Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a moment there was nothing to do but let the shabby old SE haul him up the last stretch , so Lambert actually relaxed and momentarily enjoyed his peace . |
| 2 | Can I just say that er Ray phoned me up the other day and he said er , would you be prepared to take part in probationers ' , er regional probationary sort of training day er which is at coming up er in a few months time , to give erm presentation skills er I part of what we were doing , erm but just those O H Ps that we did on that part . |
| 3 | Perry leads us up the unlit stairwell , the smell of urine sharp in our nostrils . |
| 4 | Lady Horne led them up a stone-vaulted passageway into a comfortable but cold solar . |
| 5 | Bertie led us down a sloping alleyway to a heavy door where we left our shoes . |
| 6 | His hand beneath her elbow , Michele directed her down a short flight of steps to a central sunken garden where Neptune , brandishing a trident , guarded a splashing fountain . |
| 7 | if , if I was really stuck and I had the , the tools , which , I would n't have you see , but if I did have the tools there , then yeah I would be able to do it cos I 've seen Martin doing it quite a few times , so |
| 8 | Neither woman spoke and Alain gave them both a wry look before urging his mother further into the room . |
| 9 | Barak led them up a narrow concrete path to the unpainted door and opened it . |
| 10 | Wilcox led her up a twisted and worn steel staircase to a prefabricated office perched on stilts in the middle of the building , and introduced her to the general manager , Tom Rigby , who looked her up and down once and then ignored her . |
| 11 | Wilcox led her down the broad central aisle , with occasional detours to left and right to point out some particular operation . |
| 12 | Philip followed them up the open staircase and into the woman 's bedroom . |
| 13 | Up until this point we have assumed that a referential locus is quite generally available for property words , not only adjectives in fact but also adverbs : ( 8 ) Philippa comforted her lovingly the referential locus of the adverb is that of the verb ; and the referential locus of the verb in turn is the entity of the subject phrase ; that is why a sentence like : ( 9 ) the drink comforted her lovingly is unacceptable , despite the fact that lovingly can co-occur with comfort , while comfort is compatible with drink . |
| 14 | With this in mind , we 've got a new rating system for PCs on review — Jo Lawton checks out Watford Electronics ' Aries Mini-Tower to show you how the new system works . |
| 15 | Susan followed her down a short , dark passage and into the second sitting-room , which , ugly and over-full as it was , looked comparatively cheerful with its blazing fire . |
| 16 | Wycliffe followed him down a carpeted passage to a door at the end , a small room overlooking a regimented back garden with a substantial Swiss-type chalet in the middle of the lawn . |
| 17 | When he sat down again to finish his kedgeree Aunt Tossie gave him quite a funny look , and burst out laughing . |
| 18 | Harsh words led to action , and Haston despatched him down the public lavatory stairs . |
| 19 | Tony poured her out a generous measure into a half pint glass . |
| 20 | Massingham followed him up the narrow uncarpeted stairs . |
| 21 | To give Perdita a break , Luke took her away the following Saturday to see a high goal match at the famous Hurlingham Club which left her speechless with wonder , then on to Buenos Aires to an English production of The Merchant of Venice throughout most of which she slept . |
| 22 | Doc Reid dishes me out a few vitamin pills when I 'm feeling lousy . ’ |
| 23 | Leonora escorted him up the massive oak staircase to his room at the back , wished him a good night 's sleep and walked slowly back along the landing . |
| 24 | The lifestyles in The Swimming Pool Library do not represent the entirety of the gay scene , but by locating the gay male scene so firmly within the traditional English class structure , Hollinghurst reminds us why the gay scene alone is not enough . |