Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben got away to a lightning start and won in a blazing 10.06 seconds ; Chidi ( not going to Scotland ) was second , and I was some way back in third place with 10.32 seconds . |
| 2 | As Mr Crump meandered away on a line his wife had drawn for him and in which he half-believed , John-Augustus recalled vividly a discussion he had overheard in the stable-yard earlier that morning . |
| 3 | Mrs Healy moved away like a ship under full sail . |
| 4 | Chris Curran headed home from a Gary Himsworth free kick to seal a 2–2 draw for Scarborough . |
| 5 | Bathsheba moved rapidly behind a tree to avoid him . |
| 6 | Minnis decided to do something for others who might similarly be afflicted which resulted in the Kenilworth Club and the PGL contributing annually to a fund . |
| 7 | As in France under the Fifth Republic , West Germany moved away from a system of political parties based on class , religious and constitutional differences . |
| 8 | A LAWYER acting for Mrs Winnie Mandela appealed yesterday for an end to press speculation about her marriage to Mr Nelson Mandela as further reports surfaced alleging links with yet another township murder . |
| 9 | But Paul Wright played almost as a midfielder on Saturday , and McClelland was not happy with Paul Kinnaird 's return to Firhill . |
| 10 | Soloist Annette Servadei played beautifully with an involvement entirely free from any kind of ostentation . |
| 11 | ( 3 ) Stephen Small raced away from a defender and was brought down from behind inside the area — an indirect free kick for obstruction instead of a penalty . |
| 12 | A hard disk is required with about two Mb free space , if you have that and an EGA monitor together with a love of gardening , then you should have this program also . |
| 13 | ‘ Edward seems more like a prisoner than a king awaiting his coronation , ’ the prince told her . |
| 14 | But United invested in a youth development policy as their near neighbours Dundee fell deeper into a mire of penury and poor performances . |
| 15 | ‘ A call I should like , ’ said Dorothy , with some emphasis , ‘ but Ray seems to be inviting himself and Kathleen to stay here for a night or two . ’ |
| 16 | In fact , in his early days as a Palace professional Andy featured largely as a striker and he was Palace 's top scorer in 1985–86 with 10 League goals , but it was in midfield that his career really blossomed . |
| 17 | There was a pause while Woolley kicked monotonously against a filing cabinet . |
| 18 | At the same time , the Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said again in a B B C interview there would be no unilateral cease-fire by the I R A. And what was needed was total demilitarization . |
| 19 | Branson said recently in a magazine interview on the airline industry , ‘ You know , I 'm trying very hard to resist saying , ‘ Up Yours , Lord King ! ’ ’ |
| 20 | A GREAT British tradition , afternoon tea , returned to InterCity trains yesterday after an absence of 18 months . |
| 21 | The last travel journal ends with Gide back in Cuverville dreaming again of a loss of self — ‘ to be rid of oneself , so that one blue breath , in which I am dissolved , might journey on … ! — a dissolution which would redeem loss , but only by disavowing the recognition that what is most intensely desired is lost to the past . |
| 22 | Even as the Man hesitated at the door , one hand across it while he stared in surprise and alarm at the person caught by the young golden eagle , even at that moment Woil dived forward with a speed and aggression that no Man and no eagle would have expected of ‘ loyal Woil ’ . |
| 23 | Haverford came home in a state of nervous excitement . |
| 24 | Middlesbrough came close to a breakthrough in the 63rd minute . |
| 25 | SOCCER player Paul Pullen got away with a foul … his identical twin was sent off instead . |
| 26 | Senior men , such as Charlie Nicholas , Paul McStay and Peter Grant and younger players like Gerry Creaney and Derek Whyte are products of Celtic Boys Club football ; their allegiance to Celtic goes far beyond a pay packet . |
| 27 | Simon lived here as a result of a chance meeting with Mick Leary in a pub . |
| 28 | Jake checked only for an instant . |
| 29 | Then Jane goes away to a school called Lowood . |
| 30 | Ruth stirred restlessly on a canvas sun-lounger on the balcony of a Palma apartment . |