Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [pers pn] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feynman offers us a simple way to see that this happens . |
| 2 | Panama shoots her a quizzical glance , moves round to a position directly behind Archie 's plunging rear and , saying , ‘ You can do it like this an ’ all , dear , ’ delivers her chunky brogue with astonishing force into Archie 's tight scrotum . |
| 3 | Cole grants them a grudging accolade . |
| 4 | It transpires that the new tenant is Pris , one of the androids Deckard is hunting ( though John does not realise this until later in the story ) The presence of Pris excites him a great deal . |
| 5 | I butted in : ‘ But of course Martinez was right again — Harley starts to win and Martinez gets him a fat contract with Supersight . |
| 6 | Isabelle throws him a maternal gaze . |
| 7 | We all do that , although I must admit the TARDIS gives me a wider range of opportunities than most people have . |
| 8 | Frankly , he 's a pain in the arse , but Martinez pays me a handsome amount of money and provides me with a very flashy car , which impresses the likes of young Lindy over there , so who am I to argue ? ’ |
| 9 | GUIL throws him a second coin . ) |
| 10 | Nikolaus Pevsner gives it a whole page in his Buildings of England series , which is praise indeed . |
| 11 | QPD offers you a wide selection of the most stimulating and interesting paperback reading available . |
| 12 | His elegiac tempo for the largo of the Cello Sonata allows him a sustained outpouring of feeling . |
| 13 | The group is strong because it has access to power through its institutional involvement with the state , which is why Becker calls it a corporate bourgeoisie . |
| 14 | Mike Palmer gives you a step-by-step guide to making a fast start in 1991 . |
| 15 | Theridamas offers us a useful way of looking at Tamburlaine 's character when he comes to fight him in Act one . |
| 16 | DW grants you a non-exclusive license to use the Program in this package according to the following terms . |
| 17 | Rose 's great-grandmother Doris is splendidly realised and Elizabeth Bradley gives her a heartening warmth and solidity . |
| 18 | It is a fun glitzy read , and I hope Pan gives it a decent jacket . |
| 19 | Sergeant Nafi gives me a knowing look and I realise we are about to see a repeat performance of the Greek tragedy play . |
| 20 | It may be boring for nuclear experts to have to worry about plumbing , albeit sophisticated plumbing , but they must prove that they can get the simple bits right before Mr Lawson gives them a new reactor to play with . |
| 21 | ‘ Miss Honey gives us a little song about each word and we all sing it together and we learn to spell it in no time . |
| 22 | The golden touch : Australian lock John Eales — whose domination of the line-outs earned him the Man of the Series award — steals a march on Doddie Weir as Willie Ofahengaue lends him a helping hand … |
| 23 | Paul hands him a small glass . |
| 24 | The Sheriff of Essex pays me a small stipend to ensure the seals on the doors and windows are not broken . ’ |
| 25 | Pythons and boas include the largest species known — the Reticulated Python from South-East Asia is probably the longest ( up to 10 metres ) and the Anaconda from South America follows it a close second and is certainly heavier . |
| 26 | Robyn gives them a wry look as she approaches , having a pretty good idea of what they want . |
| 27 | Put simply , ‘ TFTO ’ is an attempt to illustrate the whole development of human thought and culture in a double album of quasi-classical gonzo rock ( though Yes head honcho Jon Anderson puts it a whole lot more verbosely in his very silly liner notes ) . |
| 28 | I think my one of my favourite passages in Adam Bede might be the description near the beginning of the novel of the methodist preacher , Diner , addressing a meeting of villagers and instead of giving you the entire speech , word for word , George Eliot gives you a little bit of what she said and then describes the manner in which she said it , and the manner in which it was actually received . |