Example sentences of "[noun prp] [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The day after the Dent Blanch we indulged in a prolonged breakfast of copious coffee , yesterday 's paper and a plateful of croissants before joining the tourist throng on the Montenvers railway . |
| 2 | On 8 January I called for a high-level meeting of donor countries to respond to the United Nations latest humanitarian appeal . |
| 3 | At the beginning of February he confessed to a whole list of ailments and obscure setbacks . |
| 4 | On I May he left for a Mediterranean cruise in the vain hope that this might cause an improvement . |
| 5 | Born in Scotland he started as a young full-back at Park Head … then after 200 games with Carlisle … he hit the big time with Spurs … that 's when he became pals with Hoddle … at 29 his English career was wrecked by injury … he helped pioneer soccer in the states and then came back home again to coach … |
| 6 | The last time we went to Provence we went to a natural history exhibition in the village arranged by the anciens — the senior citizens . |
| 7 | When he reached Thomas Street he backed into a deep doorway to allow the boisterous crowd to pass by . |
| 8 | A few miles upstream from Luxor we moored beneath a high bank . |
| 9 | spotting a narrow isthmus on the map near Northton we opted for a large portage ; half a kilometre would be a long way but , following our Griminish Point experience , the safer option seemed favourable . |
| 10 | From Thaxted we went to a lovely old thatched pub called the Ashtree at Burton End . |
| 11 | Last Sunday I sat in a cold room with my daughter , the two of us reviling the malign fate which had robbed us of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea , our weekly TV fix . |
| 12 | Last Sunday I talked with a white farmer whose land is in what Rhodesians call ‘ the sharp end ’ , where the fighting is . |
| 13 | In Biba she tried on a black , floppy hat and a midi-dress , and they browsed among tasselled lampshades and satin sheets ; but neither of them bought anything . |
| 14 | Immediate care was then needed for Mrs J. When the social worker first interviewed Mrs J. she presented as a tall active upright person , totally deaf , who railed about her dead daughter-in-law , to the great distress of the son . |
| 15 | One afternoon in late October we heard on a local radio station that someone , claiming to speak for Islamic Jihad , had phoned to announce that two Americans would be executed . |
| 16 | Bonar Law was prepared to make the right noises — in 1913 at Manchester he called for a positive social policy in Disraelian lines for " the swing of the pendulum is not enough " , but he would give no more active support . |
| 17 | In March it dropped by a full percentage point , its biggest drop for more than two years . |
| 18 | In the RAF he played for a representative Welsh side with a famous senior International , Bleddyn Williams . |
| 19 | In Newcastle she came to a self-service cafeteria and , with a cup of tea in her hand , went to an empty table . |
| 20 | During his time in Lewes he prayed in a converted pigsty and gave the chance to young Christians to live in his house while developing their faith . |
| 21 | In April it called for a three-tier market , including an international equity market made up of the top 350 companies , a national market for most of the remaining companies listed on the Official List and the USM , and an enterprise market with minimum requirements for those companies not on the Official List , the intention being that those companies in the enterprise market should comprise higher risk operations . |
| 22 | At Athlone I waited in a large modern station for another train to take me to Ballinasloe . |
| 23 | To Charlie he said in a confidential tone , ‘ Strange people the Australians . |
| 24 | A C2 might be a joy to paddle on a dancing rapid but out on the Pacific Ocean it behaved like a submersible beast . |