Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had n't heard or seen him for a while so my father suggested I go round and check I 'm really horrified . |
| 2 | The man heard or sensed him at the last moment and turned with his hands coming up to a fighting stance but Maxim feinted through them and hit him low in the stomach . |
| 3 | My pouch-seat automatically deepened and clutched me like an egg . |
| 4 | Periodically we had lifted and turned them on the banks , where the sun and wind had shrunk and hardened them . |
| 5 | There was a bit of head-scratching as they pushed , squeezed and levered me into the passenger seat : ‘ The biggest bloke yet ’ . |
| 6 | His players respected and loved him as a result . |
| 7 | Her children have disappointed and saddened her to the point where she has made the decision to rule them out of future considerations surrounding the throne . |
| 8 | This is updated as the system works through the files to be offlined and copies them onto the media item . |
| 9 | Most of us who are brought up in the Western Christian tradition take the divinity of Jesus for granted or regard it as a philosophical problem . |
| 10 | A sudden flurry of shots rang out from the direction of the cainca , confirming the older man 's prediction , and without further argument the two boys turned and followed him into the jungle at a run . |
| 11 | ‘ The odds were 7–2 that I would disappear with the money before we even started , even money that I 'd wait until the houses were built and leg it with the money , ’ recalls the London born-and-bred ‘ community builder ’ , with all the relish of a man who beat the bookies . |
| 12 | And suddenly he dragged her struggling against him , and clamped her there while his hard mouth sought and found hers in a violent kiss , forcing her lips apart , his hand holding the back of her head like a vice while she kicked and hit and struggled . |
| 13 | Or else he could have fed and kept you for the rest of your life ! ’ |
| 14 | There the bailiffs pushed and shoved me through a porticoed entrance , down a long , dark , musty passageway into the main well of the court , fastening me to the bar ; beyond it sat the three magistrates before a square table ringed by clerks . |
| 15 | But it was not until I was at Cambridge , in the following year , that my mother noticed and took me to the family doctor . |
| 16 | And adequate software must be made available to ensure G M B activists can put into practice what they 've been taught and use it to the labour movement 's advantage . |
| 17 | Here Ashley designed her tiles , painted and fired them in a small kiln . |
| 18 | This brings a feeling of emptiness that can never be filled and leaves us with a hunger for more . |
| 19 | His aims are thus established from the outset both to record the evidence he has gathered and to evaluate it for the purposes of determining the truth . |
| 20 | Make sure the macaroni is well drained and place it in a bowl along with the celery , onion , parsley , green and red peppers , salts and pepper . |
| 21 | He dreamed the actual execution , including his head being separated from his body , and then abruptly woke up to find that his bed headboard had fallen and struck him on the back of the neck in the same place as the guillotine in the dream . |
| 22 | And best of all , the Royston , Hertfordshire-based company has simply taken technology that it has already developed and used it in a creative way , which means the newspaper should be relatively cheap — no pricing was available , however , as the firm builds bespoke systems to suit a customers individual needs . |
| 23 | For instance , does your " off-the-street " procedure for dealing with enquiries make the prospective clients feel wanted , well treated and leave them with an impression of an efficient , sympathetic firm capable of providing an expeditious service ? |
| 24 | So it 's floated and knitted it on the back . |
| 25 | and criticizing the royal family , we have admired and criticized them in the course of the last half hour . |
| 26 | To join , just complete the simple Enrolment Form enclosed and return it in the pre-paid envelope provided . |
| 27 | He considered him as he caused coffee to be produced and established them at the big table at the other end of his room . |
| 28 | He looked surprised at her request for a word in private , but readily agreed and led her across the hotel reception hall , out through a door at the rear of the building and into the garden . |
| 29 | IBM Corp and Blockbuster Entertainment Corp were yesterday due to launch their joint venture to market systems for duplicating audio compact disk recordings in retail stores : the idea is that record companies could eliminate the need to press hundreds of thousands of copies of major recordings — instead the store would tap into central databases at each record company to collect the tracks requested and record them onto a blank disk ; although no pilot systems have yet been launched , IBM said the system also could be used to make and sell computer software and video games on demand ; the IBM-Blockbuster system is expected to be designed to distribute albums in original form , rather than enabling customers to mix and match their choice of tracks , and negotiations are reportedly already under way with several record companies ; a typical CD would take about six minutes to make , complete with the glossy packaging buyers expect . |
| 30 | There was not a needy person among them , for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them , and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles ’ feet ; and distribution was made to each as any had need' ( Acts 4:32 , 34–5 ) . |