Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [verb] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been shown to the interview room where Scott sat with a uniformed officer close by the door . |
| 2 | Although Hawke prevailed with a substantial majority , most political commentators believed that it was a pyrrhic victory which had left him considerably weakened and vulnerable to a future challenge . |
| 3 | But if Britain spoke with a moral voice , it had to put its own house in order . |
| 4 | I dried my trouser legs in front of the fire until Signe returned with a toasted ham sandwich and coffee . |
| 5 | Earlier , while Faldo prospered with a blistering outward run of 32 , it was all Tryall and error for crumbling Couples . |
| 6 | Whereas Emily glowed with a rich , mature sensuality , her sister had an aura of virginity which might bloom as uncorrupted goodness or corrupt with a sense of its own moral rectitude . |
| 7 | A Brown try and Stabler conversion after the break brought a two-penalty reply from Coventry , but Stabler had added another penalty before Coventry finished with a converted try and a penalty . |
| 8 | Lang restored Instonians lead to four points before McGarry replied with a fine penalty on the stroke of half time . |
| 9 | Biggs counted six shots over the next three ends to take a 6-4 advantage before Wood replied with a sixth-end double . |
| 10 | Yet the chances of failure in the legitimate side of the business were even greater , as Nicholson discovered with a new role which on the surface seemed a godsent opportunity — to appear in Ensign Pulver , the much-discussed sequel to Mister Roberts . |
| 11 | The bedroom was neat , though , as Franca noticed with a little surprise , a bit dusty . |
| 12 | Graham had barely finished his coffee when Hendrique returned with a brown leather attache case . |
| 13 | Shelley found tears in her own eyes , as Constance sat with a beatific look on her face , and young Pablo , looking neat and dapper in his best clothes , stood smiling at the altar , waiting for his childhood sweetheart to join him . |
| 14 | When Mark returned with a large wooden and discovered that it floated , he looked up and a slow smile crept over his face as he said , ‘ It 's a trick ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Hey Al , have you voted ? ’ enquires one of the attendant , as Jourgensen toys with a ghoulish rubber George Bush mask acquired for Ministry 's election night show . |