Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] [verb] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buddie had been very angry , but everyone else had laughed at Frankie and called him a snivelling cissy . |
| 2 | He looked back at Kim and gave him a small bow . |
| 3 | She did , however , slip next door to May and gave her a rough sketch of what had happened , right up to the Syrup of Figs . |
| 4 | ‘ We are determined to uphold the law at Wellington and to keep it a drug-free zone , ’ said Mr Bone . |
| 5 | By 1065 he had conquered Toledo and made it a Christian — Moorish fief owing allegiance to Leon . |
| 6 | The drummer lashed out at Tom and caught him a glancing blow on the jaw and Tom had to be held back by Ollie to prevent him retaliating . |
| 7 | Charles I was equally well disposed towards Salisbury and made him a privy councillor in 1626 . |
| 8 | Nick , who had feared a torridly emotional hour or so was relieved by this ; grateful , he had shared half a bottle of brandy with Martin and told him a great deal about the behaviour of adolescents in certain African tribes , a safe subject , and one he was apt to enlarge on when drunk . |
| 9 | Paul opens the door , to be confronted by a bespectacled American doing a poor impersonation of Chuck D. Four Eyes is pursing his lips , pointing a finger at Merton while offering him a mock high five . |
| 10 | One of the graduate trainees at the time I was there was Alan Williams , son of Emlyn and to become himself a bestselling author . |
| 11 | Or perhaps she could be like Merlyn Joseph and find herself a rich man who would install her in a yacht . |
| 12 | In 1983 he took over the captaincy of Jamaica when Rowe went to South Africa but found it a difficult business , perhaps because he is too quiet and introspective for cricket leadership . |
| 13 | Then Sir Alfred pulled in in his Bentley and promised me a free hand to design a car that worked . |
| 14 | The Sheikha got up and stood in the door , thanking God and declaring it a fine day . |
| 15 | She reached between her and Aline and handed me a half-finished bottle of Irn-Bru . |
| 16 | Agrippa , like a little spider in his black garments , came up beside Benjamin and handed him a small sheaf of documents and two fat purses . |
| 17 | It was the verbal savagery of his pre-war outbursts in the streets of Shoreditch and Pimlico that made him a public danger for the only time in his life . |
| 18 | Here we show how TODAY produced a slimline Santa and gave him a new modern look . |
| 19 | Then she held out her hand to Eileen and gave it a strong clasp that made her wince . |
| 20 | You always do , ’ murmured Busacher as Willi bounced away to welcome Gaston , Julius , and Julius 's large wife who , overwhelmed by the invitation to one of Willi 's famous parties , had gone to Vienna and bought herself a long brown satin dress with a purple sash swathed round the middle . |
| 21 | Next morning , she telephoned Ernest Baird and gave him a short account of developments . |
| 22 | It was during my visit that I made my acquaintance with Woolworths and thought it a marvellous store with goods that were priced at either 3d or 6d ; the firm did not arrive in Salisbury until 1927 . |