Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MacDonald read it to the members of the Cabinet ( imposing further conditions before a loan would be given ) . |
| 2 | After some time Jean advised me in the words above to go out and be alone with God and express my renewed affection for him . |
| 3 | Scott grabbed him by the lapels and hauled him to his feet . |
| 4 | Hitch grabbed him by the lapels , pulling him close . |
| 5 | After Richard reminded me of the problems I was about to face following that first flight , I was n't looking forward to the next flying lesson . |
| 6 | As all areas were initially classified as class I and II , the EPA left it to the states to redesignate some class II areas as class III , or even to upgrade such areas to class I ( Stern , 1977 ) . |
| 7 | Hitchcock wanted her for The Birds but she turned him down . |
| 8 | It 's alleged Gary Corbett held her by the legs and swung her against a wall at the flat in which they all lived at Forest Green in Nailsworth , near Stroud in Gloucestershire . |
| 9 | ‘ Two years ago , Adai told you about the holes in the AOL . |
| 10 | When Jessica poked her in the ribs and swore they were coming for them , she hardly raised her head . |
| 11 | The Roman defences were still in place , and the Normans used them as the foundations of their medieval fortress . |
| 12 | Mr Crowden told them of the terms of the will and suggested that Violet 's legacy seemed a poor reward and that it might be improved . |
| 13 | Keats placed him among the stars , where Keats himself , for similar reasons , was to be placed by Shelley . |
| 14 | Although the inventory establishes that Martin made oboes , bassoons , musettes and piccolos , and Borjon included them among the woodwinds made by Jean and his sons , there are no known surviving examples . |
| 15 | Trung grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him bodily in the direction of the village . |
| 16 | Benedict seized her by the shoulders in an ungentle grip . |
| 17 | Fand looked her in the eyes for a long moment ; and it was difficult for Ruth to face the utter loneliness of that gaze . |
| 18 | At three thirty , a Lieutenant Harvey joined them behind the trenches , by which time they were all on full battle alert . |
| 19 | Remembering that Peter Suvarov had , himself , taken part in that Revolution , Julia asked him about the Russians ' probable intentions . |
| 20 | Leonora turned away blindly , and Penry caught her by the shoulders , forcing her round to face him . |
| 21 | Eventually Connor told her about the intruders and they had agreed not to discuss the burglary in front of Danny . |
| 22 | Her unfortunate gaffe over tea made it impossible for Elisabeth to offer any excuse when Mitzi Baum accosted her on the stairs on the way to dinner and asked her to share her table . |
| 23 | Lewis was inclined to ground his grudging acceptance of democracy on the doctrine of original sin ; Tolkien rejected it on the grounds that public virtue can not be mechanised or formulated . |
| 24 | When Chiron died , JUPITER placed him amongst the stars where this fabled beast , holding an arrow upon bended bow , is now known as the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius . |
| 25 | Penry grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her to face him . |
| 26 | Sitting on the bed , Theda took her by the shoulders and dragged her to sit up . |
| 27 | Werewolf looked him in the eyes and Waters thought the better of it , saying weakly : ‘ Go . ’ |
| 28 | Baptiste gripped her by the lapels , steered her off the path , shouldered her up against a tree . |
| 29 | Martin held him at the knees always pushing inside him like warm water pouring in . |
| 30 | Faisal followed him to the railings . |