Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [adj] [noun] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing had been disturbed here — although the air of desertion and my timid light lent the place a sinister aspect . |
| 2 | Two more days went by and my little Angels left the slate . |
| 3 | Although PLO chairman Yassir Arafat had made strenuous efforts to ensure a consensus within the organization in advance of the PNC meeting , neither Hamas nor the Damascus-based Palestine National Salvation Front ( PNSF ) and its affiliated organizations attended the Algiers session , while representatives of Islamic Jihad attended only in an independent capacity . |
| 4 | Marion loved her home and its cosy atmosphere gave the shy girl great assurance . |
| 5 | N1207V had come out of the Tallmantz auction and its new owner leased the aircraft to 20th Century Fox for use in the film . |
| 6 | The crashing wind had dropped to a vicious whine , but the rain had intensified and its thunderous noise filled the room . |
| 7 | In the event , the advantages of mahogany with its large planks , resistance to rot and woodworm and its attractive appearance won the day . |
| 8 | The Committee was to be headed by the Deputy Interior Minister , David Mejia Galindo , and its senior members included the director of the National Police , Adolfo Cuba y Escobedo . |
| 9 | Although an adjoining area of ground had been purchased for this purpose , it was never developed as a burial ground and its virgin state allowed the Ekarro Housing Co-operative to complement the conversion of All Saints and St Barnabas with a new building , in the style of the surrounding villas , accommodating further flats for co-operative members ( Plate 26 ) . |
| 10 | The court also heard that a woman and her three-year-old daughter passed the policeman' car only seconds before it exploded . |
| 11 | Her fingers glittered with gold and her greedy eyes raked the room over his shoulder . |
| 12 | Matilda started to go with them , but as she passed Miss Honey she paused and her twinkling eyes met the teacher 's eyes and Miss Honey ran forward and gave the tiny child a great big hug and a kiss . |
| 13 | She bent double and stayed that way , and her brown hair hung down , and her little fingertips touched the ground . |
| 14 | And her blind fingertips sought the sweet elusive bud of ecstasy , her mouth followed blindly , lips meeting their own dizzy baptism . |
| 15 | However , the housekeeper was wonderfully organised , and her jovial personality made the kitchen buzz with chatter and laughter which in no way stopped the work from being done . |
| 16 | Bernard Shaw , the Webbs and their small circle led the way and it should not be forgotten that the Fabian Society , which they founded , is today stronger than ever , no less idealistic and no less a major influence in the councils of the party . |
| 17 | Camera crews and their front men cruised the available space looking for celebrities to interview . |
| 18 | Frequent references to German and Japanese experience failed to recognise that their export drives ( based on new goods , new markets and new marketing techniques ) had been made in the 1950s and their very success changed the trading world as well as their own economies . |
| 19 | Anomie theorists and their subcultural followers reversed the classical position on these matters , and in doing so encountered serious problems . |
| 20 | At first the Elves and their draconic allies had the mastery . |
| 21 | But Kevin Keegan 's team are still 12 points in front and their good-looking football dominated the first half and the last 20 minutes . |
| 22 | And his foster mother told the court he was now ’ learning to fix cars , not steal them . ’ |
| 23 | But six minutes into the second half their central defender Vickers , who appeared to be standing several yards offside , received a pass from Bishop and his close-range shot levelled the score . |
| 24 | He stood up , and his great voice filled the room . |
| 25 | His marriage had suffered , and his total exhaustion left the father-of-three unable to even cuddle his young children . |
| 26 | His famous series of posters of the distraught zookeeper and his mischievous animals carried the line — My Goodness , — My Guinness — and scored another smash hit with Guinness fanciers . |
| 27 | His great burning blade cut down foes with every stroke , and his shining mail turned the swords of his desperate foes . |
| 28 | His operetta The Singing Dream ( 1934 ) was a great success in Vienna , and his other works included the operetta Old Chelsea ( 1943 ) and an orchestral Sunshine Suite . |
| 29 | Denis and his new gang had the first and the last laugh … only 11 minutes had gone when Cusack set Chrissy Allen up for a prize goal … |
| 30 | His name was G Clifford Trout Jnr and his self-appointed task took the form of a crusade for animal and human welfare , by imposing morally acceptable standards for the nation 's livestock . |