Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Sister Eillen Regan , from the board of education of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of San Francisco , says the board shunned it for two reasons : ‘ It treats nuclear war as survivable and implies nuclear war is a political option ’ .
2 Has all the nonsense off the field distracted you at all , made your h job harder ?
3 At the end , the photographer kissed her on both cheeks .
4 The taxpayer received it on 8 December and it was lodged in the High Court on 15 January 1991 .
5 The indictment charged him with two offences .
6 The wind woke her at six , hustling the leaves on the trees , still green in November .
7 Whistle Down The Wind did it in 1961 and made Hayley Mills a child star .
8 I put on my coat and we went out to where the wind welcomed us with savage glee .
9 A mile 's drive south in the car took us to all that remains of Clare 's beloved heath land .
10 We thought all was well until the Battlebus passed us at full speed in the opposite direction .
11 On 13 October , the Leader of the Opposition described it in three different ways — which is typical of him .
12 The Mayor rebuked him in warm terms , whereupon the elegant creature said , hotly : ‘ Who are you to talk to me like that ? ’
13 The project of a road connecting the Cariboo gold-fields to the coast occupied him from 1862 .
14 Transfer to the Admiralty enabled him in 1920 to attend evening classes in writing and illuminating at the Central School of Arts and Crafts .
15 The youngster addressed him with condescending friendliness , and got a morose answer .
16 The princess bought hers in 1988 before going on a visit to Australia .
17 The girl held them in approved BHS fashion .
18 The exchange put him in excellent mood for his breakfast .
19 ‘ It 's nigh on two year since I 've been out that house , ’ said Bella suddenly , ‘ since the Warden took me for that X-ray after I fell over and hurt me wrist . ’
20 The guard examined it in close detail , checking off the listed physical peculiarities .
21 I 've imagined myself in situations like this , made up speeches in my head , speeches about truth and freedom and protection of sources , speeches I imagined delivering from the witness box just before the judge sentenced me to ninety days or six months or whatever for contempt of court , but I was kidding myself .
22 The tranquillity and gentleness of the scene reminded her of Japanese paintings .
23 Deaf people did not escape their share of war-time tragedy and hardship , but the war benefited them in one very important respect .
24 I was very nervous , and I found myself coming on very strong and direct with her , and saying , ‘ I liked Rosemary 's Baby , but the picture bothered me for this reason …
25 The name of the plant describes its historical use by the ladies of Venice who used the plant in the belief that its property of dilating the pupil of the eye converted them into lustrous wide-eyed beauties .
26 Recent estimates of the size of the slick put it at 2.5m-3m barrels of oil , not the 7m-barrel monster that had been feared .
27 In the early thirteenth century the canons and the laity left it for new Salisbury on the plain , by the river ; and Old Sarum survived only as a castle and a rotten borough .
28 The plaintiff encouraged him in this behaviour .
29 The captain of the escort led him to one side , explaining .
30 The name reminded me of that , but the peculiar detachment of shock prevented the reminder from disturbing me in the slightest .
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