Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [noun prp] [verb] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 A Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman on Dec. 2 denied the latest allegations , stressing that " Pakistan 's nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes " , but added that " in the evolution of this programme Pakistan has acquired some technical capabilities " .
2 Ryan had come along just a few weeks after they took the braces off her teeth and the tits started to look like something ; in those few weeks Jo had had more attention from boys than she could handle .
3 ‘ Anyway , for some reason Heather wanted to know all about the last time Clare had been here , which , as it happened , I remembered very well , not just because it turned out to be the last I ever saw of her , but on account of something odd that had occurred .
4 In masochism the energy is directed on to the ego , not an object , where the ego is itself libidinized as in narcissism. rn this way Freud had moved some way to producing a new synthesis of the three dichotomies : ego instincts , and sexual instincts ; ego and object choices within one set of instincts only , the sexual instincts ; and , finally , the life instincts ( sexual ) and the death instincts .
5 This year Scotland have won all their home games , against Wales , Ireland and Fiji , scoring nearly 100 points in a style brimful of colour and movement .
6 By this time Cecilia had forgotten all about not pushing past the bear to press the button and get out .
7 and it refused it , and it should , the woman did n't obviously did n't know what to do , she was as embarrassed as had to get the manager so by this time Brian has packed all his bags up
8 At this stage Cliftonville had shown little menace in the last third of the pitch , but they rocked the Blues by taking the lead two minutes before half-time .
9 For some time MacDonald managed to ride this deterioration with remarkable aplomb .
10 In this connection Hughes has described some work by Lawrence and Lorsch ( Hughes et al.
11 It was the first time that night Bob had displayed any real emotion .
12 All I had to think about for 5 months had been which was the best brand of nappies or how many poos Danielle had done that day .
13 They were neglectful and inattentive to their duties : several times Fedorov had reported such failings to his superiors , but to his surprise had been ignored or abused instead of thanked .
14 At the same time Lubavitch has won many friends .
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