Example sentences of "[subord] [art] [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the editor rattled her half dozen strings of large beads and remarked with a toothy grin : ‘ They say it 's the fashion — ’ Where Gerald , the art editor — who was reputed to have a fabulous house on the Chelsea Embankment full of priceless works of art — was so sensitive that he had to have a soundproof office specially built for him , while his assistant Jeremy padded along like his superior 's spaniel , and if Gerald wore a shirt of subtle pink on Monday , his minion would appear in the same shade on Tuesday . |
| 2 | Where the hell have they all gone ? ’ |
| 3 | She was delighted that the coffee was real and that I had used a glass jug on a silver stand , where a nightlight kept it steaming . |
| 4 | ‘ … so the doctor gave him some pills , ’ Martin said , ‘ and when he woke up in the middle of the night there was a beautiful girl on his bed … diaphanous nightie , trailing blonde hair , the lot … ’ |
| 5 | Then he got peevish and decided on a rain storm and the dinosaurs were so overgrown that they would n't fit into the ark so the flood destroyed them all . |
| 6 | Her action was so swift that he was hardly aware of it until the stone struck him full in the face . |
| 7 | As more letters take its place , you must enter them correctly until the person makes it all the way to the end of the belt and thus to safety . |
| 8 | I should not let them linger , wasting time , wasting money , until the spring brings them fresh hope . |
| 9 | If the retailer gets them right , he will make a profit |
| 10 | It was suggested that " traditional " congregations be afforded formal recognition in the constitution with the implication that smaller groupings might then be declared illegal if the government thought it necessary . |
| 11 | I am sorry if the Minister finds it difficult to understand that , when I say ’ personally ’ in this respect , I mean that I am expressing my view and the view of my party . |
| 12 | Give Nosey a good kicking if the bastard gives you any trouble . ’ |
| 13 | If the contract makes it clear that you will receive a bonus , without specifying a fixed sum , your entitlement is probably to a figure that is reasonable , taking into account sums received in previous years . |
| 14 | And if the State denies us that right of individual choice then , although it might shower us with gifts , it is robbing us of our deepest , profoundest freedom , that upon which all other freedoms depend , and so the State , any State , which denies God 's ultimate gift must be opposed . ’ |
| 15 | Use of the section is purely optional and even if the company adopts it each member must be sent copies of the full accounts and reports if he wants to receive them . |
| 16 | Calls , whether in respect of futures and options funds or any other product , must be terminated immediately if the investor makes it clear that he does not wish the call to continue . |
| 17 | There are strict limitations on the reporting of proceedings and the press may be excluded altogether if the court considers it expedient in the interests of the child ( FPCR , r16(7) ) . |
| 18 | In addition , bail may also be denied if the court thinks it necessary for the defendant 's own protection , if there has been insufficient time to enable the court to obtain enough information to reach a decision , or if the defendant has previously failed to answer to bail . |
| 19 | We have written to all divisional secretaries and offered to supply a suitable person to carry out the demonstration if the division found it difficult to obtain one themselves . |
| 20 | And if the solicitor got it wrong it 's the executor who takes the blame . |
| 21 | He pulled the knot on the belt , then re-tied it , tighter , as if the gesture afforded him some feeling of protection . |
| 22 | What if a gunman catches you curtain-twitching ? |
| 23 | That 's what I said to you , your dad when he did n't want to take Aspirins for his restrained back , and him , do n't believe in these drugs and I said look , if a monk gave you this he 'd , he 'd give you the bark of a birch tree , pound it up in a pestle and water and you 'd think it was magic and you 'd take it and you , relax your muscles , is that what it is ? , |
| 24 | ‘ Luis , ’ I said , ‘ even in England , if a man called me that , I 'd take it as great rudeness . |
| 25 | If a friend gave you this list of reasons why they could not love themselves , what would you say ? |
| 26 | ‘ If a sport offered me 12 hours free , I would have to say I have nowhere to put it , ’ Bromley admits . |
| 27 | In actual fact , if a court finds it hard to know whether a particular situation comes within the words of a statute or not , the probability is the situation was not foreseen by the legislature , so that the Lords and Members of Parliament would be just as puzzled by it as the judges are . |
| 28 | If a guy owes you that sort of money , you do not squash him with your car . |
| 29 | If a commander thinks it essential to destroy something right away , he will still send bombers . |
| 30 | Even if an installation finds it convenient to use one of the smaller operating systems for much of its work , it may he possible to switch to an operating system that provides the extra facility to handle variable-length records , just for those files that need it . |