Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being in a noble house , they discussed inheritance of land by means of ‘ entails ’ , the settling of land upon members of a family in a predetermined order to prevent any one owner or inheritor bequeathing it outside the family . |
| 2 | Last year the Republic refused to extradite Mr Ryan to Britain to face terrorism charges , including conspiracy to murder and cause explosions , on the grounds that allegations in the Press and Parliament linking him with the IRA meant he would not receive a fair trial in Britain . |
| 3 | That means understanding the principles of communication and custom applying them to a campaign , not just throwing hardware at people and showing them the switches . |
| 4 | When Willis came out , England were 197 ahead with 151 minutes and twenty overs left and there can not have been many who doubted West Indies would win , but with Willis lunging his left leg forward and Willey protecting him from the strike as much as possible , they began to put together a remarkable stand . |
| 5 | Stephanie unwound it like a cocoon , stroked and spread its spiky boughs , spent time and effort stabilising it in a bucket of earth with the weight from the kitchen scales . |
| 6 | She was admitted on a Tuesday , and her husband and son visiting her on the Friday found she 'd had no food in that time . |
| 7 | On the other hand , it may also be a sign of God 's hidden control and wisdom preparing us for the future . |