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 . ’ |