Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [verb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For me it begins to be noticeable at the railway station where I get off the train each evening , and becomes gradually stronger , like a magnetic field , as I walk up the hill .
2 She knew nothing of the future other than that it was an inhospitable fog that no-one had any choice but to enter , but she was certain that there was a scene all laid-out and waiting for her where she brought in the name of the man — or woman — who 'd first talked to Chrissie and then run her down .
3 Having been left by her husband in his urge for voyages abroad , Erendis retreats to the centre of Númenor , away from the sea , where she hears only the bleating of sheep .
4 And where she blows up the lorry .
5 She was collecting glasses and plates from all over , slinging the contents in a vile bucket , and Philippa noticed that she was n't particularly careful where she stubbed out the cigarette that dropped a little trail of ash wherever she went .
6 This is the same as the main route until you come to the Great Moss area , but where you cross over the River Esk , continue to follow the river to its source at Esk Hause , where you rejoin the main route .
7 The only memories are of the long walk down from Parkhead Cross where we get off the bus we 've taken along the Gallowgate from the centre of town .
8 Celebration room — the room ( or space ) in which the catechists and sacred experience take place : where we gather round the Word of God and receive his message through symbol and example .
9 The girls continued to sing , ‘ Wallflower waltz , where we sit around the walls … ’
10 The full address will be The general formula here is that , with : where we consider only the integer part of the division .
11 If the remainder is R : where we consider only the integer part of the division .
12 Where they roughed out the areas they could cover , and possible sources of material .
13 The stolen car was damaged as they made their getaway and the three men transferred to Wishart 's own car and drove to his mother 's home where they shared out the money in the attic .
14 Before you throw away the plastic strap which holds a four-pack of cans away , snip each ring the straps can end up in ponds and rivers , where they catch around the legs of waterfowl and wildlife , with potentially lethal consequences .
15 This circularity is apparent in the seminal article written by Goody and Watt where they lay down the reasons why they attribute such importance to literacy .
16 As soon as he saw their mood he made no attempt to join or follow ; and the people , seeing he had not the cut of a government man , passed him by .
17 ‘ The tree in the forest , where he sealed up the dybbuk … ’
18 But as he prepared to switch from the more austere environs of the Treasury , where he saw out the final 16 months of the last Tory Government , Mr Mellor spoke of the importance he and the Prime Minister attached to encouraging artistic excellence and preserving the national heritage .
19 Where he does so the court associate must , at the conclusion of the trial , record that opinion in his certificate so that an appropriate reduction may be considered ( Ord 35 , r 10A ) .
20 He was educated at Marlborough College , to which he had a lifelong devotion , and at Balliol College , Oxford , where he captained both the cricket and hockey XIs and where he obtained a first class in classical honour moderations ( 1924 ) and second classes in mathematical moderations ( 1924 ) and literae humaniores ( 1926 ) .
21 I have received thy kind letter of February the 19th 1755 , which gave me much satisfaction : and some uneasiness , that so many years have elapsed wherein we might have reciprocally communicated our observations to each other ; and although thee had incomparably the advantage over me , yet , notwithstanding , I love to peep into the abstruse operations of nature .
22 Cawthorne had disappeared around the northern end of the farmhouse , so I ran back the way I had come , around the south end and climbed the fence back into the hop field .
23 It was too cold and windy to sit and wait , though , so I limped back the way I had come , embittered at having to walk unnecessarily .
24 Back at the tent it is getting late , so I set up the Trangia and cook myself a meal .
25 The lump is not ready to answer , so I turn up the pressure : ‘ He ai n't gon na say nothing .
26 Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less .
27 I did n't offer an opinion on that since I did n't have any , so I took up the time admiring the surroundings .
28 He wanted someone to help him with his horses , so I took on the job .
29 Back in the bathroom , so I turns down the bed , and goes . ’
30 I could really do with a bit of a sit down and summat to drink , so I go down the driveway into the station .
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