they in to the same extent , or lesser extent than manufacturing ? |
| 28 | ‘ I am sure it was my accounts of my experiences which set her off on the same route . |
| 29 | If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days . |
| 30 | ‘ So you can tap her up for a few quid petrol money , eh ? |