Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of these six departments had two or three clerks or junior clerks to assist them in the work . |
| 2 | It would take at least another seven or eight years to turn her into a recognizable human being . |
| 3 | ASK A PORTER OR ANOTHER OFFICIAL TO DO IT FOR YOU . |
| 4 | By taking a two or three centre holiday you at least have a chance to see as much as possible . |
| 5 | Mind you , I do n't think they 're married either of them because she comes under the name Miss and well her name 's Estelle and he 's Paul , but she 's known as because I 've had two or three people ask me about her because she , she deals in insurance . |
| 6 | But from when she had been sixteen and had left the Dame School and stepped right into the home life above the shop , it had been borne into her that marriage was a humdrum affair : two people lived together , apparently happy , yet went their own ways , as shown by her parents ; they did n't think alike , yet they did n't argue ; they never laughed at the same things , nor did local or national events affect them in the same way . |
| 7 | Those states with the available resources , space and population at their disposal will sooner or later attempt to develop them to the point which enables them — to use the kind of phrase often employed publicly in this context — to ‘ play a part in world balance ’ Or ‘ to take a seat in world councils ’ . |
| 8 | When we arrived it seemed such a friendly place , there would be 2 or 3 people to meet you at the gates and welcome you in . |
| 9 | Often our intuition or sixth sense warns us of impending danger but we ignore it because of social pressure , lack of time or lack of courage . |
| 10 | They would be grateful for anyone who has photographs , correspondence , or just memories to contact them at : |
| 11 | Every so often , and it 's not often enough , we at Guitarist Mansions get a review guitar through the post which is well-built , reasonably priced , nicely styled and which does what it says it does , with no design gimmickry , cheap glitter or high-falutin' bumph claiming it to be a ‘ sound revolution ’ , or some equally laughable piece of flannel . |
| 12 | One typical story recalled the fate of the apocryphal Lupescu , who was the alleged inventor of several scurrilous stories with the Comrade as their butt and who was supposed to supplement his income with hard currency or Western cigarettes given him by his appreciative audience . |
| 13 | You do n't have to write these things in great detail — in fact you would stop the learning flow If you did so ; it is enough to put the page number and one or two words to remind you of the significance of what is contained there . |
| 14 | In November 1941 they became 101 Troop of 6 Commando , with Lieutenant Smith in command , and were attached to the naval shore base HMS Lynx , from which they operated , with MTBs , submarines , or other carriers taking them to the area of their target beaches . |
| 15 | Discrimination against people on the grounds of ‘ non-normal ’ bodies or intellectual capacity places them outside the mainstream of social life . |
| 16 | If the jurisdiction were discretionary , no refusal to exercise it nor any failure to exercise it by the House of Lords would constitute a breach of Article 6 , but , again , if the appeal goes ahead , it must be by a process which the Convention recognises as fair . |
| 17 | ‘ Remember when you were delivering boots for me and that boy took them from you , how did you feel then , Will ? ’ |
| 18 | Perhaps they could be down doing up somebody 's laces and that person whacks them across the top of their head . |
| 19 | All bad spirits travel in straight lines from the south , and that mountain prevents them from entering the Imperial City . " |
| 20 | Centrally organised arrangements are sometimes not appropriate and that point brings me to the hon. Member for Kincardine and Deeside ( Mr. Stephen ) . |
| 21 | Small wonder that flocks of European and Scandinavian birds choose it as their resting point when migrating to more congenial climes each winter . |
| 22 | The arbiter approach dismisses instrumentalist arguments that the state apparatus operates to support capitalism because the social backgrounds , values and networks of contacts for senior bureaucrats and political leaders tie them into a directly pro-business orientation . |
| 23 | Yet , despite the rapid growth of these more recent subjects , history retains its traditional importance in higher education , since its social , cultural , economic and political concerns provide us with an interdisciplinary approach to problems that includes the perspectives and many of the methods of the various social sciences , yet also seeks to establish a broader , overall assessment of the issues it examines . |
| 24 | One of the two largest owls of the region , an enormous , almost eagle-sized bird , the prominent ear-tufts and facial disc distinguishing it from all diurnal birds of prey . |
| 25 | It took a hundred and fifty lorries to transport it to its home in Swindon . |
| 26 | Only our deplorable ignorance of Carthaginian and Parthian jokes prevents us from assessing the local reactions to " pergraecari " , a word which Festus explains as " epulis et potationibus inservire " ( p. 235 L. ) . |
| 27 | Debt and dear money got us into it and , until we break debt 's grip , we shall never get out of it . |
| 28 | Reconstructed interiors and extensive displays take you into the world of James Herriot . |
| 29 | What else can all those live debates , public barrackings and strange hours equip you for ? |
| 30 | The school seemed cold and it was certainly dark for the main windows faced north and tall buildings surrounded it on the other three sides . |