Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [noun prp] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He announced that he wanted to make a biopic of North , with Mel Gibson or Treat Williams in the title role .
2 He was working for an engineering firm and met Herbert in the course of business .
3 Sally left her bag in the cloakroom and met Edward in the balcony milk bar where he had a strawberry milk shake waiting for her .
4 Lily let herself in with her alarm key at six that evening and found Adam in the shower .
5 What if his Mum came back unexpectedly and found Lee in the house ?
6 One evening Seb entered the farmhouse at dusk and found Carrie in the kitchen .
7 A sample of youth in north Germany interviewed in the late 1950s still revealed significant traces of the ‘ Hitler myth ’ : he had done much good in abolishing unemployment , punishing sexual criminals , constructing the motorways , introducing cheap radio sets , establishing the Labour Service , and reinstating Germany in the esteem of the world .
8 The senior team won the Division One championship and beat Lisnagarvey in the NIBA Senior Cup final , while the ‘ B ’ team also won the Junior Cup title with a victory over Lisnagarvey .
9 The senior team won the Division One championship and beat Lisnagarvey in the NIBA Senior Cup final , while the ‘ B ’ team also won the Junior Cup title with a victory over Lisnagarvey .
10 Graham said , leaning forward and looking Slater in the eye .
11 ‘ I have to go and see Sybil in the theatre every night .
12 You can come back and see Josh in the morning — but do n't think you can march in here and wheedle your way back into my heart in half an hour — not this time ! ’
13 Should have said er well I think you should go and phone Joe in the morning .
14 The pathologist suddenly dropped his habitual banter , and looked Morse in the eye .
15 She turned round slowly and looked Jake in the eye .
16 Troy entered , threw off his cloak and looked Boldwood in the face .
17 They see the infinite possibilities in the subject-matter , just as a young child , pretending that the table is a house , sees the possibilities in the table , or as the religious person sees and feels God in the thunder or the mountainous waves .
18 In 1866 loyalty to the German Confederation made George side with Austria and oppose Prussia in the contest for German primacy .
19 if the baby right , let me go and put Joseph in the car
20 I looked carefully about me , hiding behind one of those contorted shapes , and glimpsed Dana in the distance , walking away from the group of friends and joining a young woman , tall , pale , dark , distinguished-looking — could it be that dancer of his ?
21 Family parties of long-tailed ties trilled and acrobat Ed in the willow scrub close by .
22 But the gunman suddenly turned round , took careful aim and shot Jamie in the chest .
23 Stratton comes back in and catches Brown in the missionary position — and all this Wolvercote Tongue business is just a secondary blind . ’
24 Tass also quoted the Georgian embassy in Moscow as saying the plane was an Il-29 of the Confederation of Highland Nations , which groups small ethnic groups in the Caucasus and supports Abkhazia in the conflict .
25 ‘ A Classic winner is super at any time , but having Michael in the saddle makes it a really special day . ’
26 ‘ A Classic winner is super at any time , but having Michael in the saddle makes it a really special day . ’
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