Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William Temple got him an honouring invitation , as a delegate to the vast ecumenical conference at Edinburgh in 1937 . |
| 2 | Kenneth Caitlin lit himself a cigar , blowing the smoke out in huge puffs that swirled around his bald head . |
| 3 | David Beaton poulticed it every time he could get the old man to stay at peace long enough , but as soon as it started to heal Eachuinn would be up and about , restless , until the deep puncture festered and broke out again . |
| 4 | His cheesecutter hat and Burberry overcoat gave him the look of a working class spiv . |
| 5 | Lucy Jackson underlined what the NDO had said about using local press photographs and materials being ready before the event to ensure possible publication . |
| 6 | Then the Arsenal match gave us a chance to restore some pride — and I think we have done that . ’ |
| 7 | He and another left-hander , the more dashing 21-year-old Robert Samuels , provided Jamaica with the batting stability they have so often lacked and captain Courtney Walsh gave them the bowling penetration with a tournament record 36 wickets at 11.30 each that combined to regain the Cup for Jamaica from Barbados , their third success in the last five seasons . |
| 8 | Not only did they drench her in a water fight when she did n't have a change of clothes and throw her on the muck heap , but on Friday evening offered her a roll filled with Doggie Dins , so she spent the rest of the night throwing up . |
| 9 | KEITH RAMSEY 'S match-winning shot for Manchester Giants in the 105-104 victory over Sunderland 76ers on Tuesday night made him the toast of the Stretford Sports Centre , particularly as all of their supporters had been confined to the bar . |
| 10 | David Moorcroft called it a day , and Steve Ovett cried in public and was urged to . |
| 11 | Bedale magistrates fined him a total of £200 with £127 costs . |
| 12 | He says Sue Townsend sent us a recipe from Adrian Mole . |
| 13 | PAUL RIDEOUT goes to Old Trafford tonight admitting ‘ Dion Dublin did me a favour by joining Manchester United . ’ |
| 14 | And Felton 's miscue off Neil Smith offered them a glimmer of hope . |
| 15 | ‘ So I was n't actually that interested , but Jean-Luc Ponty gave me a tape and on one side was ‘ A Trick Of The Tail ’ and on the other side was ‘ Wind And Wuthering ’ . |
| 16 | Then Aunt Branwell read her a story from the Bible , and I forgot about it . |
| 17 | With the note confirming our appointment , Dr Jaffery sent me a photocopy of the Mirza Nama — ‘ The Book of the Perfect Gentleman ’ . |
| 18 | We sat down and Dr Jaffery handed us a plate of dates : traditionally the delicacy with which Muslims break the Ramadan fast . |
| 19 | Maggie May gave him a hand-job . |
| 20 | Ossie Ardiles gave me a lot of games and said I was doing well , but he never offered me a contract . |
| 21 | For some time he struggles to explain this feeling , and eventually he realises that the taste is of course exactly the taste which he enjoyed as a small boy when his Aunt Léonie gave him a madeline dipped in an infusion . |
| 22 | But Dr Jekell gave them a taste of their own medicine and Joey Beauchamp 's trip and Jimmy Magilton 's score rescued a point for Oxford . |
| 23 | Colin 's father Brian , 50 , sent his son programmes for every home game , while Middlesbrough striker Bernie Slaven sent him a video tape and got all the team to autograph a football shirt for him . |
| 24 | Sergeant Bramble allowed himself the luxury of a fleeting smile . |
| 25 | Thanks to her appealing appearance the Philadelphia audience gave her the benefit of the doubt and listened . |
| 26 | Leonie 's GP Dr Jonathon Rayner saw her a week before she died in July and told the inquest there was no indication her condition was life-threatening . |
| 27 | She 'd been well aware that Ruth Russell grudged her every penny . |
| 28 | Alexander Vass flung her a look of pure contempt . |
| 29 | Aunt Margaret gave him a toffee . |
| 30 | Sister Marcus gave us the report with her sleeves rolled up . |